New pictures of the MINI convertible successfully acquired by MINI2! I like the new color – and notice that the roof appears to be a color match …
Cold but GBMINI still runs
It is very very cold here in New England at the moment. Today was the first day that Margaret and I have ever seen a negative fahrenheit temperature: -1f is -18c which is not pleasant!
GBMINI started fine this morning but is definitely affected by the cold: the gear box is very stiff, and in combination with the freezing cold metal capped gear shift knob it made changing gears more challenging than normal. Also, there was very little bass from the stereo system, presumably due to the speakers stiffening up in the cold weather.
But I had left my camera in the car and it hated the cold even more – it would not work at all! I had to wait till I was in work to take this picture …
Cold in GBMINI#2
Tom Rabboenis Painted Union Jack roof
They say “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” … so GBMINI is very flattered by Tom Rabboeni and his MINI! Tom was inspired by my painted Union Jack, got assistance from me with measurements and other details, and achieved the same amazing results on his Chili Red MINI – he also took pictures of the process:
M&I / GBMINI 