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A very special meeting!
To some, last weekend may have seemed the most ridiculous time to visit Paris, but I did just that. And, no, I did not wear a yellow vest. I went there to meet these two people: Hubert Giraud and his...
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What is the best Find of 2018?
With the end of the year nearing, the time for traditions has come. How about the yearly Maximum Mini 'Find of the Year' poll? Once again, several interesting Mini based cars were found in sheds,...
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Peel Mini and moulds survive on the Isle of ManPeel discoveries continue to turn up, this time right from its birthplace: the Isle of Man, where RTV owner and Maximum Mini reader Ian Sims lives. He...
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Inside Magic Alex' Mini
After Paul McCartney's Mini made top money at an auction last month (see here), more Wood & Pickett Minis have made it to the market. And one of them linked to The Beatles, too. It was 'Magic' Alex...
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Happy Christmas 2018
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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Christmas puzzle 2018
This has become a real classic since 2010: the Maximum Mini Christmas puzzle. For this year you won't find any Mini based car in the pictures below, not even details. However, all the vehicles seen do...
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Happy 2019 from Maximum Mini
A new year and plenty of new plans. But let's start 2019 with a little look back. At the Christmas Puzzle and the Find of the Year poll respectively. With 42% of the votes you chose the 'Dutch...
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Japanese reader is a real 3-wheeler fan
Reader Eiji Watanabe continues to surprise me with Mini based cars he spots in his native Japan (some of his finds here). Or ones he owned, like now. He wrote to me: "Hi, Jeroen. Here a mail after a...
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Peel Mini and moulds survive on the Isle of Man
You may recognize the pictures below as they have been on this site before, although something went wrong. So here again.Peel discoveries continue to turn up, this time right from its birthplace: the...
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Odnik sketch found
You guys know I am a sucker for new discoveries. And there are several cars which I'd love to find one day. One of them is 'Odnik': an Irish-built Mini based roadster, raced (and built I'd say) by Jack...
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Mystery Mini derivative (55)
Let's continue 2019 with more mystery Mini derivatives. I do not know anything about this odd three-wheeler other than that it is Mini powered, rather long and very low. It is registered 'NFO 966' and...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos: preparing for paint (1)
Have you ever painted a car? I hadn't and only had a rough idea on how to prepare a body for painting. But by now I know much of the ins and outs, thanks to fellow Dutchman and fellow (and multiple)...
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Blue Peter Wood & Pickett Mini Margrave - a survivor?
This lovely little video was uploaded by the BBC archive earlier this week. It's a clip from 'Blue Peter' and shows a 1975 Wood & Pickett Mini in all its glory. I wondered if the car survived and...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos: preparing for paint (2)
So... I spent much of December in dust (click here). But after that it was time for some actual painting. Joost and I drove over to Ghent in Belgium one afternoon where we had primer mixed in colour by...
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Hustler in Wood being constructed, driven by William Towns
This lovely 3-minute video has been uploaded on Youtube recently, showing the build of a wooden Hustler - also known as the Hustler in Wood. We see the thing being constructed, using panel saw and...
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Hustler Holiday versus Aston Martin Lagonda
Yesterday's Hustler film footage prompted reader to send me a link to an article published almost two years ago on the world wide web. It was also about a Hustler (not a wooden though) and I must admit...
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Nieuwenhuis - the Dutch racing Special
Regular supplier of images Roald Rakers came up with a grand full colour shot of the Nieuwenhuis Special, taken prior to the Trophy of the Dunes races at Zandvoort in 1968. As a Dutchman this...
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The BBC continues to post little movie clips from their archives. And this time it's the TiCi that made an appearance on Record Breakers. They wrote: "You might look a bit silly driving it, but imagine...
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Mystery Mini derivative (56)
Remember this one, or this one? And how about this one and this one? Well, it's time for another mystery Mini based car from South-Africa. So what have we got here? Not much is known, other than that...
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Is mystery Biota the works racer after all?
After being approached by a Japanese journalist, Biota owner and -enthusiast Peter Niessen believes that the mystery Biota racer in Japan seen here before (click here) may well be John Houghton's works...
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