It’s been minutes since I last visited MINI Peabody!

Posted on by Ian C.

I took GBMINI in this afternoon to have the front bumper removed and checked over, and re-aligned after my little accident. There seemed to be no significant damage, but also very little play in the bumper supports – it took a lot of work for the MINI Peabody techs to get everything straight but it was worth it; GBMINI does not look damaged any more 🙂

While waiting I watched Lisa & Adrian take delivery of their new MINI; I also chatted with some other MINI owners (and potential MINI owners) and checked out a rather disturbing mod on one MINI (what you can’t see in this picture is that the car is painted “primer black”!?)

 

I also chatted with some other MINI owners (and potential MINI owners) and checked out a rather disturbing mod on one MINI (what you can’t see in this picture is that the car is painted “primer black”!?) … seen here with a more “normal” custom taillight:

The GBMINI collection

Posted on by Ian C.

After posting about my acquisition of the 2004 dealer product brief, I planned to start putting many pics of the MINI related things that I have collected. So here’s a few more pictures, including MINI “trading cards”, a Christmas MINI postcard, and a beautiful limited edition booklet that was produced for the UK debut of the MINI Cooper:

Most of my collection has been acquired from eBay; I have not tried to add up all the money spent on eBay to collect these things – but I enjoy it. I hope to have just about everything that can be acquired 😉
Anyone else similarly afflicted?

MINIsOnTop – the spring update

Posted on by Ian C.

I expect that most readers of GBMINIs weblog will already know about MINIsOnTop but just in case you don’t …
Steve, supreme organizer of MINIsOnTop, sent out an email update tonight – excerpts follow:
Deadline for t-shirt orders is May 15th
Deadline for registrations without t-shirts must be postmarked by June 8th. Early registration is preferred
There are [only] two or three rooms remaining of the 50 blocked out for us at the Town and Country in Gorham
The Primrose Inn of Bar Harbor has decided to put together a special Fall package at the Inn for MINIs and their owners only. It will be the weekend of Oct 22 and 23. Please check their web site if you would like an additional taste of Bar Harbor and Acadia in the fall. The proprietors are MINI owners and enthusiasts.
The MOT sponsor list keeps growing in leaps and bounds
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