As you’ve probably guessed, this striking 1974 Clubman was never built to please the purists. But armed with an uprated 300bhp MG6 conversion and a vast array of unusual mods – including a roof-chop – it’s sure to keep tongues wagging.
It was back in the ’90s when Pete Hughes really began to take an interest in cars. This was an era when crazy bodykits, lairy paintwork and deafening sound systems were a must at any given Saturday night cruise, the madder the better. “My uncle always had Minis and I used to help him out with his cars during the ’90s,”he recalls. “Once I’d graduated from school, I went on to become a qualified mechanic and began working on other people’s cars.”
While many of his friends proudly drove around in machinery strongly inf luenced by the Max Power era, Pete himself remained adamant he would swim against the tide and buy a Mini as his first car. “I was 17 when I came across a 1980 Clubman 1100 for £150 with tax and MOT,” he remembers. “It was in really good condition despite the low price.” In fact, Pete could have just
