Indi Blue MCS with Union Jack roof
At MINI Peabody today, I saw “old” GBMINI#2 up for sale …
With exterior & interior enhancements (painted roof, chrome, aftermarket stereo, etc) and the John Cooper Works upgrade, this should be a great car for someone … I hope they love it as much as I do/did.
Over the last week or so I have been reverting GBMINI#2 back towards its original stock specification – for example I have removed the euro shelf (thanks to Gary at MINI Peabody for cutting the required hold in the stock knee bolster), my auto-up-windows MINI circuit, and the recently purchased chrome hoop toggle switch panel – all these parts will be transferred to GBMINI#3.
But today I removed my Whalen gear shift knob and replaced the (not original but factory) lapis blue shift knob:
The interesting thing is that, driving home tonight, I rather liked the feel of the original shift knob – a little smaller and easier to hold, and not quite as high so a bit more “short shift” than the Whalen. But when I installed the Whalen, I liked these same differences …
So it seems that change is the key. I have read of studies that proved this – change something in the work place and improve productivity; does not matter what changes, or even if it is later changed back – the key is change.
Does anyone want to buy a Whalen shift knob with GBMINI written on it? 😉
Today was Plymouth Bay Or Bust (see this thread on MINI2, planned by Cape Cod MINI) (see also Hudson Bay Or Bust).
We started at Nantasket Beach, south of Boston – by the time Margaret & I got there after a delayed breakfast, almost everyone else had arrived. Steves route took us south along winding back roads & route 3A; our first stop was the Old Scituate Lighthouse:
After a quick stop at Dunking Donuts we headed down into Plymouth, parked and walked to the memorial to admire the famous Plymouth Rock:
M&I / GBMINI 