“Automotive Design & Production” this month has a short article on the new MINI Convertible, highlighting the mechanical changes and the roof design company, as well as the more general ’05 design changes …
MINI Convertible article
John Cooper Works upgrade upgrade
Just received word from Scott at MINI Peabody that they now have a confirmed part number and price ($525 plus labour) for the “step-up” kit to take the JCW upgraded GBMINI to (theoretically) 210hp.
Of course, I asked Scott to order a kit for me …
More news when the kit comes in (end October or beginning November); meanwhile, read this MINI2 thread …
A little “art”
A couple of quick pics taken recently 🙂
First, a nice reflection of a granite rock (but sorry to say that GBMINI is slightly dirty from the ongoing road works in Essex; second, morning dew on the roof of GBMINI (a difficult picture because of depth of field):
Minolta DSC
Minolta DSC
M&I / GBMINI 