Over the years, MiniWorld has featured many Minis restored by Steve Burkinshaw, a world-renowned expert on coachbuilt Minis. His latest project, however, involves the restoration of a lightly modified 1275 Cooper S – and Steve, along with Mick Cleasb

Prices include VAT The latest exciting news from Mini Sport is the launch of its R Division’s new R1 Motorbike Engine Conversion Kit, created to transform your Mini into a high-performance powerhouse. Designed for seamless integration, the kit provid

Starting from MINI Plant Oxford at 8.30am, this fun road trip takes participants off the beaten track across Oxfordshire and into South Warwickshire. The final destination (currently under wraps) is described as “truly magnificent”. The event is a fu

Restoring a car, whether a ground-up restoration or a running project, is not an easy task. From a working point of view, the degree of difficulty will depend on the skill and knowledge level of the restorer; and from a rebuilding perspective, it wil

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The three-day Classic Car & Restoration Show, held at the NEC, Birmingham in late March, proved to be another resounding success, attracting just shy of 27,000 visitors to enjoy the demonstrations and live projects of over 160 exhibiting car clubs. T

There’s certainly no shortage of classic Minis undergoing restoration right now, a situation that’s obviously the norm these days. And while many such cars get handed over to skilled specialists for them to work their magic, it’s always refreshing to

There’s nothing quite like relaxing with a drink and having a good read of a motoring magazine. It’s a great escape from current goings-on and can provide a massive amount of inspiration to get on and fix, restore or simply maintain your Mini… or ins

MiniWorld staff and writers reporting on their month in, under and around Minis… Model: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper History: Converted by Downton and occasionally featured in MiniWorld since 2003 Spec: 1275cc MPi with Downton Touring conversion comprising

There can’t be many UK-based Mini enthusiasts who haven’t at some point paid a visit to what’s now known as the British Motor Museum, based at Gaydon, Warwickshire. First opened in 1993 by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust to house its collec

Photo shoots don’t always go according to plan, but this was an exception. We’d headed to rural Herefordshire to meet the owner of one of the world’s earliest surviving Mini Pick-Ups, an affable enthusiast called Chris Spaett. The sun was shining, th

MiniWorld staff and writers reporting on their month in, under and around Minis… Cars: Modified 1972 Green Mini 1000, 1972 Yellow Mini 1000 History: Owned since 1974 and ’95 respectively Specs: Green Mini – Modified 1310; Yellow Mini – Modified 1293

The Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, which took place in late March, had some fascinating Minis going under the hammer as Classic Car Auctions (CCA) hosted its latest sale at the NEC. And among them was a ‘garage find’ 1970 Mini 127

Since early 1959, rumours had been circulating at the BMC Competitions Department workshops in Abingdon, where cars were prepared for rallying. It seemed that a new small saloon was on its way, likely to launch at that year’s Earl’s Court Motor Show.

The Mini Spares Fastest Mini in the World (FMitW) race will be celebrating its 30th anniversary at this year’s action-packed event, taking place at the Mini Festival Brands Hatch over the weekend of August 3-4. The series has come a long way since it

Moving to the UK from China 15 years ago, to study, Feng Xiangxu soon found himself falling in love with Minis… as well as the country. “When I finished studying, I realised that I’d fallen for the UK and I wanted to stay here,” explains Feng, who no

Elliott Cook may not yet have reached his 30th birthday but he’s already packed a lot of Mini ownership into his years. He bought his first Mini, this Storm Grey 1990 Studio 2, 13 years ago and has since modified it to the point that he now describes

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