GBMINI#4 (GPMINI) – Page 6

Lowell ice cream

Posted on July 6, 2011February 16, 2017 by Ian C.

On MassMotoringClub (and NorthAmericanMotoring) an ice cream meet has been organized last week and this week, at Heritage Farm in Lowell (about 50 miles away). So Margaret and I headed over tonight, and met for a total of five MINIs (up from two last week!)

Good ice cream, too many choices, and some new MINI friends too …

SONY DSC

We headed away as the weather got “interesting” (last picture) …

GPMINI got wet

Posted on June 25, 2011February 16, 2017 by Ian C.

I took these pictures yesterday morning after overnight rain; I like the beading effect and the way GPMINIs colors change at different angles …

MINIsOnTop on Autoblog

Posted on June 24, 2011February 16, 2017 by Ian C.

A great write-up on Autoblog (thanks for the link, Ricardo) …

MOT2011 on Autoblog

… The event is called Minis on Top, and the 2011 running represents the 9th year for these passionate fans of the brand … That’s nine years running, without any direct support from Mini USA. Not that the automaker hasn’t been paying attention. In fact, Mini President Jim McDowell has been attending MoT for the last six years. This year, McDowell brought along a KISS-edition Mini Countryman, a Cooper Coupe prototype and a basketful of balloons to toss randomly at other cars. If you’re going to run a fun brand… you’d better be fun yourself, and McDowell seems like the perfect person to helm this ship …