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I know you can count the die-hard Mini fans here on the fingers of one hand, so Ive stuck with the weird and wonderful, for your entertainment. I wont be entirely surprised if this receives no replies, but nevertheless
2,200 Minis, old and new, started at Crystal Palace in London, and proceeded to Maderia Drive, Brighton bringing a standstill to the town in the process.
First off, theres possibly one of two of you who dont know exactly how small a Mini is. So for comparison, a Vito and a Volvo:
Crystal Palace line-up miles of Minis. When I left (one of the first 20 or so out), there were 8 lines, each about a mile long:
Saloons
This guy was driving down the motorway when his left rear wheel fell off:
Ouch.
Comedy:
Hydrauliceriffic, two-tone TVR tastic, and remotely close to the real thing, etc. - some unusual Minis, some photos I just liked:
Vans including the ironic AA van (good old reliable Minis, haha), a Mini Popemobile, a Blues Brothers Clubman and, for Dunc, the Czech beer van:
Convertibles
I really wanted one of these for a long time, but I know Id look like a complete prat in one
Mini Marcos there were 4 down there. A common sight many overheated Minis in stop-start traffic on a warm day:
Mini Limos
and the opposite Mini Shortys. If I could have any car from the L2B, Id pick the blue 1275 GT:
Minis with a little more VTEC just fits in Yo!
The blue one with the massive negative camber has a Vauxhall 2-litre in the back. There was a company offering a complete Civic Type R engine assembly for the far side of £6K ($12,000+ US). I would if I could
Minis off the road
Modded Wolseley Hornet
BMW Minis
Minissima. A 1973 (From the 70s! How could you tell?) concept Mini replacement, with a single rear door. Lovely.
Filmstars the P reg is from the 1998 Avengers film, the W reg from Tomb Raider:
Fiat Ferrari the Mafia drove these in the original Italian Job:
Scenes from Brighton, including the bitter end the far end of Maderia Drive:
Hope you liked it!
Edit: nuts, can't get the photos to do what I want them too, so the layout is all higgeldy piggeldy. Please let me know about any broken links I've missed. Ta!
First off, theres possibly one of two of you who dont know exactly how small a Mini is. So for comparison, a Vito and a Volvo:
Crystal Palace line-up miles of Minis. When I left (one of the first 20 or so out), there were 8 lines, each about a mile long:
Saloons
This guy was driving down the motorway when his left rear wheel fell off:
Ouch.
Comedy:
Hydrauliceriffic, two-tone TVR tastic, and remotely close to the real thing, etc. - some unusual Minis, some photos I just liked:
Vans including the ironic AA van (good old reliable Minis, haha), a Mini Popemobile, a Blues Brothers Clubman and, for Dunc, the Czech beer van:
Convertibles
I really wanted one of these for a long time, but I know Id look like a complete prat in one
Mini Marcos there were 4 down there. A common sight many overheated Minis in stop-start traffic on a warm day:
Mini Limos
and the opposite Mini Shortys. If I could have any car from the L2B, Id pick the blue 1275 GT:
Minis with a little more VTEC just fits in Yo!
The blue one with the massive negative camber has a Vauxhall 2-litre in the back. There was a company offering a complete Civic Type R engine assembly for the far side of £6K ($12,000+ US). I would if I could
Minis off the road
Modded Wolseley Hornet
BMW Minis
Minissima. A 1973 (From the 70s! How could you tell?) concept Mini replacement, with a single rear door. Lovely.
Filmstars the P reg is from the 1998 Avengers film, the W reg from Tomb Raider:
Fiat Ferrari the Mafia drove these in the original Italian Job:
Scenes from Brighton, including the bitter end the far end of Maderia Drive:
Hope you liked it!
Edit: nuts, can't get the photos to do what I want them too, so the layout is all higgeldy piggeldy. Please let me know about any broken links I've missed. Ta!
