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Mini Trafalgar Coupe unveiled
It's not too often nowadays that a brand new Mini based car is launched, but it's the case now with the Mini Trafalgar Coupe, built and marketed by Garage Minimum of Kanazawa in Japan.The car made its...
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Mystery Mini derivative (47)
Believed to have been photographed at the Earl's Court London Motor Show on the stand of BACO Aluminium in 1963, this is an intriguing one. I was sent the picture by arch-enthusiast Miguel Plano, who...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos: leaky tank now skillfully restored
In the last couple of months I have become a real hoarder of classic parts and by now the post man knows me by name. I am planning to put all of them together for one picture when all have arrived or...
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Who will be saving these Stimsons and Siva?
Last year a collection of three Stimson cars plus a sole Siva Buggy was seen here (click and scroll a little down). I have now learned the cars are still there, still looking sorry for themselves, and...
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Fletcher GT goes rallying
We now know there have been several MiniJems that were used for auto crossing. But how about a Fletcher GT for rallying? The first of the two images below was kindly sent over by former Fletcher owner...
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The Green Mean Machine - that other GTM
The year is not yet over, which means it is still 50 years ago that the Cox GTM came to life. Just in time to share some more GTM photographs then. Now. The most famous of all the cars made by Bernard...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos: machining the crank
While I am still hoarding parts for my Mini Marcos project car, in the south of France Philippe Quiriere has started building the car's engine. You may remember that I wrote about the crank he'd found...
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More Brickette racers unearthed
Early this year photos of an Australian Mini based single seat racer, which seemed to link with Nota Cars at the the time, came by (click here). We wondered what it was. Well, things didn't last all...
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And the nominees for Find of the Year are...
It's time to introduce you to the nominees for the 'Maximum Mini 2017 Find of the Year'. There were 10 cars suitable for a nomination - I picked out 5 of which I think they are the best. Now it's up to...
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Dave and the Barford 'S' Mini Special
This is what I do it for. Three and a half years ago I wrote for the first time about a 1968/1969 Special, built by one DJ Barford of Peterborough (here), a car which had made it to Hot Car magazine in...
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Sekura Mini now being restored
When you have read Maximum Mini 2 you may remember the one-off Sekura Mini, that half-Danish half-Scottish sports car from the imaginative Ray Innes. I visited Ray and his wife Moira in Scotland in...
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Maximum Mini forum now closed
A message from a managing point of view: the Maximum Mini Forum is now closed. Some years ago, the idea was to make this the social area for passionate debate about anything Maximum Mini and anything...
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Christmas 2017
Tomorrow you'll find the traditional Christmas puzzle on this page, but for now I already wish you all the best for Christmas and a happy New Year. Thank you for your support in the last year and don't...
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Maximum Mini Christmas puzzle 2017
Since 2010 you can find the traditional Christmas puzzle here, so this is number 8. The theme for this year: rear ends. Below you can see a selection of 25 of them and he or she who knows the full name...
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Happy 2018!
May I wish you all of the best for the New Year? Some exciting projects are on their way, so who knows what we may see back on the roads or tracks in 2018? Meanwhile, Dame Margot Fonteyn's coachbuilt...
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Stimson Scorcher survivor
Mini based vehicles keep on coming out of the woodwork, so let's start the year with a real oddity. How about a rare Stimson Scorcher three-wheeler that survives time just nicely? It is owned by Jason...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos project: a real component car
I told you I've been hoarding parts in the last couple of months! Well, today I loaded all of them in the daily driver to go to the photo studio nearby (ahem!). There I took these pictures of what the...
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Mystery Mini derivative (48)
Today's Mystery Mini derivative is not exactly a variant that's ready to roll, but this chassis is clearly meant to be built up with A-series mechanicals. The subframes are there. They are joined by a...
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Silcoates Ascender and Mini Mouse mysteries found
Time for some mystery and intrigue, as this is a strange story about some cars, which even the original builder cannot fully explain!When you've read Maximum Mini 3 you may remember the Cream Cracker,...
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Stimson Mini Bug moulds turn up
And it's time for yet another rediscovery of some long-lost Mini derivative moulds! This time a set of moulds for the Stimson Mini Bug has turned up in Hull. Very convenient for Continental buyers as...
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