Mini MINI Mini!

In the previous article we saw how BMC (and its successors) worked repeatedly on replacements for the Classic Mini. Most never got beyond prototype stage and those that did never ultimately replaced the Issigonis original. However, by the late 1990’s Frank Stephenson’s designs had been accepted by BMW/Rover and full-scale production was about […]

As part of the Gunwharf Quays Italian Job show the organisers have arranged with Portsmouth Council to close Southsea in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest line of Minis. Currently the record stands at 273 Minis, classic and new, set on 10 June 2007 in Virginia Beach in the USA. […]