Richards Space Blue ’06

Posted on by Ian C.

Long time MINI owner, friend and ruler of MINIsOnTop driving directions, Richard decided to grab one of the last of the “first gen” MINIs, before the ’07 / turbo version shows up … he went from Dark Silver to Space Blue, and spec’ed his new MINI really nicely with almost everything: Premium, Sports & Cold Weather packs, and the wonderful English Leather seats.

Richard had the roof rack fittings added to the new car (he still has the roof rack from the old MINI) – it’s a bit surprising to see drills being applied to a brand new MINI even before the keys have been handed over!

Richard’s posted his first impressions over on MINI2:

The feel of the car relative to the ’03 is very noticeably better. No squeaks or rattles (at least not yet), the improved gearing is great, and there are plenty of small changes that are generally positive. I’m even starting to get used to looking for the clock in the right place. And the leather seats do not disappoint!

Great to hang out with you Richard – enjoy the new MINI 🙂

 

The 2007 NorthAmericanMotoring calendar

Posted on by Ian C.

A great tradition – and another great calendar this year!


Like last year the NAM calendar is in color and is of course fabulous quality! I always buy two of these – one to keep and one to use 🙂

The picture above is quite interesting; a GP – actually a very specific GPMINI!
Other months feature a classic Mini (January), a great line-up of MINIs in Las Vegas (March), classic Mini rears (May) and an amazing green aurora (December).

Thanks to Mark @ NAM and everyone that provided pictures to make this excellent calendar 🙂

Head over to NorthAmericanMotoring to order your calendar

(previous years: 2006, 2005; apparently I never posted the 2004 calendar!)