SHIKARI CARS Safari Funcars SIVA ENGINEERING Mini buggy SIVA MOTOR CO Mule Funcar SILHOUETTE RACING Sports GT SKIP 1000 3-wheeler LIGHTSPEED-PANELS Sprint Cabriolet STATUS MOTOR COMPANY/BRIAN LUFF LTD Symbol Cabriolet, Sabot Convertible & 365 Saloon STIMSON CARS/BARRY STIMSON DESIGN Buggies & Funcars TH ENGINEERING LTD Freestyle Buggy TERRAPIN RACING LTD Terrapin TICI SALES LTD TiCi City car TIGER Wheeler Sports GT TIMEIRE Sports GTR TMC Scout ONYX CARS Tomcat Buggy INTERSTYL TXC Tracer Cabriolet Triad Trimin TRIMINI Cabriolet 3 wheeler TRIAD Mosquito 3 wheeler TRIO BMC 3 wheeler Twini UNIVERSAL POWER DRIVES LTD Unipower GT VIKING PERFORMANCE LTD Peel Sports GT Westfield TRZ WHITBY ENGINEERING Mini-Warrior Mini Wildgoose WOOD & PICKETT Coachbuilt Minis WYNES-BIRCHALL McCoy Sports GRANTURA Yak United States SURFITE Buggy Venezuela Facorca Minicord In early 1990 in Facorca (Fábrica de Motores y Carrocerías Cordillera) in the factory located on Mariara (Carabobo State, Venezuela), have the idea of building Minis made of Fiber-Glass is gestated. After more than a year, in April 1990 an agreement is reached with RoverGroup Ltd. to obtain support, technical supervision, and to provide all the mechanical parts as well as all electric components, Facorca would assume the body, interior trim, radiator, radio, wheels, and tires. The factory molds itself for a maximum production of 10 cars per day, but the normal production would eventually become of 6 cars per day. In December 1991, the series production commences, assembling total of 113 Mini Cord on that month. Two basic models with 1000cc enter the market (the project of launching a 1275cc engine was never achieved): The Mini Cord FA, deluxe version, which brought amongst other things, air conditioning, complete leather interior trim, central console with tachometer, chrome bumpers, spotlights, Minilite Type GB wheels ; and the SB Mini Cord, Standard Version, with cloth interior trim, and steel wheels with deluxe wheel cups. All Colombian versions came with Minilite type GB wheels. In 1992 768 Mini Cords were produced, specifically for the Colombia, Venezuela, and Antilles market, of which 164 were imported to Colombia. That was the best year of production. If you visit the BMIHT museum (British Motor Industry Heritage Trust) you'll be able to find, in a privileged place, amidst the most important Minis, a Red Mini Cord FA, with white roof. By 1993, a few improvements are made to both models, changing the interior trim to a better one, much more comfortable, original