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1967 Mini Marcos works cars - a conclusion
A lot has happened since I wrote this article last week. And it looks that I may well have judged too soon in writing that the white Marcos in Japan has to be the 1967 Le Mans car. Could the one in...
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Salt & Pepper Moke also starred in 1971 movie 'Percy'
Time for some light hearted entertainment after all those Mini Marcos researches. It may have seemed that the much-modified Mini Moke used in the 1967 comedy 'Salt & Pepper' ended up on the bottom...
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Unipower GT at the 1969 Macau GP
Phil Newsome sent in a picture of a Unipower GT, unseen before to me, through our mutual friend Guy Loveridge. And it's an unusual photo of the car in the sandbags on the side of a racing track in...
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Under the Biota prototype's aluminium body
Just a lovely photograph from the files to share here with you, of the aluminium bodied Biota prototype without its bonnet. The big split Weber carburetor is well visible here. I also attach a unique...
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Davenport Special - where are you?
Now that the Micron GT has successfully been found (more here), how about some other Mini based Specials from the same era? I'm sure there'll be more survivors, and perhaps the Davenport Special is a...
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Mystery Mini Derivative (67)
This is a Mystery Mini Derivative from South-Africa that's been seen here before (click here). I'm sure there are people out here who will know it and who will be able to tell more about it. However,...
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TW Models Broadspeed GT and Mini Marcos
Nicholas Lightbown wanted to advertise on Maximum Mini Market, but I thought a place here might be better. He wrote: "Hello Jeroen. I wondered whether you might be kind enough to insert a 'classified...
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Cub Caravaning
Planning a holiday abroad? I think I might just stay home this year as international organizations continue to recommend staying home over traveling, since travel increases spreading corona. But...
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The Bee Gees Broadspeed (4)
The Broadspeed GT owned by Bee Gees drummer Colin Petersen has come by here several times since 2013 (first time here, second time here, third time here). And speculation about the car's possible...
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Unipower GT to be restored
And another Unipower GT is being restored! Howard Darby dropped me a line asking for some information and attaching a few photos. He added: "Dear Jeroen, I hope you do not mind me contacting you but...
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The Prisoner Moke can now be yours
To get in the mood for this message, may I recommend you to watch this first? Yes boys and girls, that's the opening theme to that great 1960s series 'The Prisoner'. This series had such an impact that...
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Who ever saw a Biota bonnet or boot?
Regular Rob Mellaart sent me a cool photograph that he took next to the Biota work shop in Dinnington when he worked for Biota manufacturer Houghton Coldwell for nearly two years. What we see is a...
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Building a Jimini back in 1977
It is many years ago when I was looking for a suitable Jimini of the first generation to photograph for my book Maximum Mini 2 and when I got in touch with Jim Meikle. Jim had built an early Jimini...
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Morris Beach Car barn find
Yet another Beach Car has turned up in the US! And this is a bit of an oddball. Based on the data from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust we know that between December 1961 and March 1962,...
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Was Australia's first Mini Jem really buried?
Australia has its fair share of Mini derivatives history, the Min i Jem being one of the cars that were built locally. Enthusiast Duane De Gruchy runs a Facebook page dedicated to Australian cars and...
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From the files: Stimson Mini Bug racer
I'm not too much surprised anymore to learn that a wide variety of Mini based cars have made it to the racing track. Not the obvious circuit candidates, but the more unusual ones. How about the Stimson...
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Micron GT recollections from the boy next door
A bit more news about the recently rediscovered Micron GT. The car is now in the hands of a new owner, who plans a full restoration. He wrote: "I have you to thank for this. I knew that one had been...
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Australia's coachbuilt 'Millionaire' Mini - a one-off?
When you think of coachbuilt Minis the names of Harold Radford and Wood & Pickett spring to mind. But there have been many more companies coachbuilding Minis, in the UK but also in Italy and...
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Broadspeed GT 2nd demonstrator - where is it now?
The cream coloured and now beautifully restored Broadspeed GT with registration 'EOP 89D' is known as Broadspeed Engineering's demonstrator. The Motor magazine, however, road tested another car back in...
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Unipower GT at London Concours
Last week, Unipower GT owner Tim Carpenter went to London Concours and took his faithful GT, chassis number 1, with him on invitation. Something of an honour and a recognition of the pedigree of the...
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