Got a copy of the MINI USA 2004 press information CD recently (from eBay) … there is a good picture there of the robotic production line at the Oxford factory:
MINI Plant Oxford robot production line
MINI USA 2004 press info pack
GoMini issue 1
I received the first issue of go mini, a new British publication dedicated to the new MINI. It has a number of interesting articles, including modified MINIs, an interview with the famous (in England) Jeremy Clarkson, and a look at some seriously upgraded MINIs produced to promote audio/video products made by Pioneer – these pics are from the article “in the boot is our biggest subwoofer … 5000W … four amps running it! It’s very heavy and we had to uprate the suspension”
Wow!
Until a US-based MINI-specific magazine appears, Go here to order a subscription to this magazine; the price is a reasonable £35 ($50-$60) for one year (six issues).
Snow delays return from Walt Disney World
QUESTION: What is Mickey Mouse favourite car?
ANSWER: A MINI (Minnie Mouse)!
A not-so-funny (thanks Joanne) reference to the DisneyWorld vacation that Margaret & I have finally returned from. We were away for a week, and should have returned on Saturday but the extreme weather here in the north east left us stranded in Washington DC for two days.
We just got home this evening – the main roads are clear but the back roads are dreadful. And we have a lot of digging out to do in the morning!
On the other hand, GBMINI looks very cute:
GBMINI#2 buried in snow
GBMINI#2 buried in snow
