You may recall an earlier article in which my MINI and I participated in a photoshoot and interview for Modern MINI magazine. Well, the latest issue of the magazine has just been published and we take pride of place alongside Richard Weare’s amazing carbon-fibre Cooper and the magazine’s new project car. Pick yourself up a [...]
MINI have officially unveiled the new MINI Countryman accompanied by the usual press release. There’s no doubt about it, the new MINI Countryman is a hot topic. A MINI with four doors and with all wheel drive! This is a real change from previous MINI models and, despite the name, there isn’t a similar model [...]
MINI Plant Oxford, manufacturing and spiritual home of the MINI, temporarily halted production as factory workers felt the force of the UK’s current cold snap. While some workers did manage to show on 6th January, the decision was made to halt production as the chilly temperatures showed no signs of letting up and staff struggled [...]
Christmas is over and the streets are filling up with empty bottles, rubbish, even perhaps the occasional dishevelled partygoer. But the pavements of Amsterdam have been littered with some rather more unique litter. MINI Netherlands and their ad agency came up with a pretty quirky piece of guerilla marketing to see in the New Year, [...]
On a day when all sane people are tucked up warm at home with a pile of turkey sandwiches, the hardier members of P&SMOC traditionally gather on the seafront at Lee-on-Solent. Seveal members of SCNM also popped along to shiver and sneeze in the company of lots of pristine MINI’s of all vintages. There is [...]
