If you like Minis, you'll love these
Jul 21, 2012 07:55:06 #
Jul 21, 2012 09:12:53 #
Great series of pics ! I remember the Minis well. I was growing up when they came out and have loved them ever since.
Jul 21, 2012 09:16:27 #
beautiful shots...i love those cars!!!
i got to drive one some years ago at a dealership in minneapolis. the sterring and handling is unbelievable. since i live 240 miles from minneapolis, i hesitated to buy it. not sure i did the right thing.
what a car!!!
i got to drive one some years ago at a dealership in minneapolis. the sterring and handling is unbelievable. since i live 240 miles from minneapolis, i hesitated to buy it. not sure i did the right thing.
what a car!!!
Jul 21, 2012 09:39:50 #
Yep, those little zippies are adictive. My wife had one for years. She cried when the dealer told her it had died, no parts anywhere in this country. I had to promise her a Lexus to make her feel better. Promises, promises! :oops:
Jul 21, 2012 09:42:45 #
CORNISH wrote:
Every year approximately 100 Minis congregate in North Devon, for the charity Mini run, as you can see they decorate them, it's quite a carnival atmosphere
Looks like a lot of fun. I've never seen one like #1... beautiful! There's always an excuse for a party, isn't there?
Jul 21, 2012 12:24:58 #
paular wrote:
I love them, I've owned 11 of them.
Hey paular, that's a whole lot of Minis mate :lol:
Jul 21, 2012 12:28:11 #
Turbo wrote:
Great series of pics ! I remember the Minis well. I was growing up when they came out and have loved them ever since.
Thanks Turbo, yes that's right, Minis are very lovable little cars :thumbup:
Jul 21, 2012 12:31:32 #
jimberton wrote:
beautiful shots...i love those cars!!!
i got to drive one some years ago at a dealership in minneapolis. the sterring and handling is unbelievable. since i live 240 miles from minneapolis, i hesitated to buy it. not sure i did the right thing.
what a car!!!
i got to drive one some years ago at a dealership in minneapolis. the sterring and handling is unbelievable. since i live 240 miles from minneapolis, i hesitated to buy it. not sure i did the right thing.
what a car!!!
Hello jimberton, they certainly are a great drive, only thing is the suspension is very hard so you sure do feel every bump, but hold the road amazingly well though :thumbup:
Jul 21, 2012 12:34:32 #
Shakey wrote:
Yep, those little zippies are adictive. My wife had one for years. She cried when the dealer told her it had died, no parts anywhere in this country. I had to promise her a Lexus to make her feel better. Promises, promises! :oops:
Never mind Shakey, I can understand your wife crying because Minis are little characters in their own right, I bet she gave it a name, anyway hope she's happy with the Lexus, cheers :thumbup:
Jul 21, 2012 12:43:02 #
sands wrote:
Looks like a lot of fun. I've never seen one like #1... beautiful! There's always an excuse for a party, isn't there?
CORNISH wrote:
Every year approximately 100 Minis congregate in North Devon, for the charity Mini run, as you can see they decorate them, it's quite a carnival atmosphere
Looks like a lot of fun. I've never seen one like #1... beautiful! There's always an excuse for a party, isn't there?
Hi sands, No 1 is a Riley Elf also made by the British Motor Co. but was they're more upper class Mini, the normal Minis were Austin and Morris Minis, cheers
Jul 21, 2012 13:01:54 #
Ah yes - bootiful, really bootiful !
I used to own a Wolseley Hornet, a Mini with a longer rear end that gave it a proper looking and larger boot. The front had the usual Wolseley styled grille with the illuminated badge. Inside it had oval nacelle instruments from the Cooper, seats were an improvement on the Mini been similar to the Cooper. With more sound-deadening it was a lot quieter on the road.
Ah - the glory days of British motoring .........
I used to own a Wolseley Hornet, a Mini with a longer rear end that gave it a proper looking and larger boot. The front had the usual Wolseley styled grille with the illuminated badge. Inside it had oval nacelle instruments from the Cooper, seats were an improvement on the Mini been similar to the Cooper. With more sound-deadening it was a lot quieter on the road.
Ah - the glory days of British motoring .........
Jul 21, 2012 15:43:51 #
Jul 21, 2012 19:14:04 #
CORNISH wrote:
Hey paular, that's a whole lot of Minis mate :lol:
paular wrote:
I love them, I've owned 11 of them.
Hey paular, that's a whole lot of Minis mate :lol:
Yeah I loved them & wanted to own one in every colour, but I didn't quite get there. My favourite was one I refurbished, It was a Mini Cooper S, I painted it Candy Apple Red, put cute mags on it & completely renewed the interior. A thing of beauty & a joy forever.
Jul 22, 2012 06:52:49 #
ToadSlayer wrote:
Ah yes - bootiful, really bootiful !
I used to own a Wolseley Hornet, a Mini with a longer rear end that gave it a proper looking and larger boot. The front had the usual Wolseley styled grille with the illuminated badge. Inside it had oval nacelle instruments from the Cooper, seats were an improvement on the Mini been similar to the Cooper. With more sound-deadening it was a lot quieter on the road.
Ah - the glory days of British motoring .........
I used to own a Wolseley Hornet, a Mini with a longer rear end that gave it a proper looking and larger boot. The front had the usual Wolseley styled grille with the illuminated badge. Inside it had oval nacelle instruments from the Cooper, seats were an improvement on the Mini been similar to the Cooper. With more sound-deadening it was a lot quieter on the road.
Ah - the glory days of British motoring .........
That's right Toad, forgot to mention the Hornet, like the Elf a classier Mini :thumbup:
Jul 22, 2012 06:53:44 #
rlaugh wrote:
Cute little fellows...nice shots!
They sure are Mate, cheers :thumbup:
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