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Meet the Mini Robin
A nice little message from Adam Shelton came in recently. He writes: "Hello. My father recently purchased your latest Mini book and asked me to forward to you, some pictures of his mid engined Reliant...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos project: a new partner
After partnering up with Mini World Center in southern France for the mechanical side of the Le Mans Mini Marcos project (story here), I am now happy to announce another partner: Seventies Car...
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How Hannu Mikkola came to drive a Heerey GTM
GTM-man Howard Heerey now lives in Australia, but shares some of his motoring snippets every now and then. And here's one I liked in particular. This is what he wrote: "Going in this lovely GTM to...
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Heerey GTM at Harewood
More Heerey GTM today! Richard Hawcroft wrote: "Hi Jeroen. It was the Harewood hillclimb last weekend and the engine in my Mini wasn’t quite finished, so I went in my GTM. It is an excellent car as it...
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Analyzing the Le Mans Mini Marcos (5)
I have told you that Peter and Paul of Seventies Car Restoration are now working on my car's body (click here) and give me a call regularly with their latest news. I was curious how the state of the...
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How Mike nearly became Unipower's works driver
With Le Mans about to start, I thought it was a good idea to offer you another 'Minis at Le Mans' story. Now, as I didn't want to bore you with yet another Mini Marcos tale (many more to follow, mind...
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A little tribute to David Ogle
The idea was to post this little snippet on 25 May, with the reason being that it was exactly 55 years since David Ogle passed away on that very day. But then I forgot. So, here it is, quite a lot...
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Jeremy's Jem at the Nurburgring
I was sent another picture of Jeremy Delmar-Morgan racing his Mk1 MiniJem at the Nürburgring 500km in September 1966. This must have been an exiting race with several more Mini based cars participating...
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Mini Surfer Moke found?
It seems that a rare George Barris built 'Mini Surfer' Moke survives in the US (click here to find out what they are about). Last week, the owner of what appears to be one of them contacted the Moke...
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Analyzing the Le Mans Mini Marcos (6)
Another nice little clou of the Le Mans Mini Marcos' racing heritage has been unearthed by Seventies Car Restoration this week: the wing mirror mystery! While sanding down the left hand front wing the...
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Maximum Mini is back in print
So many people have asked me if a reprint of Maximum Mini was on the roll, but so far I all had to disappoint them. But the good news is that I can now tell you it's there! Eight years after being...
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Dutch Scamp-ish shorty is a mystery
An interesting message this morning from Ramon Goutziers. He wrote: "Hi Jeroen. I was wondering if you knew anything about the Scamp I just bought. We bought it a couple of weeks ago but unfortunately...
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Marples' Mini under the block
The famous hatchback Mini Cooper 'S' of the late Postmaster General and Minister of Transport MP (1959-1964) Ernest Marples will be auctioned on the 26th of this month by H&H Classics at the...
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Help me finding the right side-flasher lights
Okay, I need a little help from you lot. By now I have sourced all the correct lights for the '66 Le Mans Mini Marcos. But there is one exception, and it's the side flasher light on the car's front....
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Lavish Pavesi Mini turns up in the US
An unusual Pavesi Mini, turned up in the US last week. The car comes with the Pavesi signature filler cap, wooden dashboard and console but has quite a lot more frivolities, too. There's an interior...
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The sun seekers (1)
I'm off for a holiday for some time, but not without leaving you with no Maximum Mini stories. So here's a little series on Mini based sunshine cars that I wrote some years ago for Mini Magazine....
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The sun seekers (2)
I'm off for a holiday for some time, but not without leaving you with no Maximum Mini stories. So here's a little series on Mini based sunshine cars that I wrote some years ago for Mini Magazine....
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The sun seekers (3)
I'm off for a holiday for some time, but not without leaving you with no Maximum Mini stories. So here's a little series on Mini based sunshine cars that I wrote some years ago for Mini Magazine....
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Gyro-X to star at Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, no doubt the world’s most prestigious concours d’elegance, will bring together another grand parade of prestigious four-wheelers on the 20th this month at the Californian golf resort with...
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Maximum Minis meet up
A lovely little meeting of Mini derivatives took place during the Cambridge Mini Chill last weekend. With GTM Rossas Mk1 and Mk2, a Peel Viking, Ranger Cub, Domino Pimlico, Heinz 57 Hornet, Sabre Vario...
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