There are myriad reasons behind the decisions people make when putting together a project car. Some seek kudos on the showground, and go all-out to create something improbably clean with oodles of custom touches. Others chase performance, upgrading and augmenting to make the Mini as powerful as it can be, mated to a supremely agile chassis, to slay giants on track and on B-roads. There are enthusiasts whose driving motivation is to emulate the car that a beloved relative had when they were growing up, seeking out the right parts and the correct specs to relive those halcyon years. Purists will be laser-focused on recreating the specification
