More Chrome for GBMINI

Posted on by Ian C.

Todays visit to MINI Peabody resulted in the purchase of a chrome tailgate (as fitted to MINI Cooper) to replace the body coloured one (standard on MINI Cooper S). Got a few tips on installation (remove six screws from panel on tailgate interior and remove panel, remove four torx screws, disconnect plug … “refitting is reverse of removal” … Thank you Gary for the installation tips, and Scott for supplying the part …

I also recently bought (from eBay) a chrome antenna mount which fits over the original MINI mount … subtle but fun!

It’s been minutes since I last visited MINI Peabody!

Posted on by Ian C.

I took GBMINI in this afternoon to have the front bumper removed and checked over, and re-aligned after my little accident. There seemed to be no significant damage, but also very little play in the bumper supports – it took a lot of work for the MINI Peabody techs to get everything straight but it was worth it; GBMINI does not look damaged any more 🙂

While waiting I watched Lisa & Adrian take delivery of their new MINI; I also chatted with some other MINI owners (and potential MINI owners) and checked out a rather disturbing mod on one MINI (what you can’t see in this picture is that the car is painted “primer black”!?)

 

I also chatted with some other MINI owners (and potential MINI owners) and checked out a rather disturbing mod on one MINI (what you can’t see in this picture is that the car is painted “primer black”!?) … seen here with a more “normal” custom taillight:

The GBMINI collection

Posted on by Ian C.

After posting about my acquisition of the 2004 dealer product brief, I planned to start putting many pics of the MINI related things that I have collected. So here’s a few more pictures, including MINI “trading cards”, a Christmas MINI postcard, and a beautiful limited edition booklet that was produced for the UK debut of the MINI Cooper:

Most of my collection has been acquired from eBay; I have not tried to add up all the money spent on eBay to collect these things – but I enjoy it. I hope to have just about everything that can be acquired 😉
Anyone else similarly afflicted?