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Serra MG Crazy is perhaps not quite so crazy
You know I squeeze in an Austin or Morris 1100 based vehicle here every now and then and I think it's time for just another now. Keeping in with the Spanish theme of earlier this week (Mini Jaba, click...
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10 Derivatives at NEC show Birmingham
Don't say that Mini derivatives are still underrated cars. As a matter of fact a big display with 10 of them can be seen this weekend at the NEC in Birmingham, where the Classic Car & Restoration...
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Project X headlights looking for Project X
A remarkable message from Daren Worboys of Australia about the car known as Project X, which he owned at some point (more here). Daren wrote: "Hi I have had the headlight's from Project X since 1987...
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Mini Jem fully restored - now for sale
Looking for a pristine Mini based sports car to celebrate the Mini's 60th anniversary this Summer? Look nu further. One particularly nice Mini Jem has just come up for sale in France. It's a 1969 Mk2...
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In loving memory of David Barford and the Barford Special
I received a message from Natalie Barford yesterday: "Hi Jeroen, a quick note to say dad passed away last week, I don't know if you did a follow up article after he'd sent you all the papers? He was 72...
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Did 1910 Rolls-Royce inspire Roy Boulting's Radford?
When I came across a 1910 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost being offered for sale I immediately thought of the Radford Mini De Ville built for film director Roy Boulting. I have just one picture of that car,...
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Another Mini Marcos for sale - now in the USA
Last week saw a beautifully restored Mini Jem being offered for sale (click here). But perhaps it wasn't located on your side of the world? Or perhaps you prefer a Mini Marcos over a Mini Jem? Well,...
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Another ex-Unipower GT owner tracked down
It's been almost a year since I was tipped off about an ex-Unipower GT owner by Cox GTM owner Stuart Poole. He wrote to me: "Hi Jeroen, I have a little snippet for you, concerning a Unipower. Over the...
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Mike's Unipower memories
Over to Mike Lousada, the former Unipower GT owner I got in touch with last year: "I bought it from a man named David Pringle, who'd raced it previously. This was in 1972 or 1973 and I remember I paid...
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Australia's plans for Scamp and Mini Marcos production
Tony Cripps is the author of a book named 'Leyland Cars in Australia - a Chronicle' and he came up with some snippets unseen before, unfolding a interesting conversation. Tony started: "In 1987, the...
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Mystery Mini Derivative (58)
David Woodhouse came across a picture of a car that seems to be, or have been, Mini powered. He wrote: "Neat little racer. Looks like Mini powertrain. Can this be identified?" I drew a total blank and...
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ASP 1300 survives in Kansas, USA
The British-built ASP 1300 has been a bit of a mystery for a long time. All the information that I had - and used for Maximum Mini 3 - was based on a (very comprehensive) advertisement of the car,...
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Mike's Unipower memories (2)
Former Unipower GT owner Mike Lousada has some more tales to share. Click here to read what he told me earlier, below there's more. Over to Mike:"Before the Unipower I had an Ogle Mini. I bought that...
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Where is the one-off Micron GT?
Are you on an Easter egg hunt this weekend? How about starting a search for the one-off Micron GT Special? One reader asked me about the car recently and I thought it would be well worth asking if...
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The Ogle that made it to a book - but where is it now?
When Scott Barrett contacts me it is always for something good, and this time his message was no exception. He asked me if I knew more about an Ogle SX1000 formerly owned by Sandy Skinner. This is what...
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Austrian derivatives are looking for new owners
I know of a few Mini derivatives in Austria, but overall they are pretty scarce there. Michael Kaufmann contacted me from that country and wrote: "Hi Jeroen, I am still looking/dreaming for a Mini...
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Peter Sellers' Minis star in 'Mini 60 Years'
With the Mini having its 60th anniversary this year, there will be lots of things Mini to see and do as there will undoubtedly be new books out also. First in line that I know of is Giles Chapman's...
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Was 'Fab Five's Mini Moke a Wood & Pickett?
I came across some pictures of a Mini Moke used in a movie recently. This 1965 film was entitled 'Catch Us If You Can' and also known as 'Having a Wild Weekend' in the US (trailer here). The movie was...
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Blyton Park 2019 - without me but with Maximum Minis
Oh dear, I should have mentioned this before! I am not going to Blyton Park this weekend for the first time in the six years existence of the Mk1 Performance Day. I am really sorry for all those who...
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Blyton Park 2019
So I wasn't present at Blyton Park or at Stoneleigh Park this year. A shame, I know. But fortunately one of my most avid readers was there and sent over some photographs. Rolf Roozeboom wrote: "Miss...
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