Better than a birthday cake, Mini are happily sharing their 50th birthday present of two unique models with the public. They’re just too generous!

To celebrate a rollicking half century in style, Mini unveiled a styled up blast from the past in the form of the Mini 50 Mayfair, and futuristic funster - the Mini 50 Camden - at a weekend long shindig in mid-September (12-13) 2009.

Any true Mini aficionado will be desperate to get their hands on test driving either one of these super cool celebratory Minis; the question is in picking which one…

Choose the retro chic Mini 50 Mayfair in sleek and shiny Midnight Black or Pepper White, or really go for broke with Hot Chocolate bodywork accented with toffee-coloured bonnet stripes.

Superbly stylish, the retro detailing is perfectly offset by interior lounge leather with contrast stitching, a high gloss black dashboard and some very sexy white alloy wheels. Wowzers.

Alternatively you could do your finest Marty McFly impression into the future and opt for the Mini 50 Camden.

Strong contemporary detailing on trims, finishes and paintwork play off against sleek monochrome cloth and leather interiors. The nifty addition of a Harmon Kardon sound system and Bi-Xenon headlights perfectly finish off the Mini 50 Camden’s futuristic feel.

Pick up either model as a Cooper, Cooper D or Cooper S hatchback and you’ll find a 50th anniversary birthday badge (of honour) to cherish sitting pride of place on the front grille.