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    Thanks for the ride

    Jun 30, 2023 5 minutes

    Jeff Ruggles

    Contributor

    MINI LIFE I’ll run out of fingers and toes if I try and count all the Minis I’ve had. I love to spend all my spare time working on them, although progress can be tricky as I have far too many.

    MINI SPEC I currently own seven Minis in various states of repair. Currently only a couple are road legal, although I’m working hard to change all that!

    MINIS OWNED

    1971 Mini 850

    1972 Mini

    1275 GT

    1972 Innocenti Mini 1001

    1991 Mini Mayfair

    1994 Mini Mayfair

    Deep down, I always knew it couldn’t last forever. Nevertheless, Mini Magazine’s impending disappearance from our newsstands has walloped me right in the feels. From the moment I told my bemused school career advisor that I wanted to write for Mini Magazine for a living, it’s no exaggeration to say this humble publication dedicated to a tiny car has had a

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