The ERA Story The history of ERA and the story behind the development of the ERA Mini Turbo.

News WebSite and ERA Related News, including details of future meetings

F.A.Q. Frequently Asked Questions

ERA Mini Turbo Register All the details of every known ERA Mini Turbo in the UK and Japan

For Sale & Wanted ERA Mini Turbo's, parts and memorabilia for sale and wanted

Links Links to other ERA Mini Turbo and other Mini Websites

Photo Gallery ERA Mini Turbo Photos

Buyers Guide Looking to buy an ERA Mini Turbo? Then this is the place to start

Technical All the technical information you could ever want

Forums Discussion forums for all things related to the ERA Mini Turbo

Show Reports Show reports from the latest Mini Shows

Advertising Material The ERA Mini Turbo advertising material

Road Tests Reprints of all the original roadtests from all the top motoring magazines

Contact Me If you need to get in touch with me you'll find all the information here.

Buyers Guide

This guide is written to assist anyone wishing to purchase one of these very rare versions of the Mini. The author, from feedback on this site and other research, has concluded that at the present date (January 2007) there are a maximum of 81 ERA Mini Turbos in the UK though this figure is likely to be much lower, probably around 60, and in various conditions, ranging from concours to a pile of parts. 337 Japanese spec cars and 9 UK spec cars were originally exported to Japan, though the number that remain is totally unknown.

Every ERA Mini Turbo started life as a standard Mini City saloon, supplied by Rover. In consequence, most of the usual bodywork problems that are associated with the Mini can also be found in the ERA. There is little point in detailing all these common problems, as many magazine articles and books have given all the information necessary to find and correct them.

This section is therefore confined to points that are unique to the ERA, and are described under the following headings:-