The following dealer bulletin has some interesting background information about MINI USA GP deliveries, and the special car wash kit (needed because the GP cannot be taken through an auto wash!):
MINI USA dealer bulletin
Packed and ready to go!
Tomorrow morning Margaret & I fly to Monterey, CA to enjoy a couple of days vacation before picking up GP #0203, and then hitting the road on MINI Takes The States!
I’ve packed – I found “chili red” and a “thunder blue” luggage, and I’m also accompanied by Quack Quack Jack:
QQJ ready for MINI Takes The States
Quack Quack Jack is a tribute to Ed Smith, a friend to all including so many people worldwide in the MINI community – and QQJ has travelled the world over the last year – he just got back from a trip to Alaska! Now he will travel coast to coast on MINI Takes The States.
QQJ has his own travel booklet – hopefully MINI owners across the country will leave messages for others to read; just find me and QQJ!x
MINI CONCEPT for the future
A while ago (thanks Jordan!) I learned of a special edition book available at the UK Motorshow – and I managed to get hold of a copy (thanks Alex!):
The book is beautifully put together, all glossy except for some deliberate “sketch paper” style sheets at the back for Hands On and Part Matrix (I didn’t want to bend the spine too hard, which is why I photographed pages instead of scanning them). It’s full of details about the MINI concept cars shown in Frankfurt, Tokyo, Detroit and Geneva, including information about the ideas behind each concept, and the methods to create the cars – here is the contents:
MINI CONCEPT – design for life
“The Basic Premise Is Space” – interview with head of MINI design Gert Hildebrand
MINI Concept Frankfurt
“The MINI Concept Gives Me A Sense Of Floating” – what young japenese designer Yashiro Mihara associates with the MINI Concept
MINI Concept Tokyo
Driving The Future – the thoughts of German futurist and trend analyst Matthias Horx on the future of motoring and the sensory aspects of car design
Come To Your Senses – see, hear and smell – experience the MINI Concept with all senses
MINI Concept Detroit
Why We Need A Car With Endless Possibilities – design guru Tyler Brule loves the MINI Concept
MINI Concept Geneva
“The Time Is Right” – Vice President brand management MINI Dr Kay Segler on the future of MINI
Hands On – behind the scenes with the MINI design team
Part Matrix – combining four cars into one
Recommended for all MINI fanatics 🙂
M&I / GBMINI 