Mini Magazine

Variety is the spice of life, or so the old saying goes. And given that we’re all still ploughing through a relentlessly chilly winter, this month’s Mini Magazine offers as spicy a stew as we can muster to warm everybody’s cockles. Ingredients herein

Great Northern Classics (GNC), due to open in summer 2023, is set to offer an exciting and diverse new automotive destination for motoring enthusiasts. Based at the former Victoria Ironworks foundry in Derby, this is a specialist hub for the classic

As many of us do, we remember the cars we used to have fun in back when we were in our early twenties, and this is what happened to 59-year-old Chris Jones back in 2011 when he decided one car he would have liked at the time was a Mini. The search st

■ Bicester Heritage’s popular Scramble events raised £20,691 for their charity partner StarterMotor during 2022, the charity’s largest donation to date. Based at Bicester Heritage, StarterMotor aims to put the next generation in the driving seat, and

Due to the uncertainty surrounding Covid, please be aware that events are subject to change. Keep an eye on the organisers’ websites to stay up to date with any developments. Retromobile Paris isn’t too far away by train (or, indeed, by car), and Ret

We’re anticipating a sensational season of racing from the Mighty & Super Mighty Minis Championships, and the organisers have released the full 2023 calendar so we know where and when it’s all going to be going down. The first outing will be to the i

THE OWNER NAME: Matt Urch AGE: 37 OCCUPATION: Welder / Fabricator LOCATION: Dorset THE CAR: CAR: Unfinished saloon project START CONDITION: Flip-fronted shell with a Honda B16 installed CONDITION NOW: Fabrication complete – just painting and as

There’s a certain tang to the air on the North Circular. You know the bit, just up from Hanger Lane where the A406 winds toward Brent Cross? Nowadays it’s a permagridlocked vista of grey-on-grey misery, but the tang isn’t fresh from the diesel fumes;

The world’s most famous comic-strip cat, from whom this vividly-hued Mini takes its name, is the polar opposite to Jay Cobbold, the project’s owner and creator. Garfield’s world centres around lethargy and laziness, interspersed with regular infusion

An outstanding restoration, true testament to Jon’s impressive skills Boot board is a correct (and handy) Cooper feature Brightwork is gloriously gleaming We live in a society of disposability; of single-servings, polystyrene cups and plastic sporks.

We’re all aware Minis aren’t exactly cheap to buy these days, while the costs of taking on a bargain basket case as a project will soon add up. Yet there is an alternative route into classic Mini ownership, as Ben Ambrose was lucky enough to discover

Contributor www.minimail.co.uk MINI LIFE Driven them since 1967 and started a business around them in London in 1977. Moved to the countryside in 1989 to allow more space to fit cars and family in. Started racing in 2002 (aged 52). Have raced Mighty

The rain was beating down in biblical style on October 3rd back in the year 2000, the relentless deluge showing no signs of letting up as people across the country grew increasingly concerned about the state of their carpets. As the f loodwaters rose

MINI LIFE My first car was a free 1977 Mini 1000, which needed a full restoration! One highlymodified Cooper replica later it was time for the real thing and a 1990 John Cooper ’S’ Converted Cooper RSP followed. Now fascinated with MINI as a reimagin

80 PRODUCTS A variety of Mini-centric bits and bobs for you and your car 82 OUR MINIS The latest from our Mini fleet, this time featuring updates from Tim’s classic adventures, Martyn’s R50 and Ian’s boxfresh EV The first rule of working on cars and

MINI LIFE Been fortunate to drive many over the years as a vehicle journalist, from one of the last Rover 1.3i Coopers back-to back with the first R50s, loads of ‘60s ‘70s and ‘80s classics, Cooper S, 1275GT, Moke, Minibased kit cars, a chopped autot

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MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI it’s hard not to fall for the charms of the R56, with that punchy turbo engine, its still-compact size and its incredibly capable chassis. It’s the handling in particular that sold

MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI Club 53 My journey with car. MINIs started at the beginning of the pandemic. Covid- 19 hit and I figured it would be smarter to go by car to the university, instead of taking the cr

MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI For hot hatch enthusiasts, there was much to like about the ‘New’ R50 MINI Cooper, which was launched alongside the One back in July 2001. Highlights were the sharp steering and pla

MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI • MODERN MINI m INI has a lot to updated thank Frank Stephenson for, with his iconic exterior and interior design. His rationale was that the R50/R53 MINI should be a continuation from the 1959 o

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