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BB Special - it runs
There are not too many people building Mini based Specials nowadays, so I was much surprised to find one such person not far from where I live early last year. Carpenter Bauke Buscher had already built...
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Maya GT is still surprisingly original
When I was in The UK lately I had a spare hour or two, and happened to be nearby Ashford, Kent. All of a sudden I remembered the Ashford Maya GT that had been a mystery for years, until Josh Willis...
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An Alto Boxer in… Australia!
It's not too often that you come across an Alto Duo, let alone that other product of the brothers David and Tommy Gormall's company Alto Glass Reinforced Plastics of Preston, Lancashire. But last week,...
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Former Biota owner seeks out photo albums
Eagle eyed readers had noticed a caption mentioning a former Biota owner I bumped into during the Marcos Euregio Meeting, last August (report here). And I promised to keep in touch with him as he was...
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Seen for sale: a (the?) Sabre Vario
Up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a tiny little piece of local motoring history has made it to the market. Up for sale is the Sabre Vario demonstrator. This 1985 take on the Sabre Sprint was more versatile,...
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A lone Ranger in America
Let's see if we can find some good news from the USA. Well… how about a Ranger Cub that somehow made it to America? A most unusual journey for this little three-wheeler from The Old Corona - the...
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Book review: Hrubon's autobiography
Warning: this is a very obscure book. But as a great admirer of Jean-Claude Hrubon it's also one I couldn't miss and so I was much pleased when a manilla envelope fell on my door mat earlier this week,...
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Japan Mini Day 2016
Last weekend saw in invasion of Minis on the shore of lake Hamanako in Japan. Over 1,000 of them are reported to have made it to this scenic place in the Shizuoka prefecture. Last year, the event was...
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Maximum Mini Christmas offer 2016
Make a start on your Christmas shopping with the perfect gift: Maximum Mini 3, of course. Or Maximum Mini 2 if you haven't got that, yet. Or even better: both! Now you can take advantage of a 25%...
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Unipowers on the move
Last month some Unipower GTs found new owners once again, so let's give a little update here. The well known Spanish car, chassis number 36713, moved to Sweden recently where it attracted interest from...
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Whatever happened to Cliff Richard's W&P Mini?
Once again, our Jersey reporter Gary Buesnell is on to something. And once again, it's a celebrity owned coachbuilt Mini that appears to have vanished. Gary wrote: "Take a look at this Mini. This...
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Heerey from the horse's mouth
None other than Howard Heerey himself recently shared some pictures from the days of old. He wrote: "Works GTM built for the '68 season to compete in the up to 1150cc class, seen here at Ingliston....
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Okay, well, well. It's been a week since I posted my last message on here. There is a reason. I'm onto something. Something that will definitely interest you lot here. If it all works to plan it's...
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Found: the Le Mans Mini Marcos!
We got 'm!It has taken me at least a year of my life and quite a lot more of my bank account. But after three nerve wrecking months and a mad 5,000 kilometer journey through Europe, I can now confirm...
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Analyzing the Le Mans Mini Marcos (1)
Over the next few days or weeks, I'll update you on the discovery of the Le Mans Mini Marcos. Looking back I can tell you that identifying it as the real deal wasn't the easiest of tasks. I received...
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Analyzing the Le Mans Mini Marcos (2)
Identifying a car can be easy when you have enough historical photographs. I found quite a lot of holes on the car I recently bought, and all of them can be traced back to its past, wether they have...
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What is going to be the Find of the Year 2016?
I nearly forgot a grand Maximum Mini tradition: the official 'Find of the Year' poll! Several interesting Mini based cars were found in sheds, lock-ups, gardens and garages again and I made a selection...
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Jean-Claude Hrubon dies at 78
It is with great regret that I announce the death of Jean-Claude Hrubon, who passed away earlier this month, not long before his 79th birthday. Jean-Claude was the main force behind the Le Mans entry...
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Analyzing the Le Mans Mini Marcos (3)
Unfortunately, just about all of the mechanicals of the Le Mans Mini Marcos have disappeared, but there are still some signature marks that have been saved. The fuel tank, the pedal box and the pick-up...
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Have a merry Christmas
Tomorrow you'll find the traditional Christmas puzzle on this page, but for now I already wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year with lots of Mini (based) motoring to all readers of this blog...
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