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Unravelling history - NJC Mini
It is one of my great frustrations when I can't quite find out the origins of a Mini based car. And the coachbuilt NJC Mini was a prime example. Who was behind it? How many did they build? Who did they...
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Easter racing through the 1960s
What to do in the long Easter weekend? Well, there was a time when you simply took your Mini based sports car, drove it to the racing track nearby, changed the tyres on the spot and gave it some good...
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Ogle now registered and ready for fun
About a year and a half ago I found this little Easter egg hidden in a Belgian barn for some 30 years (click!). Lots of work followed to get it going again but this week it was finally rewarded with a...
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The Targa Florio Mini Marcos (4)
Over to the 4th and (for now) final episode about the Mini Marcos that made it (briefly) to the 1967 Targa Florio (for part 1 click here, part 2 here, part 3 here)Our Swedish Marcos-man Per Haegermark...
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Turner Ranger stars in James Bond movie
I was aware of a Mini based James Bond vehicle before (click here), but it now turns out there has been another one. Siva Buggy owner Graham Hill told me so. He happens to own a Turner Ranger also and...
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Having a break - back soon
Hang on, I'm working on something here, which takes just a bit longer. Just having a little break now, but I will be back soon. In the meantime: bonus points for who guesses the Mini based sports cars...
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Bill Buckle passes away
Another legendary motoring man who fitted in so well with Maximum Mini has left us today: Bill Buckle, who designed, built and marketed his coupe version of the Mini from his Brookvale BMC dealership...
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Taking the Ogle to EMWalhalla
Last year I took the Ogle to a meeting called 'EMWalhalla' in Raamsdonksveer (click!), but it was on a trailer at the time, with the car just about in its 'as found' condition, pretty rough with not...
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Howard Heerey shares some stories
Manchester-man Howard Heerey, who lives in Australia for many years now, shares some of his stories and photographs on Facebook every now and then. And his latest message was too good not to share...
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Fantastic Heerey GTM now for sale
Back in early 2022 Andy Parkinson got in touch about a derelict Heerey GTM he'd found and planned to restore. It certainly was a challenging project but Andy cracked on with it and really surprised me...
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Ogling to the Octane Scramble
Now that the SX1000 is on the road I'm all about classic car meetings these days. Latest was the Octane Scramble 3. A beautiful drive right through the heart of the Dutch bible belt to get there - on a...
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Is Crayford Mini Mojito a Beach Car replica?
Hey! A brand new Mini based car to be unveiled, that's been a while hasn't it? You may or may not have noted that the Crayford name was revived recently and they now unveil their first new car during...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos: reunion on its way
Exciting times. I will be in Pau, southern France on Saturday to pick up the one and only 1966 Le Mans Mini Marcos - on its wheels and with the engine running and dyno'd. Looking forwards to the...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos: back home
A trip up and down to Pau sees the Le Mans Mini Marcos finally back home in The Netherlands after more than 18 months. The car is on its wheels and the engine is in and runs. The engine is built to the...
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Le Mans Mini Marcos: now a comic book!
Yes, Le Mans Classic will take place this weekend but, no, 'La Puce Bleue' won't be there. A shame, I know, also because this year marks the centenary of world's most famous race. Although a major step...
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Le Mans Classic 2023 - with a Mini Marcos
With this year being the centenary of the Le Mans 24 hours race, the Le Mans Classic of last weekend was perhaps a bit more special than usual. Unfortunately I wasn't there but the good news was that a...
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Original Le Mans Deep Sanderson mechanic speaks
After the historic Le Mans Mini Marcos mechanic of Monday (here), over to the next one! Billy Williams was part of the Deep Sanderson team at Le Mans in 1963 and 1964 (full stories here and here) and I...
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What it's like to drive Le Mans Classic in a Mini Marcos
I asked Nicolas Joffre, the owner of the Mini Marcos that made it to the Le mans Classic of last weekend, what it was like to drive the car in world's most famous race. And Nicolas was kind enough to...
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Whatever happened to the Saga?
Some cars are easy to track down, others aren't quite so. The Saga fits in with the latter and has proved to be quite a - erm - Saga - to find. So far with no result.The Mini based creature was built...
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Ogle history donated
I've received some wonderful donations in the past, but the one handed over in person by Chris Gow last week is of another level. Multiple Ogle owner and marque guru Gow kindly donated a map with...
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