MINI the book

Posted on by Ian C.

I received another fine MINI book today (thanks Patrick!). Apparently it will be available on Amazon but I couldn’t wait … and it was worth it – the book is very nicely designed and although it is released for the R56 and talks about the new millenium, it has sections on the original Mini, Alec Issigonis, moving the MINI factory, as well as more recent design & development information … also pics of some of the unique MINI advertising and events around the world, and a great Mini/MINI timeline at the back of the book!

A recommended purchase for any MINI fanatic 🙂

Mini? Minnie?

Posted on by Ian C.

From a NorthAmericanMotoring post I saw a while ago, I had to order this!

Disney pin

Really hard to photograph (at night anyway), hence the picture with and without flash!

Definitely reminiscent of something I’ve seen before 😉 although apparently it’s designed from Australian MINIs (which have the speedometer & tachometer swapped round!) … a nod to the chrono pack too, and a working dial (well, you can move it around).

Todds Mods

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After comparing the original and MINI Swag “GP” letters on GPMINIs hood scoop recently, Todd (of ToddsMods, MotoringBadges and WhiteRoofRadio) said he could make closer-to-original badges … so I ordered some and fitted them today – it took ages to peel off the MINI Swag letters (maybe it would have been easier if it wasn’t 20f!)

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Here’s an animated photo of the MINI Swag letters, then Todds letters – sorry I haven’t taken a comparion pic of Todds letters to the originals, but Todd did and there’s negligible difference (sorry, I deleted the pic he took!):

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Todd makes loads of other fabulous stuff too including a great MTTS magnetic badge that lives on my fridge – well now, it has company! Look at these amazing badges, a must for any enthusiastic GP owner 😉

Each magnetic badge is just less than 3″ diameter, as are these self-stick decals that Todd also sent me (last image).
I can’t find these designs on Todds websites but email him and I’m sure he’ll be happy to sell them to you 🙂