Paul Wylde reports about a collection of six Stimson Mini Bugs in Bedfordshire that he's been offered recently. He wrote: "I have been contacted by a guy selling his late dad's collection of Mini Bugs, six cars in total, including the 'Flying Microbe' car as seen in Peter Filby's 'Amazing Mini' book. The white one is a CS2 that I sold to him a few years back with no V5 as the guy I got it off used the registration on a Blitz Buggy. But there are five that all have the correct V5s for them and two of them have not long had an MOT - the purple one and the Filby car I think. There is one car that will be coming with me, but if anyone is up for one give them my email and I will pass details on." That's very kind, thank you Paul! Let me know if you are interested and I'll pass you on to Paul.
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The purple car from the back
Picture courtesy Paul Wylde
And from the inside
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It's dusty but looks okay
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'The Flying Microbe' was seen in Peter Filby's 'Amazing Mini'
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Here on another fairly recent photograph
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There's a white car that looks perhaps less fortunate
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It was robbed off it registration for a Blitz Buggy...
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And there's this... I can't see a floor
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But it's a Mini Bug for sure!
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