No. 53 - D16 ITB (1967)

March 26, 2026 — Marco Li

No. 52 - D16 ITB

March 26, 2026 — Marco Li
No. 49 - Twin Weber D16 (1993)

No. 49 - Twin Weber D16 (1993)

This car came to us with a simple request; to keep it, well, simple. Being in IT, the owner specified, NO COMPUTERS! Which sounds good to us. Based on the...
March 09, 2026 — Marco Li
No. 02 - D16 Redux

No. 02 - D16 Redux

After blowing up his rebuilt 1098cc Cooper spec A-series engine, repeatedly; instead of fixing it, Marco decided to join SMCO in hopes of developing a D16 swap for his car....
February 23, 2026 — Marco Li
No. 47 - A Series (1969)

No. 47 - A Series (1969)

Lot a small portion of our work is finishing tough projects. This car spent two decades at two different shops that lacked the expertise to complete the build.

It came to us with everything in boxes and we're excited to dig into another turbo project.

More to come as the project progresses.

January 13, 2025 — Marco Li
No. 46 - D16 (1967)

No. 46 - D16 (1967)

The stories this mini could tell.It came to us from Portugal after being lovingly cared for by our friends at Rusty Soul Garage in Alverca do Ribatejo. We're going to...
January 09, 2025 — Marco Li
Tags: D16 garage
No. 18 - B18 (1989)

No. 18 - B18 (1989)

Even though this was only our second VTEC build. A lot of the SMCO ethos was already being established. Simple, utilitarian, performer.

January 09, 2025 — Marco Li
Tags: B18 garage
No. 21 - K20

No. 21 - K20

January 08, 2025 — Marco Li
Tags: garage K20
No. 41 - A Series (1967)

No. 41 - A Series (1967)

We love working on mk1 minis. There is something about working on a car that has been around for over half a century.

To make sure we respect that heritage, we approached the design with respect to the era it came from. First idea was to add a black leather trim line around the shoulder that is reminiscent of luxury GT cars of the time. Next, the SMCO signature dash sits prominently in the car; in silver to add some coolness to the warm interior. Then, we chose Bentley Fawn, Dark Bourbon and Beluga Black for the custom appointed leather upholstery.

To keep up with the GT cars, a 1380cc power plant dyno'd at 95hp is installed along with brand new suspension and Quantum dampers. 

We imagine this is something that could've been the result if Bentley built a version of their own mini.  

January 08, 2025 — Marco Li
No. 02 - A Series (1989)

No. 02 - A Series (1989)

This mini was Marco's first car. He drove it daily for 10 years before he bought a modern car with electric windows and power door locks. He quickly realized he...
January 08, 2025 — Marco Li
Tags: D16 garage
No. 01 - A Series

No. 01 - A Series

The mini that started it all. Phil is a car guy through and through. He started his journey with an AW11 Toyota MR2. He then went through a plethora of...
January 08, 2025 — Marco Li
No. 39 - D16 (1994)

No. 39 - D16 (1994)

January 08, 2025 — Marco Li
Tags: D16 garage