Thanks everyone, those pictures were really helpful. I guess it really does look right in either colour.
miniminor, my reason for choosing black is firstly I used to own a 1963 mini in white with a black roof and have always preferred the look, secondly we currently have a black roof (on a DS
MCS) and it's been absolutely fine with no cleaning problems whatsoever, thirdly we use our mini for the occasional trip overseas and when we fit the Mont Blanc roof rails and Thule Roof Box it all blends in well and just as importantly doesn't leave any marks on the roof when we remove them.
I also prefer the look of the Mini when there's only 2 primary colours (paint colour + black), whereas when you choose a white roof you end up with 3 primary body colours (paint colour + white roof/mirrors + black A and B pillars). Sometimes it can look a little fussy and detract from the lines of the car.
Our car will have the Aero Bodykit fitted which will further accentuate the black (where chrome is removed) so our choice of HB/Blk is probably the right colour to choose for us.
It's just that I was beginning to notice all HB Minis had white roofs and I was beginning to wonder if we'd made a terrible mistake..
