Not quite a classic: BMW Mini

Now is finally the time to pull the trigger on the first generation of BMW MiniR50. Y-reg. Preferably with a plate ending in ‘OBL’. Eh? To decode, the R50 is the codename of the original BMW Mini, co-developed with Rover. 
Y-reg is a car from 2001. And if its registration number ends with ‘OBL’, then it was very likely owned by BMW and used as a demonstrator, a press car or a promotional vehicle. 
In classic car collecting circles that gives it provenance, even