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Fairley Spoke was driven by The Beach Boys
I made a remarkable discovery yesterday when reader, Ogle SX1000 owner and big Beach Boys fan Guy Loveridge contacted me about his favourite band. Did I know the Beach Boys used a Mini Moke when they...
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Boxer Sprint project now offered for sale
Due to the unexpected death of Ian Shearer (obituary here), his family has decided to sell his much beloved and last project car - the original 1986 Boxer Sprint prototype. The Boxer was a lightweight...
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Salt & Pepper Moke survives!
Well, well... Last week saw the revelation of the Fairley Spoke's previous life as a standard Moke used by the Beach Boys. This week has another amazing Moke discovery - the car used by Sammy Davis...
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Le Mans '66 - an update
It seems to me that Le Mans '66 was pretty good received, and I have received a multitude of comments from people who’ve seen the movie, all very positive. When I went to the theatre myself I had not...
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Beach Car becomes most expensive Mini ever
Remember this article of some five years ago? A Mini Beach car then caused a bit of a shock in the Mini community when it was sold in Monterey, California for no less than $165,000. The auctioneer's...
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Lolita Mk2 in old pictures
I was donated a lovely old picture of the Australian built Lolita Mk2 (see Maximum Mini 1 for full story and beautiful picture by Craig Watson) recently and ended up finding several more at Aussie...
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Unipower GT websites fall over each other?
A plethora of pages dedicated to the Unipower GT has found its way to the world wide web in the last couple of years, with a new one being launched this week, claiming to be the only official site.From...
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Wellington mystery Special survives - only just
When Jud Chapman saw a car he didn't recognize at the local wrecker's yard in Horopito, New Zealand, he took some photographs of it and posted the picture online. it didn't take me long to recognize...
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Christmas offer 2019
When Christmas nears, it has now become a tradition to offer Maximum Mini books with a discount, to all of you who haven't got them yet, or who'd like to give one to somebody else. You'll get 25%...
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What is the Find of the Year 2019?
It's time to introduce you to the nominees for the 'Best Find of 2019', a contest held on Maximum Mini every year. Once again I picked out what I believe to be the 5 best finds and discoveries made in...
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Season's greetings
A merry Christmas and a happy New Year with lots of Mini (based) motoring to all Maximum Mini readers and fans. Thank you for your support in 2019 and don't forget to vote for the 'Best Find of 2019'...
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Happy 2020 from Maximum Mini
I wish you all of the best for the New Year! The Maximum Mini weblog is now in its 10th year and with almost 1100 articles online an ever-growing source on anything about Mini based cars. I hope to...
View ArticleAdd-a-car on the move!
Moving images of 'Add-A-Car' have made it to these pages before, but another cool video has now been unearthed. To freshen up your memory - Add-A-Car was a Mini-based town car that could be turned into...
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Project X owner speaks
Thanks to Daren Worboys I have now come in contact with Jason Rooth, who is the current owner of Project X - Maximum Mini's Best Find of 2019. I asked Jason to tell a bit more on how he found the car....
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Autocom Mini Buggy found - goes to France
When an unusual Mini based Buggy came up for sale on a well-known auction website last week, I missed it. But fortunately Lucien Vaast from France did not. He acted rapidly, made an offer and won the...
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South-African 'Formula S' racers used Mini bits, too
An interesting message came in from Shane of South-Africa. He wrote: "Hi Jeroen. When I was just getting into Minis in the 1980's in South Africa I met someone who was involved with a small motorcycle...
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Zagato Mini Gatto scale model - but where's the real deal?
Janet Miedema, who runs a company named Rialto Models got in touch recently. She wrote: "I have read your article about your discovery of the Morris Mini Zagato 'Il Gatto' in a shed in Italy with...
View ArticleAussie Twini breaks in hill climb
This movie clip of an Australian Twini was flashed over to me, and I understand it was taken at the Huntley Hill Climb in New South Wales last September. The car is said to use twin Cooper 'S' units...
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Mini Marcos racer no longer a mystery
When Karsten Stelk sent me an old image of a Mini Marcos being raced he added 'Hope a new one for you...". Well, it was as I'd never seen this picture before and didn't know anything else about it....
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Ranger Cub found for sale
A rare Ranger Cub has found its way to Ebay, and it's one I'd never seen before. The Mini based three-wheeler is located in Gainsborough and the seller writes: "Registered in 1978 (S) and will need...
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