Mini Cooper D Clubman....
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Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
Quite right.
If they'd called the things Baby Beamers, I might have thought they were cute. But to sully the name Mini....
TBH, I've never liked the proper Clubman all that much, but it's the whole theft of the name Mini I despise.
If they'd called the things Baby Beamers, I might have thought they were cute. But to sully the name Mini....
TBH, I've never liked the proper Clubman all that much, but it's the whole theft of the name Mini I despise.
amnesia
Free-wheeling into oblivion...
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- Bournemouth, Dorset
Didn't the 'proper' clubman also have a different front end from the standard Austin Mini ?
Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
I must find the photo of my Mini, and scan it...
have to correct you on one point.... it IS a cooper, not a mini, but cooper... yes.
the late great john cooper was very pleased with the new mini, in fact he was a realist who welcomed progress. the cooper name is licenced through his son who took over the company when JC died.
sad but true, it is a cooper
good old issigonis would of bloody hated it though
no, there never was a cooper clubman, in fact the mini clubman was partly responsible for the end of the original run of classic mini coopers, so yes BMW is really screwing around with mini history.
if it makes you feel any better, most real classic mini fans hate the BMW car as well.
PS: my user name comes from my knowledge of the classic mini
PPS: my mini, sadly now gone due to my redundancy last year this is a real mini cooper...
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVF6urRjh2Q
the late great john cooper was very pleased with the new mini, in fact he was a realist who welcomed progress. the cooper name is licenced through his son who took over the company when JC died.
sad but true, it is a cooper
good old issigonis would of bloody hated it though
no, there never was a cooper clubman, in fact the mini clubman was partly responsible for the end of the original run of classic mini coopers, so yes BMW is really screwing around with mini history.
if it makes you feel any better, most real classic mini fans hate the BMW car as well.
PS: my user name comes from my knowledge of the classic mini
PPS: my mini, sadly now gone due to my redundancy last year
this is a real mini cooper...View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVF6urRjh2Q
Arch said:
yippe, a mini topic
post up your photos everyone !!!!!
here's mine....
my first mini, 850cc 1970 saloon
1000cc mini city
mini piccadilly LE
mini 30 LE, cut up for parts
1989 1000cc mini city
1964 Mk1 mini restoration project
1990 1275cc mainstream mini cooper
1991 1275cc mainstream mini cooper restoration project, this photo was taken for mini magazines project feature
yes, this is true, but he was very happy with the new mini and fully endorsed the use of his name on all future versions. i have no doubt he was told about the future plans for the range.
sad but true, he loved it. but then he was a very nice man so i guess we can forgive him
upsidedown
Waiting for the great leap forward
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- The middle bit
Having worked at Longbridge (IT support, not production) i can understand why it is now the country's biggest piece of flat brownfield development site.
Great for enthusiasts, terrible compared to almost every other manufacturer in the world.
Our current car is a BMW Mini, the one before that was a BMW 3 Series, before that a Rover 45. The Rover was like driving a collander.
Great for enthusiasts, terrible compared to almost every other manufacturer in the world.
Our current car is a BMW Mini, the one before that was a BMW 3 Series, before that a Rover 45. The Rover was like driving a collander.
- Location
- the post-brexit wasteland
first car i drove (other than driving school car) was a mini. great fun, and i still love them, but too small for a family of 5
Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
the anorak said:1964 Mk1 mini restoration project
Oh, I'm in love!
An initial quick search fails to turn up my photo, I may have to dig deeper over the weekend...
oh yes, for those that like bikes and minis, cooper car co. have now launched a range of bikes.... http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/racing-car-firm-cooper-launches-bike-range-23448
New mini = driver suffers from a lack of taste. They think they're buying something 'cool' which is the worst thing whereas it's really a massive compromise of classic styling and modern engineering, just like the modern Beetle. The two are very hard to get right.
My first car was a Fiat 126, I wanted a 500 but only had £100 to spend! Loved that car, 2 cylinders and 704cc's of no power, but it was rear wheel drive and fun in the wet, until the Italian elecs stopped working! I must say I do like the new 500's, especially the Abarth version! (I'm probably going to get slaughtered for saying that!)
My first car was a Fiat 126, I wanted a 500 but only had £100 to spend! Loved that car, 2 cylinders and 704cc's of no power, but it was rear wheel drive and fun in the wet, until the Italian elecs stopped working! I must say I do like the new 500's, especially the Abarth version! (I'm probably going to get slaughtered for saying that!)
