tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75043951599421471952024-03-18T09:48:51.845+00:00Maximum MiniThe essential blog about cars based on the original MiniMaximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.comBlogger1579125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-83485870514087766862024-03-12T15:20:00.000+00:002024-03-12T15:20:00.807+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD6zhphgyyEoecSeR4HzbZOq8SyTGjQR9iSoLK_GtNX_xAswLEthyOHQvotxVkEFf77hO7OD7eaY1BOGz52pnBXoSyBd7NNapKDmRa6otGx75Gcd-9fcnzx3OFPO-z6Q9hZoLDr59wwMUv8Smyp1tCQ-U_AOj6E9Ad2QFs7CtArN0A9xDOvbhdD39bjR8/s640/Codford%20Mini%20Neville%20Trickett%20Maximum%20Mini.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="640" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD6zhphgyyEoecSeR4HzbZOq8SyTGjQR9iSoLK_GtNX_xAswLEthyOHQvotxVkEFf77hO7OD7eaY1BOGz52pnBXoSyBd7NNapKDmRa6otGx75Gcd-9fcnzx3OFPO-z6Q9hZoLDr59wwMUv8Smyp1tCQ-U_AOj6E9Ad2QFs7CtArN0A9xDOvbhdD39bjR8/w400-h284/Codford%20Mini%20Neville%20Trickett%20Maximum%20Mini.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Stimson's Stories (7) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEXf-NDhhu6r3-tTjAjZ2PlGgqjNtMGjCLD_zBWL3qRwKzRhcUM9CRerPtXGOh2z-E8FtNAkrpCvh7Fmsz0eRPtwOl7fJVkXDN-VODGF7rAW3PdWo8yeKEtnZ9TxHUXp6r7iDZO-VVkxye96Qgs1zKevBuSJS-v7OLpsPH-ZQC1AmEJisLvnZfBLbdGP8/s845/Maximum%20Mini%20Newsletter%2013%20Le%20Mans%20Mini%20Marcos%20AutoWeek%20Classics%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="845" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEXf-NDhhu6r3-tTjAjZ2PlGgqjNtMGjCLD_zBWL3qRwKzRhcUM9CRerPtXGOh2z-E8FtNAkrpCvh7Fmsz0eRPtwOl7fJVkXDN-VODGF7rAW3PdWo8yeKEtnZ9TxHUXp6r7iDZO-VVkxye96Qgs1zKevBuSJS-v7OLpsPH-ZQC1AmEJisLvnZfBLbdGP8/w400-h139/Maximum%20Mini%20Newsletter%2013%20Le%20Mans%20Mini%20Marcos%20AutoWeek%20Classics%203.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Le Mans Mini Marcos art </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-49881776616621857742024-02-20T08:34:00.001+00:002024-02-20T08:40:36.504+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #12<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsb-JI8F3dpveHs_ykHOoj2YDltisJRq0-HSZCImBEnJF5nudd8e11fTJvJakbzjwMMGF_bekIFejUZ3RlElELy0HGThB6MDbCvtdm6blnZTePBoE89VUlbq5xOoic6HUgPrIzZRe1J5SZ64plaDmYd-aq7Cq277aAxuhSuPRafC8C43Kp_iT5XrQi4DsV/s890/PAOLA%20GT%20MAXIMUM%20MINI.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="890" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsb-JI8F3dpveHs_ykHOoj2YDltisJRq0-HSZCImBEnJF5nudd8e11fTJvJakbzjwMMGF_bekIFejUZ3RlElELy0HGThB6MDbCvtdm6blnZTePBoE89VUlbq5xOoic6HUgPrIzZRe1J5SZ64plaDmYd-aq7Cq277aAxuhSuPRafC8C43Kp_iT5XrQi4DsV/w400-h308/PAOLA%20GT%20MAXIMUM%20MINI.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJPDF9c6ZKTIgMRsBj8zAU2CtqhvqQ1jAF_qzPJYieNQeAarETjaC1zqYCksR1j7s7QVHhPTdvXjdDAxUBgy1d_gi26OW8s0SIHyHZ3MUCr0GRxfiR6jHOjvM0_7lHk-VhcHnZrs6jYCksvtecgiwn3hgPtdiskNzjt8_5n4S0mwjDF1NNB8jn4921jS4/s944/Viking%20Hornet%20convertible%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="944" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJPDF9c6ZKTIgMRsBj8zAU2CtqhvqQ1jAF_qzPJYieNQeAarETjaC1zqYCksR1j7s7QVHhPTdvXjdDAxUBgy1d_gi26OW8s0SIHyHZ3MUCr0GRxfiR6jHOjvM0_7lHk-VhcHnZrs6jYCksvtecgiwn3hgPtdiskNzjt8_5n4S0mwjDF1NNB8jn4921jS4/w400-h290/Viking%20Hornet%20convertible%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Viking Hornet convertible found</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-87872308149284338882024-02-06T09:03:00.003+00:002024-02-06T09:56:08.645+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #10<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVLRAujKOdYzH6JSov3GMGRZka668cEMiVLlBbtnjcOHTxcGwHOCNDZlvExcPVXxz1G0yjfRfq8W4u-rjUkHMrUDWubRGQIVvAHi3_xxk2Xwtn0SnQEI0G_hdgXsWRb-SDKRPPJeGGMpXTaU1QiCdhc-iNrgpzyhVtoAIKWTQvpF02HsGYlKTBlsn1l1s/s1739/Lawther%20GT%20barn%20find%20January%202014%20Maximum%20Mini.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="1533" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVLRAujKOdYzH6JSov3GMGRZka668cEMiVLlBbtnjcOHTxcGwHOCNDZlvExcPVXxz1G0yjfRfq8W4u-rjUkHMrUDWubRGQIVvAHi3_xxk2Xwtn0SnQEI0G_hdgXsWRb-SDKRPPJeGGMpXTaU1QiCdhc-iNrgpzyhVtoAIKWTQvpF02HsGYlKTBlsn1l1s/w392-h444/Lawther%20GT%20barn%20find%20January%202014%20Maximum%20Mini.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lawther GT lives: a sign of life after 18 years of searching</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5oo1bJcKvzOUXDrRNPGIRK8khJelmfWgM53jZp_E8mf1a77tH4RLo_GEO2I3hJQC9gux74R-AIsaeTytkX0rQKMXLYKtBZ8-yqqmctbq_3OD4s6Nejxdk2QezJ7ntCOcg2wsqQtEnkemmHCNeA-F7X-DtFS8AOPf-TtZb_3Dm6eD1RmP67sr-pP3YNgE/s730/Lawther%20GT%20Mini%20based%20sports%20car%20Maximum%20Mini.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="730" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5oo1bJcKvzOUXDrRNPGIRK8khJelmfWgM53jZp_E8mf1a77tH4RLo_GEO2I3hJQC9gux74R-AIsaeTytkX0rQKMXLYKtBZ8-yqqmctbq_3OD4s6Nejxdk2QezJ7ntCOcg2wsqQtEnkemmHCNeA-F7X-DtFS8AOPf-TtZb_3Dm6eD1RmP67sr-pP3YNgE/w400-h259/Lawther%20GT%20Mini%20based%20sports%20car%20Maximum%20Mini.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one-off Mini based car in 1968</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswYDw4Ik-4KckRQZTKQzocRAshB3jQOzI4xB2yg-EDDiwyp0VJoow3FbI1ftyFCAF78tFTMR0ZF_An9-gGHaWfisM5-mwAOk-vFL2PpfB7rloVNXO78h6kWBePhcHr1WSCMdvsmxFz8yqHbgIDHze78hWmpyjKbI6b056rzpx_HNmpDHjSIvp3vi5Bjdk/s618/Chambers%20GT%20barn%20find%20january%202024%20Maximum%20Mini.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="580" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswYDw4Ik-4KckRQZTKQzocRAshB3jQOzI4xB2yg-EDDiwyp0VJoow3FbI1ftyFCAF78tFTMR0ZF_An9-gGHaWfisM5-mwAOk-vFL2PpfB7rloVNXO78h6kWBePhcHr1WSCMdvsmxFz8yqHbgIDHze78hWmpyjKbI6b056rzpx_HNmpDHjSIvp3vi5Bjdk/w400-h427/Chambers%20GT%20barn%20find%20january%202024%20Maximum%20Mini.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chambers Special still lives, too. Spotted by reader</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjHtJbU5lCMz13BRiNvvJdXVWDgTUl8DKx-WK424UCJHnomi3Izs1bDIPpxLduSOhZQhXunaxPutCdl0xRMCNxsAAYZ2MTCFoL4UD-2yOTqg0wciDcdUPirTaLJeIgLZAIFsNtig1cc6xjT9S_g6Kxd5DXVT0-gXl0Tf3W3IHIb0om83x1TdH6EEyR9M5/s737/Chambers%20Special%20Mini%20based%20sports%20car%201100%20Maximum%20Mini.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="737" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjHtJbU5lCMz13BRiNvvJdXVWDgTUl8DKx-WK424UCJHnomi3Izs1bDIPpxLduSOhZQhXunaxPutCdl0xRMCNxsAAYZ2MTCFoL4UD-2yOTqg0wciDcdUPirTaLJeIgLZAIFsNtig1cc6xjT9S_g6Kxd5DXVT0-gXl0Tf3W3IHIb0om83x1TdH6EEyR9M5/w400-h299/Chambers%20Special%20Mini%20based%20sports%20car%201100%20Maximum%20Mini.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that car, also in 1968</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQDSWdkgIPryb_mHtozHDeTFpvlbXXDNwxQkR91OxwA45xyC6C0SZhnS6VVizJAsDNFcO5hBaF8-xCO3-bjiicbD7HjbE_Ir7t1aogOIBHq91VXzdynkrhOX4EQQLoA_1nWpqdZhFh3tdPAuKsNjUGdaOkMPXl5e9sim_S4irHXFLugPLIMJdTTjf0avu/s1882/Le%20mans%20Mini%20Marcos%20bonnet%20French%20Blue%20paint%20Maximum%20Mini.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1882" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQDSWdkgIPryb_mHtozHDeTFpvlbXXDNwxQkR91OxwA45xyC6C0SZhnS6VVizJAsDNFcO5hBaF8-xCO3-bjiicbD7HjbE_Ir7t1aogOIBHq91VXzdynkrhOX4EQQLoA_1nWpqdZhFh3tdPAuKsNjUGdaOkMPXl5e9sim_S4irHXFLugPLIMJdTTjf0avu/w400-h301/Le%20mans%20Mini%20Marcos%20bonnet%20French%20Blue%20paint%20Maximum%20Mini.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Le Mans Mini Marcos project: more French Blue paint</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-64629573487512667722024-01-30T08:58:00.001+00:002024-01-30T08:58:27.754+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a-7z4aw1tQ-nIGFNM9fIK3PP_ejxlTnZkh16lts1AZFqmzbic6OwC_PRvTQlt_gpeRPcOWqW8D0YYqr0fbaXZyyoy3MM5uJ9l5Pki7Ozj-jggdLxFqwkF7FXUuz9qyDDg4DfI4SQcL2reqSMrqVvxqeajUYbnvGOgq8hvQuou6uFMalK4HvmrXFdk2g3/s1141/Deep%20Sanderson%20301%20%20Nurburgring%201000%20kms%201963%209%20kopie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1141" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a-7z4aw1tQ-nIGFNM9fIK3PP_ejxlTnZkh16lts1AZFqmzbic6OwC_PRvTQlt_gpeRPcOWqW8D0YYqr0fbaXZyyoy3MM5uJ9l5Pki7Ozj-jggdLxFqwkF7FXUuz9qyDDg4DfI4SQcL2reqSMrqVvxqeajUYbnvGOgq8hvQuou6uFMalK4HvmrXFdk2g3/w400-h264/Deep%20Sanderson%20301%20%20Nurburgring%201000%20kms%201963%209%20kopie.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Minis at the 'Ring (2): Deep Sanderson 301 at 1000kms race, May 1963</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTUJ4mSI6zOoHm7ccqIi3L_NBiw15yCN8SMtbaVKIvzu56uvhShzS83fMRkPsur8OmfwPIbPJ49jR6nN1BeW-qpkwhISntYW0w4MntSUNcN819hQcMgyuetIt4db9qeAPsnalzaFjpnqSk56Jn47sanY5ofTUoHpd-6Pfudy4F_vqaR-G_6Mtb45Hxgdu/s832/Deep%20Sanderson%20301%20%20Nurburgring%201000%20kms%201963%20Downton%20Engineering.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="726" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTUJ4mSI6zOoHm7ccqIi3L_NBiw15yCN8SMtbaVKIvzu56uvhShzS83fMRkPsur8OmfwPIbPJ49jR6nN1BeW-qpkwhISntYW0w4MntSUNcN819hQcMgyuetIt4db9qeAPsnalzaFjpnqSk56Jn47sanY5ofTUoHpd-6Pfudy4F_vqaR-G_6Mtb45Hxgdu/w388-h445/Deep%20Sanderson%20301%20%20Nurburgring%201000%20kms%201963%20Downton%20Engineering.png" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A comprehensive look at the car number 97 and its preparation </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJMVgOKFidW20jGVm-Wp-HJYwlyeBNWmEyvqv0gg3PUZhjAGzp9yL1l-WIxL0nNyzWVbFGYSN0B5WVec0Ba19G-yaF1U8NtnCwH-fz59Azwe0Vr6s6gNXgPjrKv5DNOzfLsK7Ki-ekVwJwb80cM6pl_CNTmWrJpvO5KB0v9BOelKAwYuiRuPfpdxq0dQ6/s749/MK1%20Scamp%20never%20been%20built%20barn%20find.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="749" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJMVgOKFidW20jGVm-Wp-HJYwlyeBNWmEyvqv0gg3PUZhjAGzp9yL1l-WIxL0nNyzWVbFGYSN0B5WVec0Ba19G-yaF1U8NtnCwH-fz59Azwe0Vr6s6gNXgPjrKv5DNOzfLsK7Ki-ekVwJwb80cM6pl_CNTmWrJpvO5KB0v9BOelKAwYuiRuPfpdxq0dQ6/w400-h279/MK1%20Scamp%20never%20been%20built%20barn%20find.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Late 1960s Scamp Mk1 - unknown, unbuilt and... unregistered</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1T6F70us4UoI-ir0eqDSE-fNMk2T8GQgOc-aFboXR1V975wdp6baywr3FpPY80BH30_kRuERPho4O3tpBfswd1u-2D_d58hqIrYqx0gRboBfV3zarTeWLzykyQSqMUlfApkv5yPddZBEHuFzpdHZl9iY6Ep3gX6sqibq93ubc7lTRBhqYMX_SPitK2PMO/s1164/Mk4%20Mini%20Marcos%20Jem%20Marsh.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1164" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1T6F70us4UoI-ir0eqDSE-fNMk2T8GQgOc-aFboXR1V975wdp6baywr3FpPY80BH30_kRuERPho4O3tpBfswd1u-2D_d58hqIrYqx0gRboBfV3zarTeWLzykyQSqMUlfApkv5yPddZBEHuFzpdHZl9iY6Ep3gX6sqibq93ubc7lTRBhqYMX_SPitK2PMO/w400-h280/Mk4%20Mini%20Marcos%20Jem%20Marsh.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jem Marsh and the Mk4 Mini Marcos, not built by Marcos Cars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-82925478804283022042024-01-22T09:56:00.000+00:002024-01-22T09:56:39.575+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #8:<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv_f7toikxLm0fpNZCPqSu0jEI4Mm8xgr8zxmcT7TGPefyD6CUlGOk5tWzB-E4X6WQsPJqOz_6wVW9Kd6EqYVnWuoblUjYKazW373pwQcIsu9K-K-6iojPd_SLXzMmc00bOlUOSpR_m8M20GPuY4lTMxEp4CICHKptuigj8FdVO9-s-_B2q5ZA4PWPVxh/s917/Daly%20Runabout%205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="917" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv_f7toikxLm0fpNZCPqSu0jEI4Mm8xgr8zxmcT7TGPefyD6CUlGOk5tWzB-E4X6WQsPJqOz_6wVW9Kd6EqYVnWuoblUjYKazW373pwQcIsu9K-K-6iojPd_SLXzMmc00bOlUOSpR_m8M20GPuY4lTMxEp4CICHKptuigj8FdVO9-s-_B2q5ZA4PWPVxh/w400-h291/Daly%20Runabout%205.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;">The ongoing investigations into Lady Di’s Mini</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuk-0_hk0Nerz6rnIMC5C6aJ6EtR7GbjQV0pi40K5jnacKIE7e-pzkIFl0-90KykdF7O6PM52J2hPD_3GS8AWu2jOnWUSiLILrtlRwE-ljsx12X7yWjU0X8H5Gmx3nUCL4RDi1yZO_AGEGbsI-ZRWXdqZVQgsExGU8xVuCdX7ZmIijUYB4bMI9qLViXga/s632/DCN%20672X%20Findeisen%20WM%20Special%20Mk2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="632" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuk-0_hk0Nerz6rnIMC5C6aJ6EtR7GbjQV0pi40K5jnacKIE7e-pzkIFl0-90KykdF7O6PM52J2hPD_3GS8AWu2jOnWUSiLILrtlRwE-ljsx12X7yWjU0X8H5Gmx3nUCL4RDi1yZO_AGEGbsI-ZRWXdqZVQgsExGU8xVuCdX7ZmIijUYB4bMI9qLViXga/w400-h304/DCN%20672X%20Findeisen%20WM%20Special%20Mk2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Picture proof found: WM Scorpion really did exist</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeafpI53HL4SH7Tj7HE74TlGWdp8n2VtSG85A34QVNR3zynX9b26va_ApN6hmlVjywe0slMkjqZb25QnQ4Y_YmrPJA21tEsk_aHUvdc9jztIldLIM2mSSau5V3AVTsuj8RVDXaYg_79K65tnUyFJsm_OJxSqMdalwJMLPsUHhUj2JYbsj-g9e4Y31-teCG/s2048/NZ%20Twini.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeafpI53HL4SH7Tj7HE74TlGWdp8n2VtSG85A34QVNR3zynX9b26va_ApN6hmlVjywe0slMkjqZb25QnQ4Y_YmrPJA21tEsk_aHUvdc9jztIldLIM2mSSau5V3AVTsuj8RVDXaYg_79K65tnUyFJsm_OJxSqMdalwJMLPsUHhUj2JYbsj-g9e4Y31-teCG/w400-h266/NZ%20Twini.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>And yet another New Zealand Twini found</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-42975139959387483382024-01-15T10:28:00.007+00:002024-01-15T14:38:47.034+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #7:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhyphenhyphencj6NtPFQlmaPiTNN9b97ajDGltkpfQgUWIXbZRKRsT9SxSIHxUIqishotOJU52tIxuWxxqP2apPSL2OjJGuWdGt2VpnzVQzHXLUhJrbuBThcJP4Rlp4jHG1scVyDssEfRZJpwnFEHWjLisA9pt7dr_szBeZD_RlQQCmltfOIsHW2ZzIJTQkfHWYLHB/s597/MaxMin%237%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="597" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhyphenhyphencj6NtPFQlmaPiTNN9b97ajDGltkpfQgUWIXbZRKRsT9SxSIHxUIqishotOJU52tIxuWxxqP2apPSL2OjJGuWdGt2VpnzVQzHXLUhJrbuBThcJP4Rlp4jHG1scVyDssEfRZJpwnFEHWjLisA9pt7dr_szBeZD_RlQQCmltfOIsHW2ZzIJTQkfHWYLHB/w400-h300/MaxMin%237%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Wild Heerey GTM found in France</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexOnlvhPrvva5dryElykCumZb-wjWsoHQmTdglEnqwQYLKOfBYCtH8PgrLjA10264ZYEbZ_gH37fCHySdML-NrCxIqvsTSUbQoEQlcjKclCwQfu2mp2A9Mdo6GJT_nAuYJw_trxc6sE5CPqYCwB6v10iblR0SBSe5lQGFMkAdlBXJaY_NAfdaXCOMc3n2/s598/MaxMin%237%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="598" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexOnlvhPrvva5dryElykCumZb-wjWsoHQmTdglEnqwQYLKOfBYCtH8PgrLjA10264ZYEbZ_gH37fCHySdML-NrCxIqvsTSUbQoEQlcjKclCwQfu2mp2A9Mdo6GJT_nAuYJw_trxc6sE5CPqYCwB6v10iblR0SBSe5lQGFMkAdlBXJaY_NAfdaXCOMc3n2/w400-h300/MaxMin%237%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unipower GT goes continental</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSA7-ysIKN1xJNVBYBcnFBR6TAGrQ9st-c2nt7ta3POEVWRKtVQRnTK9NDBEUSEojwz6xl-g58H5c0vQZ5kWP9TEu-jsts89ctSDZv18sEtdDNWxgb7zWCnnjilIVhjQsGOFS_A64wUVxGFLPidBn9S5EHynQnyif1R95veXd6Wjg3my2eBK0nZComzk9/s598/MaxMin%237%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="598" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSA7-ysIKN1xJNVBYBcnFBR6TAGrQ9st-c2nt7ta3POEVWRKtVQRnTK9NDBEUSEojwz6xl-g58H5c0vQZ5kWP9TEu-jsts89ctSDZv18sEtdDNWxgb7zWCnnjilIVhjQsGOFS_A64wUVxGFLPidBn9S5EHynQnyif1R95veXd6Wjg3my2eBK0nZComzk9/w400-h285/MaxMin%237%203.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Butterfield Musketeer at Racing Car Show '62</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-60616339821350484992024-01-10T18:41:00.002+00:002024-01-15T14:39:10.156+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #6:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU6Q3w_aYS9oWawWf7Y8TmdDkbLhpPia2qEQbPWImzVh-L2VWNHtkbdJRfSfRqMDCvFWcPsgLmzZ3f8oRtwPpO2sVvHdqgaQ1GnXoBGfTfsSDm9kPrQLthqhMGpzxoGqkJldqJZhVJvDFUnDML3-o9hebJJNIii1DpEgshYGBr_EwWO-uaOAnqr-i88TJ/s1078/DART%20Racing%20car%20Show%20January%201962%20London%20Maximum%20Mini%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1078" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU6Q3w_aYS9oWawWf7Y8TmdDkbLhpPia2qEQbPWImzVh-L2VWNHtkbdJRfSfRqMDCvFWcPsgLmzZ3f8oRtwPpO2sVvHdqgaQ1GnXoBGfTfsSDm9kPrQLthqhMGpzxoGqkJldqJZhVJvDFUnDML3-o9hebJJNIii1DpEgshYGBr_EwWO-uaOAnqr-i88TJ/w400-h266/DART%20Racing%20car%20Show%20January%201962%20London%20Maximum%20Mini%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A photographic look at the DART's launch in January 1964</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5j75xkKPiHL0fvCKrGuys8NOtuNVH1WlkgjOBcA_9rtazsUvLA6yD5qnXFwiM8pKEsSvSj6Y-9a0l946cXRFW8byOfLvB01lmlbztK_pZHiniK_W169Zho3QGegU51pn5HBo5OnbI3q35TNdC7xDle07mRmuWl1c5ngN_DyN0JnmXFMSsau5qhaRf_Fi/s1012/Midas%20Mk1%20master%20buck%20prototype%20Richard%20Oakes%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1012" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5j75xkKPiHL0fvCKrGuys8NOtuNVH1WlkgjOBcA_9rtazsUvLA6yD5qnXFwiM8pKEsSvSj6Y-9a0l946cXRFW8byOfLvB01lmlbztK_pZHiniK_W169Zho3QGegU51pn5HBo5OnbI3q35TNdC7xDle07mRmuWl1c5ngN_DyN0JnmXFMSsau5qhaRf_Fi/w400-h303/Midas%20Mk1%20master%20buck%20prototype%20Richard%20Oakes%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Richard Oakes and the 1977 Midas prototype </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFztFLBgBT-5YEqjrCre0DY9CoDk_GmJ4yyBrsg-_oE56BgEJILNdHRaetz_bPj9drMdUzBfDhupBjnh-KC0yfABMb3cpKMCwxXkblBxPAeIPlU20AJh-WUm0vj8zBynsLaqbSySQvzN8HLiHMA8gX17LcOP7FROCV629G_ZXTVbrtJDCFareTITAU2sm6/s1018/Warwick%20Mk2%20car%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1018" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFztFLBgBT-5YEqjrCre0DY9CoDk_GmJ4yyBrsg-_oE56BgEJILNdHRaetz_bPj9drMdUzBfDhupBjnh-KC0yfABMb3cpKMCwxXkblBxPAeIPlU20AJh-WUm0vj8zBynsLaqbSySQvzN8HLiHMA8gX17LcOP7FROCV629G_ZXTVbrtJDCFareTITAU2sm6/w400-h272/Warwick%20Mk2%20car%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warwick Mk2 racer - a Mini derivative..?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVcfqBIyRSQ_Lfztz_6fszR6oFCNyWA1vm7Wxf0oUmuYY44BLM25yjwySRB_VcyUlnik5RFZJoj0QB28XhvrW_CcYEUklrnKj2CDE80iTN9xg4kpeOQCCYGM-CcYkEfd1W3LLme0TgARjRCI4sXs8dmTzaXNQdB1NMcEDAGvvILZogzT_68l5wpzg5aMF/s1068/Warwick%20Mk2%20car%204.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1068" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVcfqBIyRSQ_Lfztz_6fszR6oFCNyWA1vm7Wxf0oUmuYY44BLM25yjwySRB_VcyUlnik5RFZJoj0QB28XhvrW_CcYEUklrnKj2CDE80iTN9xg4kpeOQCCYGM-CcYkEfd1W3LLme0TgARjRCI4sXs8dmTzaXNQdB1NMcEDAGvvILZogzT_68l5wpzg5aMF/w400-h260/Warwick%20Mk2%20car%204.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, that does look very much like a Mini engine ...but...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-92200138044715582252024-01-02T10:48:00.003+00:002024-01-15T14:39:39.116+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #5:<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKETcYDKvrd-UINqt0unpaRXgd4KV1TF10H4c9EaKhXzasyALCEMnC3NItudVr9XI6v01a8amdGzr9XBFVM6pITb6jV2d267KeF9iq5BDtR8YSoQxc8CM5EzAX_pTC0H7bfkqfGOGB2SSE-ljUFIQ0RnRSfwwUNv1bUEL2mLMsQBgd9GMYdBEhHhuRnOth/s664/Biota%20Barn%20find%20Find%20of%20the%20year%202023%20Maximum%20Mini.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="664" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKETcYDKvrd-UINqt0unpaRXgd4KV1TF10H4c9EaKhXzasyALCEMnC3NItudVr9XI6v01a8amdGzr9XBFVM6pITb6jV2d267KeF9iq5BDtR8YSoQxc8CM5EzAX_pTC0H7bfkqfGOGB2SSE-ljUFIQ0RnRSfwwUNv1bUEL2mLMsQBgd9GMYdBEhHhuRnOth/w400-h258/Biota%20Barn%20find%20Find%20of%20the%20year%202023%20Maximum%20Mini.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Biota Mk1 from its 1st owner: Find of the Year 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8-21rfIdcsXKayjmcY-0MyeK3-yolyKVyCIPo45kdiHMSXSku6PoweMNE8TeWjFvF27Sv9kjhhMuzkwITSgrftOh7fpkcv6YDXu5MinhhzMtmglH30KPSh8TR0yLQKKqkY5HFsdwIAkPuC93TJ2_Qx-HkZt8LTsIWBOjxZjinqaQYztxbz2DGf4-12uT/s668/Biota%20barn%20find%20Maximum%20Mini.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="668" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8-21rfIdcsXKayjmcY-0MyeK3-yolyKVyCIPo45kdiHMSXSku6PoweMNE8TeWjFvF27Sv9kjhhMuzkwITSgrftOh7fpkcv6YDXu5MinhhzMtmglH30KPSh8TR0yLQKKqkY5HFsdwIAkPuC93TJ2_Qx-HkZt8LTsIWBOjxZjinqaQYztxbz2DGf4-12uT/w400-h297/Biota%20barn%20find%20Maximum%20Mini.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And yet another Biota barn find!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3n4Uw-8CG-2DdDmLNEJanITnBBwTrgbGeow0KqUEcg6Ea3f8qIbuQkGnbWrJL02xgsiMGftq08MMlXKZkazdM_bTuXpX0dR92_6ElbAySmsY8Rb8dGzFL4QpyZ8ileUGrDi-LlnZ5VGjrsM59p4BUPEyfmXo8NxP0SVEnMBne3heo8eR9QeNe1_kgV2TZ/s960/Biota%20Mk2%20maximum%20mini.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="960" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3n4Uw-8CG-2DdDmLNEJanITnBBwTrgbGeow0KqUEcg6Ea3f8qIbuQkGnbWrJL02xgsiMGftq08MMlXKZkazdM_bTuXpX0dR92_6ElbAySmsY8Rb8dGzFL4QpyZ8ileUGrDi-LlnZ5VGjrsM59p4BUPEyfmXo8NxP0SVEnMBne3heo8eR9QeNe1_kgV2TZ/w400-h305/Biota%20Mk2%20maximum%20mini.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Story revealed: Why the last Biota built still has just 80 kms on the clock</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcW2gHAR66CBDZvo8YgSoLVEjWcNsvI8RcniRLMqi8roB8h15y7s8t30RT6hTTvkbdcUYIdXlZnWBNvtLAbHLG1mlPItQoAqALC7DjZiMCUZZZtyPA3QR5C2Ints2zMBGjGOL7qbk1ekubECR1cPm7bqnI0X3JBuf4ahYiTMRym6R2qbnh0COHQi0vnx_/s673/Biuota%20cufflinks%20pin%20badge%20and%20Biota%20key%20fob%20John%20Houghton.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="673" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcW2gHAR66CBDZvo8YgSoLVEjWcNsvI8RcniRLMqi8roB8h15y7s8t30RT6hTTvkbdcUYIdXlZnWBNvtLAbHLG1mlPItQoAqALC7DjZiMCUZZZtyPA3QR5C2Ints2zMBGjGOL7qbk1ekubECR1cPm7bqnI0X3JBuf4ahYiTMRym6R2qbnh0COHQi0vnx_/w400-h345/Biuota%20cufflinks%20pin%20badge%20and%20Biota%20key%20fob%20John%20Houghton.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A present from John Houghton himself for building the above car</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-30111092915145688132023-12-28T11:08:00.008+00:002024-01-30T09:17:33.132+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #4:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_pfo8B6erPe9AdJ4EUCJz8-My9oOphBfY38dV13WgnIR215XbO4Leo84_U5q9erLeZXTHgArwb0DNbAq2CFdK83gxbJ7wUlKeknfwi-6wDkmyhk6HAlliEAOxvtgnZtdzDvARLKZgyzmIUB9WAg_yibU8yaNwn1UjhDjNQOqkYkeN4e3YQ1wmr4oiI4-/s772/Minis%20at%20the%20'Ring.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="772" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_pfo8B6erPe9AdJ4EUCJz8-My9oOphBfY38dV13WgnIR215XbO4Leo84_U5q9erLeZXTHgArwb0DNbAq2CFdK83gxbJ7wUlKeknfwi-6wDkmyhk6HAlliEAOxvtgnZtdzDvARLKZgyzmIUB9WAg_yibU8yaNwn1UjhDjNQOqkYkeN4e3YQ1wmr4oiI4-/w400-h149/Minis%20at%20the%20'Ring.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New series starts: 'Minis at the 'Ring'</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSp7up_CyToBRYblE_f_sQ7ATj1YNN-8uJBYT9T7v_7i2idIlHEWWykPQaAP-dzi6Srrksb4PBLL9a31gu5l3Fxf4Rm2RMz1oLk9J3crLrIyvKWPSMelucOKbFFxi5iL4ErtLagbb5oZj8LB4DtRT8slBTYUK80zQ3tnBqpkghc60pDKl-xkOkfM1XSRV/s643/Minis%20at%20the%20'Ring%20Deep%20Sanderson%20301%20prototype.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="643" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSp7up_CyToBRYblE_f_sQ7ATj1YNN-8uJBYT9T7v_7i2idIlHEWWykPQaAP-dzi6Srrksb4PBLL9a31gu5l3Fxf4Rm2RMz1oLk9J3crLrIyvKWPSMelucOKbFFxi5iL4ErtLagbb5oZj8LB4DtRT8slBTYUK80zQ3tnBqpkghc60pDKl-xkOkfM1XSRV/w400-h260/Minis%20at%20the%20'Ring%20Deep%20Sanderson%20301%20prototype.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part 1: the Deep Sanderson 301 Prototype</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9_DIy5TxEa3SY4rke25h_crpV-LXeK-zvdxbWLYZ8c3lj4Wh71b-GcdlccApXO8a-xAZXkeLnmilGRw7ToBnumDC8AlEg32mk9ycmi1i5J77-xke9zD-4oLLr0rdbe5crIyJlNFXOHiS4Iy5bJPAnTeQ_b-WXB9IzByqxoQDRHZm-dyErS26vjMMHmSJ/s666/Ogle%20badges.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="666" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9_DIy5TxEa3SY4rke25h_crpV-LXeK-zvdxbWLYZ8c3lj4Wh71b-GcdlccApXO8a-xAZXkeLnmilGRw7ToBnumDC8AlEg32mk9ycmi1i5J77-xke9zD-4oLLr0rdbe5crIyJlNFXOHiS4Iy5bJPAnTeQ_b-WXB9IzByqxoQDRHZm-dyErS26vjMMHmSJ/w400-h291/Ogle%20badges.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New Ogle badges now available </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgShqsiXhcrmaftKVBFGg9UlXUDFM2-XbDRRK88ZKQUKvDrLl70d3FgJWEB8S8-Mv5b0nUWqQaf7_PQzjbh3d9tO5Qxms67EJP_-lZX3EZj-aX7KQMjjyIPCD5bqMSBYzmHh6cqmW4hFH9J2x7nyXGTU_ay0bAg0KtiWqEb-veekTmA4ffmQ1Q1UarEsj/s1184/MiniSprint%20Japan.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1184" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgShqsiXhcrmaftKVBFGg9UlXUDFM2-XbDRRK88ZKQUKvDrLl70d3FgJWEB8S8-Mv5b0nUWqQaf7_PQzjbh3d9tO5Qxms67EJP_-lZX3EZj-aX7KQMjjyIPCD5bqMSBYzmHh6cqmW4hFH9J2x7nyXGTU_ay0bAg0KtiWqEb-veekTmA4ffmQ1Q1UarEsj/w400-h265/MiniSprint%20Japan.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mystery MiniSprints in Japan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-11330372433194271582023-12-21T10:31:00.000+00:002023-12-21T10:31:18.892+00:00Happy Christmas 2023The year is almost over with the last days of 2023 being spent in festivities by many. It's been a good year for Maximum Mini. The Le Mans Mini Marcos project is finally seeing progress after a long standstill, while the Ogle SX1000 gave me lots of joy during the season. <div><br /></div><div>Apart from that Maximum Mini itself has seen a drastic change, too: it is now a paid newsletter for subscribers who pay 5 Euros per month or 60 Euros a year to receive all the words and pictures that were previously free to anyone. Do join if you want to know all about Mini derivatives lost and found as I will continue my work as always.<div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for your support and please do bring out your vote for the <u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2023/12/find-of-year-2023-candidates.html">'Best Find of 2023' here</a></u>. Happy Christmas!</div><div><br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzYUqWr66PSWqbuANfGFAxIcCgczSV-_e2NkJJuuqWo48W5LSoo6KF5dGCHF3nhSK7fSty4LZphM0u-0MYojIJmpgQWCdRcMh3cGfrsW1XRUPS7TTRpjPlPj8UmuI55iON-eitnLCR-v1Phy2h0UXtlLS2bloehU3dcUaWdtVIQwdlzj49odmEPD0u3vN/s1400/Maximum%20Mini%20Christmas%202023%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1400" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzYUqWr66PSWqbuANfGFAxIcCgczSV-_e2NkJJuuqWo48W5LSoo6KF5dGCHF3nhSK7fSty4LZphM0u-0MYojIJmpgQWCdRcMh3cGfrsW1XRUPS7TTRpjPlPj8UmuI55iON-eitnLCR-v1Phy2h0UXtlLS2bloehU3dcUaWdtVIQwdlzj49odmEPD0u3vN/w601-h325/Maximum%20Mini%20Christmas%202023%202.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Broadspeed GTS in winter wonderland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Original photograph Paul Stephens, picture editing Jeroen Booij</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-76966613458775543202023-12-19T09:59:00.003+00:002023-12-19T10:07:15.470+00:00Find of the Year 2023: the candidatesHo-ho-ho, it's that time of year again! The time to traditionally decide which has been the best find of a Mini based car in the past 12 months. We've been doing it for the last 13 years, but this is the first time the poll is sent to the Maximum Mini Newsletter subscribers first. But... the more the merrier, and the better for the poll's results, so let me know what you think, too. <div><br /><div>You will know the drill by this time: the car with the most votes simply wins the 'Maximum Mini Find of the Year 2023' title. Over to the five selected candidates:
Just drop me a line below, on Facebook or through my e-mail to tell me which of these is your favourite.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNZ9va9lKVq-3E9K3enGl7oeanB2rkf-ryCUI2eLw7KQn4Yof8phM9QZGGwvsMiL2xIe9lDfUBbp1LDN7mEYW5zEF5EqYaUcuCks4qtIJ_p0Le9PAEqo5EUHzu2xuzjXbo1fmmdyOJy_n1ywOOAF682F_LLWGFg5gsUuhDkQ4bCORLjMEQ2yGnVqJutBE/s796/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Siva%20Buggy%20Neville%20Trickett.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="796" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNZ9va9lKVq-3E9K3enGl7oeanB2rkf-ryCUI2eLw7KQn4Yof8phM9QZGGwvsMiL2xIe9lDfUBbp1LDN7mEYW5zEF5EqYaUcuCks4qtIJ_p0Le9PAEqo5EUHzu2xuzjXbo1fmmdyOJy_n1ywOOAF682F_LLWGFg5gsUuhDkQ4bCORLjMEQ2yGnVqJutBE/w400-h264/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Siva%20Buggy%20Neville%20Trickett.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">A Siva Buggy that has been hiding in a barn since 1982. <u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2023/03/siva-buggy-has-been-hiding-since-82.html">Full story here</a></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w9ce9ldGjy5NkSikMoXEU8SC-JUqgd2nxhWhroMWRdhlAR4M1iq1tQDioGw5WNZdfxn92v2uMNwXVoR-DNZLgeHmKRj6kVLWHIerjzX8eiw41EH8Ij66IfHkDU5eq73rkM2laexGLnzpGmFiyyY9vtuytv-GDc5bgVWKNcbAgLPuiwHsNNh3h-QBFWRr/s800/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Biota%20Mk1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w9ce9ldGjy5NkSikMoXEU8SC-JUqgd2nxhWhroMWRdhlAR4M1iq1tQDioGw5WNZdfxn92v2uMNwXVoR-DNZLgeHmKRj6kVLWHIerjzX8eiw41EH8Ij66IfHkDU5eq73rkM2laexGLnzpGmFiyyY9vtuytv-GDc5bgVWKNcbAgLPuiwHsNNh3h-QBFWRr/w400-h266/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Biota%20Mk1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">A Mk1 Biota put away in storage by its first owner in 1974! <u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2023/03/one-owner-biota-mk1-for-sale.html">Full story here</a></u> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jllA3YYACovUPQoZkq1hiFxorZNYWmvq9jZVrPKxZDyRUqG-IhtAznEqNKxFUzt0BXHH4vsq-JSyXvj_c3k6ejelhl00xDOVue2Ns2gXBIpJrmtKnG8UraBxunrWBaH1jDZMU3fbHCAa4PkMLCRfRk0IX4wp-bOn8tVZObeZvFxXSzbp2baxRnHITniS/s798/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Bulanti%20Mk1%20Australia.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="798" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jllA3YYACovUPQoZkq1hiFxorZNYWmvq9jZVrPKxZDyRUqG-IhtAznEqNKxFUzt0BXHH4vsq-JSyXvj_c3k6ejelhl00xDOVue2Ns2gXBIpJrmtKnG8UraBxunrWBaH1jDZMU3fbHCAa4PkMLCRfRk0IX4wp-bOn8tVZObeZvFxXSzbp2baxRnHITniS/w400-h266/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Bulanti%20Mk1%20Australia.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The first of the Bulanti Minis resurfaced in Australia in February. <u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2023/02/bulanti-mini-ss-resurfaces.html">Full story here</a></u></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYplYjaA7IWI15tCGCV5QuXjn2ksLMSNaEaSuBIDpwBFp6pHGHxskhD369lZKjJ3ZvJOKAvTagrVWZBR9_pKdb_MBIJcdDqcXdp6dRPbkXGeJzb-fYY_0xzPHfQQqLVlgf67nv8OVC9jASXxQWQAnVc3xkeooy02qST6i5gNTGW_1d4Z94e1pSxKAjetL/s797/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Mini%20Marcos%20Targa%20Florio%20car.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="797" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYplYjaA7IWI15tCGCV5QuXjn2ksLMSNaEaSuBIDpwBFp6pHGHxskhD369lZKjJ3ZvJOKAvTagrVWZBR9_pKdb_MBIJcdDqcXdp6dRPbkXGeJzb-fYY_0xzPHfQQqLVlgf67nv8OVC9jASXxQWQAnVc3xkeooy02qST6i5gNTGW_1d4Z94e1pSxKAjetL/w400-h249/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Mini%20Marcos%20Targa%20Florio%20car.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Not exactly a barn find, but thorough research revealed this Mini Marcos to be the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">actual 1967 Targa Florio car. <u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-targa-florio-mini-marcos-4.html">Full story here</a></u></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4T1NpzG9WSOudTQLJiC-L0TWBiO8vcuAejz-6goDsYmOefUd08fCE6Wk6WosbZU74bKEV7wXEHJ8TghQTDisFjqxJx-xoUqRN_JnyN46ed5T0cXpJ_Rcc99iLU0YJuXvJHQLSdwARMw1pRLllhFCyQvzZtvfYfwhf28ssLm3bMY6HNjpOpMbvdVDE8qm/s799/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Ogle%20SX1000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="799" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4T1NpzG9WSOudTQLJiC-L0TWBiO8vcuAejz-6goDsYmOefUd08fCE6Wk6WosbZU74bKEV7wXEHJ8TghQTDisFjqxJx-xoUqRN_JnyN46ed5T0cXpJ_Rcc99iLU0YJuXvJHQLSdwARMw1pRLllhFCyQvzZtvfYfwhf28ssLm3bMY6HNjpOpMbvdVDE8qm/w400-h266/Maximum%20Mini%20Find%20of%202023%20Ogle%20SX1000.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Original USA sold Ogle SX1000 has been languishing in Pennsylvania. <u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2023/11/another-ogle-sx1000-find-in-usa.html">Full story here</a></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-82484534221411500462023-12-15T12:26:00.000+00:002023-12-15T12:26:01.294+00:00Brand new Ogle badges now availableAfter I found an unused original Ogle antelope badge earlier this year, there was finally a template to have quality badges remade. And here they are. They are the exact same size as the originals and come in chrome, just like the Ogle SX1000 has them fitted to both c-pillars, and in the golden colour of the (optional) one that was fitted to the centre console of several cars. There are no pins at the back, so mounting them is easy with kit or double-sided tape. <div><br /></div><div>They are 25 euros for the chrome one and 35 euros for the gold one plus p&p. Drop me a line if you are interested. I will start sending them out next week - perhaps just in time for Christmas..?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rs6qt7WEoJUhhU-5cgDnXN35ZiF9py2mCyh1Q1eGbDp7aAZq1fqZ0EoupQ6xCdHDKnLUJKyqaJ-kXh3DUhPR14q70KS4-fbe0NhhLf4k_nVzMB0ky0Sv8a0RaJSztAHr42ohWGZYJ25_CrXtPdpJk3Lp1ucwaNfXnNavv_qFxp50tEIt74Ci9Ioy45bC/s3836/Ogle%20badges.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="3836" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rs6qt7WEoJUhhU-5cgDnXN35ZiF9py2mCyh1Q1eGbDp7aAZq1fqZ0EoupQ6xCdHDKnLUJKyqaJ-kXh3DUhPR14q70KS4-fbe0NhhLf4k_nVzMB0ky0Sv8a0RaJSztAHr42ohWGZYJ25_CrXtPdpJk3Lp1ucwaNfXnNavv_qFxp50tEIt74Ci9Ioy45bC/w400-h264/Ogle%20badges.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New Ogle SX1000 'Antelope' badges</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-87901078683871556482023-12-11T13:04:00.007+00:002024-01-15T14:40:19.234+00:00Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #2:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mCz756MeDyJzkWdUq3989kdNwP3dJSPeN6AEChFkP04qiusL5Q8jKemmqQrg9br9qHF56husUHrgdERofY9vyfjIUvt3ynpyLG_oA97UyE0MG6u7f0TfmX-btAJTNdvNlJgf9QPdU1uTkjt89m1w7WNgNbPxeEduLtM-pT5d5r5oNTV77gGvrHtiSEGO/s673/Celebrity%20MiniJem%20Mini%20Jem%20owners.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="673" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mCz756MeDyJzkWdUq3989kdNwP3dJSPeN6AEChFkP04qiusL5Q8jKemmqQrg9br9qHF56husUHrgdERofY9vyfjIUvt3ynpyLG_oA97UyE0MG6u7f0TfmX-btAJTNdvNlJgf9QPdU1uTkjt89m1w7WNgNbPxeEduLtM-pT5d5r5oNTV77gGvrHtiSEGO/w400-h270/Celebrity%20MiniJem%20Mini%20Jem%20owners.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Celebrity owned Mini Jems</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNV-0Epu0oiOme280l3Q-VBGoqR90l_nrvuyCaqQR2IbmcNPFaQlcTli2KBcOL_lhZxgZv6f1kiAKTM9uT2of5fz7h6cozTMV6uSJBnqzJ30_0DJEb69TYgtEpp3K2vOpG-gjp1H2Mn__mExutzcdr2dhds1l_LYTpr5HRzq61KrnsFHDXBPRrTMQwnj7/s665/Status%20Rolls-Royce%20Mini%20front%20end.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="665" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNV-0Epu0oiOme280l3Q-VBGoqR90l_nrvuyCaqQR2IbmcNPFaQlcTli2KBcOL_lhZxgZv6f1kiAKTM9uT2of5fz7h6cozTMV6uSJBnqzJ30_0DJEb69TYgtEpp3K2vOpG-gjp1H2Mn__mExutzcdr2dhds1l_LYTpr5HRzq61KrnsFHDXBPRrTMQwnj7/w400-h264/Status%20Rolls-Royce%20Mini%20front%20end.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is this the sole surviving Status RR Mini front end?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5HkJmW-FIez08Y7DQoRGEzWIJ778HFdOgt-Qb9Sfb44RE80ZjH4ZorSk7gbQLu-e8mmIhirloEsnGS24UVTodkP8DbR9BTNYv3Pmnj6a9ZOckBGKDE2_lQhPvPnL-A9Mf1h0l6hrSbCOw_zez1deE_k06Ep5lgdyGpOMsjynQyEJ-2HBdBPczDodXxOg/s671/Status%20Mo%20Co%20Status%20Motor%20Company%20Brian%20Luff%20RR%20front%20Mini.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="671" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5HkJmW-FIez08Y7DQoRGEzWIJ778HFdOgt-Qb9Sfb44RE80ZjH4ZorSk7gbQLu-e8mmIhirloEsnGS24UVTodkP8DbR9BTNYv3Pmnj6a9ZOckBGKDE2_lQhPvPnL-A9Mf1h0l6hrSbCOw_zez1deE_k06Ep5lgdyGpOMsjynQyEJ-2HBdBPczDodXxOg/w400-h274/Status%20Mo%20Co%20Status%20Motor%20Company%20Brian%20Luff%20RR%20front%20Mini.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...And that's a period picture of it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Fk_-2guTnqkbbMP0o7cq2Hq555uqO3tiuMfQtxO6vrs-z3g4NeUDNx9iySlmwcTZH_e2-lc9znPfmh70Z1oPXqlQjer93gUxGJUVn7mYcgSc9E6Ss9PiHyX-rCpUlVpIizxJnrJ0ZkoVHoyt29kCq6WWX_bthgu3fyTni-0hBdSgHP_flOE7vJ3OLlva/s672/Brian%20Foley%20Broadspeed%20GT%20Australia.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="672" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Fk_-2guTnqkbbMP0o7cq2Hq555uqO3tiuMfQtxO6vrs-z3g4NeUDNx9iySlmwcTZH_e2-lc9znPfmh70Z1oPXqlQjer93gUxGJUVn7mYcgSc9E6Ss9PiHyX-rCpUlVpIizxJnrJ0ZkoVHoyt29kCq6WWX_bthgu3fyTni-0hBdSgHP_flOE7vJ3OLlva/w400-h275/Brian%20Foley%20Broadspeed%20GT%20Australia.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Famous Foley Broadspeed GT restored Down Under</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-82591680503500415772023-12-01T14:56:00.003+00:002024-01-15T14:40:41.884+00:00An announcement from MAXIMUM MINIMAXIMUM MINI is going to change.<div><br /></div><div>The Maximum Mini blog was started in 2010. Some 1,600 articles have been published since.
It has always been free to read to anyone, and all the stories of the past 13+ years will remain online to enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, new articles won’t be free anymore. From now on Maximum Mini will continue in the shape of a paid newsletter. There are some very exiting stories on their way right now in the first issue: an update on the Le Mans Mini Marcos project, newly discovered photographs of a mystery Mini derivative and yet another re-discovered Ogle. Two new series about 1960s racers are in the making also. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can subscribe and will then receive the newsletter approximately 50 times a year. </div><div>The price will be 5 euros per month, or 60 Euros per year. </div><div>Just reply to me if you want to be part of it and I will send a payment request and put you on the list. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope to be in touch soon, </div><div>Jeroen Booij</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWkd6bTwkAp7mKrm2Qtli9eDUAGyJHOoRimPDGar43ClICyK4SWLrKKD5yX_foKK2JNt2CgOGwrioEmiVZUioCMJMar7WkbZSBgXsQh-rYxRBs2kpcTMXM36_0UlhmtWfClPkvcrD0O9tx05SAE9LLyrbsahFPWbUbgKBVhsidxOA3oxbrkEqcvCfcr_s_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="2790" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWkd6bTwkAp7mKrm2Qtli9eDUAGyJHOoRimPDGar43ClICyK4SWLrKKD5yX_foKK2JNt2CgOGwrioEmiVZUioCMJMar7WkbZSBgXsQh-rYxRBs2kpcTMXM36_0UlhmtWfClPkvcrD0O9tx05SAE9LLyrbsahFPWbUbgKBVhsidxOA3oxbrkEqcvCfcr_s_=w640-h147" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-70139842917848871632023-11-28T09:12:00.009+00:002023-11-28T14:00:29.863+00:00Meeting up with Julien Vernaeve<p>I just drove 500 kilometres to pick up one single photograph. Have I gone mad? Probably! But then it wasn't just anybody who handed the picture over. I got it from Julien Vernaeve, the 1960s BMC works rally and racing legend plus BMC and Jaguar dealer and... Belgian concessionaire for the Ogle SX1000 in 1962. Vernaeve was the man to import my car to Belgium - still the only SX1000 sold new to the European mainland as far as I know. So, yes, I was very eager to speak to him. When he told me on the telephone he'd also found an old picture of the car with himself and his personal registration on it, nothing could stop me.</p><p>Vernaeve is 92 years old these days and does remember the Ogle well. He did recall it was the same bronze colour as it is today, and I learned about some more details and how he got to import it. A book about his racing career was written a couple of years ago and he gave me a copy of that. In it many pictures of racing cars, Mini Coopers and Cooper 'S's with his private plate '3995.N' and with co-drivers such as Rauno Aaltonen, Andrew Hedges, Paddy Hopkirk, Tony Fall, John Fitzpatrick, John Handley, Geoff Mabbs, Henry Liddon, Tony Pond... His daughter Eveline had arranged the meeting at the family Jaguar dealership which is run by herself and her brother Luc today. When we were finished Julien and his dog jumped into his Jaguar F-Pace and were off. What a man! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i8aisEIahN7jT2BIaLOXlf-N0DzthcBLgnOvDMdaU4fVytzCDtsz-erB7osvw-hIBRbwI8JljAqitMyQebQ-Bf5Gq3GiSS_S7CqotMbnoN1C0U1R6NHegMMEIqZ3OkhS5SjLmRgwTeRjpEEeGyoZPUyOV7P-tZ2szgXAPL3yOql9yq1rdN-AbeJOP_KV/s1037/Julien%20Vernaeve%20Ogle%20SX1000%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1037" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i8aisEIahN7jT2BIaLOXlf-N0DzthcBLgnOvDMdaU4fVytzCDtsz-erB7osvw-hIBRbwI8JljAqitMyQebQ-Bf5Gq3GiSS_S7CqotMbnoN1C0U1R6NHegMMEIqZ3OkhS5SjLmRgwTeRjpEEeGyoZPUyOV7P-tZ2szgXAPL3yOql9yq1rdN-AbeJOP_KV/w400-h284/Julien%20Vernaeve%20Ogle%20SX1000%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Julien Vernaeve, 92, at the family Jaguar dealership with the Ogle SX1000 picture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFFxqMrfO6fQ1qSDUHI7lq81QhE8-4P48UFoQvBmX75adGlCR4qn6dk5pmTEyP1RfgOR1_TGCnTOSxXBwfJw1fhx5EJZgDkLuhrgClD2jF6GRB9mZkSPQFXD6lIZq27wj3slX6I_l9G-sjlDXXb9FGtiwkJ0zdbNS9CTw1ctBLmX2-UO-d-MInJGnLNI8/s1004/Julien%20Vernaeve%20Jeroen%20Booij.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1004" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFFxqMrfO6fQ1qSDUHI7lq81QhE8-4P48UFoQvBmX75adGlCR4qn6dk5pmTEyP1RfgOR1_TGCnTOSxXBwfJw1fhx5EJZgDkLuhrgClD2jF6GRB9mZkSPQFXD6lIZq27wj3slX6I_l9G-sjlDXXb9FGtiwkJ0zdbNS9CTw1ctBLmX2-UO-d-MInJGnLNI8/w400-h272/Julien%20Vernaeve%20Jeroen%20Booij.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me and Julien in the showroom. Vernaeve drove with all the big names in the 1960s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Eveline Vernaeve </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2D_W-GI9_Fo890b70dJcDsm1RdzWi-7JWiIAe4jMkrQVQ4MKzVswiM-edK09WSmPSuxk3K8pK5fAQyP56ILK6KUJCLYOJTSTnXo3xSPkQtESunFv_sqfoYChGJqRm15R9gljcz6w4_PCe8VSOmnp8rVb39NVh9QVo92zxhZmAzhyphenhyphenRKp33cRSKvafT-N4/s1069/Julien%20Vernaeve%20book.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1069" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2D_W-GI9_Fo890b70dJcDsm1RdzWi-7JWiIAe4jMkrQVQ4MKzVswiM-edK09WSmPSuxk3K8pK5fAQyP56ILK6KUJCLYOJTSTnXo3xSPkQtESunFv_sqfoYChGJqRm15R9gljcz6w4_PCe8VSOmnp8rVb39NVh9QVo92zxhZmAzhyphenhyphenRKp33cRSKvafT-N4/w400-h268/Julien%20Vernaeve%20book.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A signature in the book about him that I was handed over. Thank you very much Sir</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij </span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTUFQJGSfKXIXEQcldtQVIM0-EhyphenhyphenQ0OXKZ7OYRBsyr3nSC18QPgnZ6HtCPMi6gLYt5F45F8twfe2_oDr9dmT7H-jToa-VscC3I5Mtg_eZ_5ei_Z8PY6qDV8VvzX6zzKHGpUjo1XuuKhqDT6eixY1QAOZ_Sj1AM19lx20s5nzZNNCyNJTxDtvNWUV7GA2h/s1113/Julien%20Vernaeve%20Gent%20Ghandt%20Vernaeve%20Jaguar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1113" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTUFQJGSfKXIXEQcldtQVIM0-EhyphenhyphenQ0OXKZ7OYRBsyr3nSC18QPgnZ6HtCPMi6gLYt5F45F8twfe2_oDr9dmT7H-jToa-VscC3I5Mtg_eZ_5ei_Z8PY6qDV8VvzX6zzKHGpUjo1XuuKhqDT6eixY1QAOZ_Sj1AM19lx20s5nzZNNCyNJTxDtvNWUV7GA2h/w400-h268/Julien%20Vernaeve%20Gent%20Ghandt%20Vernaeve%20Jaguar.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And off in his Jaguar F-Pace again. Vernaeve Jaguar of Ghent has been a dealer for decades</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-63510425094703012712023-11-23T16:15:00.007+00:002023-11-23T16:25:18.711+00:00Ranger - the haunted Pick-Up<p>Still a great little hummer - the Ranger Pick Up. The way to 'transform your old, rusty 1100/1300 into an exciting all purpose road car' in the early- to mid-1970s. Initially the car was made at an old used car lot in Romford, but when the Pick-up turned out to be profitable, Ranger Automotive Ltd. was set up and the whole project was moved to more suitable premises in 1972: a disused 1920s cinema in Leigh-on-Sea, formerly with 1,200 seats and its own orchestra. What's more: the old theatre was supposedly haunted! A few six-wheelers were made as well as one twin-engined variant by former Broadspeed engineer John J. Thomas.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfm37eAQWadBEiWmmZ3uFIRzYy2wJBp6w_rVvaHMB3QKFAi25TkW5qp3gbzcaTVuVwelZ9M1JoM0BT5xam1uo3d6Zay5zztg6Xh6lqeq9ckGRUt2enp0Kx8FmveXLdJE4_b7Gn64l5CM1vrOrt2Hlv_Gyme6d6uojRTfoTau3Zbt1sPIadR7TOBk8eed7/s400/Ranger%20Pick%20Up%20Maximum%20Mini%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfm37eAQWadBEiWmmZ3uFIRzYy2wJBp6w_rVvaHMB3QKFAi25TkW5qp3gbzcaTVuVwelZ9M1JoM0BT5xam1uo3d6Zay5zztg6Xh6lqeq9ckGRUt2enp0Kx8FmveXLdJE4_b7Gn64l5CM1vrOrt2Hlv_Gyme6d6uojRTfoTau3Zbt1sPIadR7TOBk8eed7/w400-h300/Ranger%20Pick%20Up%20Maximum%20Mini%204.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ranger Pick-Up - made in an abandoned and haunted cinema in the 1970s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAzAJWczJLezFwVuNr20xSW-RpXAGGzYDwv4rhjYje9EiORHiaCvPaKJ1wwifAsVGVAzHIZ9AW3qeyPNRhHSwQLVC1r7OtR4L6msfwy1eqTUdM0NmMiiJFr06IBzp2XXyNB356OM0i8pmJUL-e3J8J1lkmPDaKBcADWpDX54OPM0yhanEVPEv2pUPkf6X/s400/Ranger%20Pick%20Up%20Maximum%20Mini%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAzAJWczJLezFwVuNr20xSW-RpXAGGzYDwv4rhjYje9EiORHiaCvPaKJ1wwifAsVGVAzHIZ9AW3qeyPNRhHSwQLVC1r7OtR4L6msfwy1eqTUdM0NmMiiJFr06IBzp2XXyNB356OM0i8pmJUL-e3J8J1lkmPDaKBcADWpDX54OPM0yhanEVPEv2pUPkf6X/w400-h300/Ranger%20Pick%20Up%20Maximum%20Mini%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some 300 were made between 1971 and 1976, making it a success</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYTTuccjYv-ZSf-eCtApxdfuM-iwRPrqCX89yFIeAe0ek5sdyyAdOoow9t9J6GvpcoPml5kAO1XOHKfZtFXBEzNv5xb2Jm_QODeLVq7H_ePahOaMyDFn9AHDYWiwqnNywTYASRnRr2P9LYz6drwTN67O5m-BCQXGjBdIdaM2kYdqyTxuHc6ZYNaBak894/s400/Ranger%20Pick%20Up%20Maximum%20Mini%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYTTuccjYv-ZSf-eCtApxdfuM-iwRPrqCX89yFIeAe0ek5sdyyAdOoow9t9J6GvpcoPml5kAO1XOHKfZtFXBEzNv5xb2Jm_QODeLVq7H_ePahOaMyDFn9AHDYWiwqnNywTYASRnRr2P9LYz6drwTN67O5m-BCQXGjBdIdaM2kYdqyTxuHc6ZYNaBak894/w400-h300/Ranger%20Pick%20Up%20Maximum%20Mini%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Most Pick-Ups use the 1100's rear lights turned sideways - this one doesn't</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-19228281965196431462023-11-13T13:33:00.002+00:002023-11-13T13:57:23.791+00:00Another Ogle SX1000 find in the USAAnother Ogle SX1000 turns up in the USA, where it has been left deteriorating for many years now. <div>I'd heard about an Ogle in Pennsylvania and had even seen some pictures of it in various states taken throughout the years. But it is only now confirmed to be the same and wearing chassis number 23 by the car's owner and the man who has it in storage for him. I got in touch with the latter and he wrote:<div><br /></div><div>"Hello Jeroen,
Thank you for your note. I do not own an Ogle, but one of my friends
does. I do have it stored for him at my farm. The car did not
have a drivetrain and is in pretty rough condition at this point. The seats were never with the car, but much of the other interior items including the dash have been stored out of the weather. The missing main parts of fiberglass are still stored with the spare parts." </div><div><br /></div><div>He was kind enough to make some pictures and send them over. He also gave a telephone number of the owner to get in touch directly, which I have tried straight away but so far to no avail. I'll keep trying. The car does look pretty sorry for itself, especially compared to earlier pictures when it wasn't exactly a concours car either but when at least the body seemed okay without the major cracks front and back it has now. Let's hope somebody, one day, will take the effort to restore it.</div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU9E_TK-1Iyqh8u_im3jd8rXVB4v7ciYCJ1nP9S89X2YATdCAvfQse6CO5P7WTudlEEpNG_k00E75KUwCXCtiz3Cay_EV31QA88nBrf5H5Waz9om5O-V-SR7k1INxSt7bO2ZuTfVYkne8jqqznlvssnFMT6pmrsD1UEV33FkuDcYdxZxtb53I_lKQhUAK/s816/Ogle%20SX1000%20barn%20find%20Pennsylvania%20Maximum%20Mini%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="816" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU9E_TK-1Iyqh8u_im3jd8rXVB4v7ciYCJ1nP9S89X2YATdCAvfQse6CO5P7WTudlEEpNG_k00E75KUwCXCtiz3Cay_EV31QA88nBrf5H5Waz9om5O-V-SR7k1INxSt7bO2ZuTfVYkne8jqqznlvssnFMT6pmrsD1UEV33FkuDcYdxZxtb53I_lKQhUAK/w400-h266/Ogle%20SX1000%20barn%20find%20Pennsylvania%20Maximum%20Mini%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ogle SX1000 in Pennsylvania is now confirmed to be chassis number 23</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs6jGedf1CP0wXRgLhxD0Qcffk2X6MDVAWMQY_Ltmwd8QZ4nJA4rsHsTWWAtkSlZBkvqD34ab0h5fIo7j8LZaHiKZMVaaw2mLFnCYXPYyb1rnrJ9h5juSWiQCxz10yCDGFJDtnplXfJCafiHbuNfP5gaTAtXQPc_WWlvJAr5cVe5GXYmpH3cwAlW-Mwj0/s809/Ogle%20SX1000%20barn%20find%20Pennsylvania%20Maximum%20Mini%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="809" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs6jGedf1CP0wXRgLhxD0Qcffk2X6MDVAWMQY_Ltmwd8QZ4nJA4rsHsTWWAtkSlZBkvqD34ab0h5fIo7j8LZaHiKZMVaaw2mLFnCYXPYyb1rnrJ9h5juSWiQCxz10yCDGFJDtnplXfJCafiHbuNfP5gaTAtXQPc_WWlvJAr5cVe5GXYmpH3cwAlW-Mwj0/w400-h266/Ogle%20SX1000%20barn%20find%20Pennsylvania%20Maximum%20Mini%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The car has been here for a long time and has deteriorated badly over the years</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPoV47q1a7WMgg3PLiZZjVMMFl8ptFvL0znx94ESv9lfxrOkF3hczlbkkbZZnT5OErdAL0cr7gjeSHjmtiKvdy6T8COnAK26wx7qt9IkR_xDlax74xO0zA6TvLDmSu0WTuN2xMlTIt8mMJg3gTnCesD9fRW81pD2EGpjBUQCYZSLtOC9O57dEyZS4UCa8/s817/Ogle%20SX1000%20barn%20find%20Pennsylvania%20Maximum%20Mini%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="817" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPoV47q1a7WMgg3PLiZZjVMMFl8ptFvL0znx94ESv9lfxrOkF3hczlbkkbZZnT5OErdAL0cr7gjeSHjmtiKvdy6T8COnAK26wx7qt9IkR_xDlax74xO0zA6TvLDmSu0WTuN2xMlTIt8mMJg3gTnCesD9fRW81pD2EGpjBUQCYZSLtOC9O57dEyZS4UCa8/w400-h268/Ogle%20SX1000%20barn%20find%20Pennsylvania%20Maximum%20Mini%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Believed to have been red originally but not much of the paint is left now</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-25598944104933139992023-11-10T16:57:00.005+00:002023-11-10T19:20:13.453+00:00Classic Motor Show 2023 - the Mini derivativesGo to the NEC this weekend for the Classic Motor Show and you are likely to bump into the Minikits Club there. They have another great display of Mini based cars with a Siva Buggy, Jimini 2, Stimson Safari Six, wild Scamp Mk3 and rare Turner Ranger. Great stuff! Last year they even won a Classic and Sports Car Club Award for their effort. <div><br /></div><div>Another club attending is Midas Owners Club with a lovely Mk3 Mini Marcos jammed in between two Midases and somebody spotted a coachbuilt Mini, too, believed to have been built by former Wood & Pickett employees. Have a good weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvkPiApfA5fa4cYjx979z7QDVcCTmtJRwhJp8Nict-H0HjdVsNH2ap4M1MZDkifxi9Ad0HAdfuA604EvEF8qaCc1wwenhgngplpAXECc_EYWWEm8fbd8QdFCis-fQkEKxwg08ibSTkpYtTWEwRrEBrNzarxUyt5rNhyBLl8jc267d2_7nTc6FsV5uIO-N/s2048/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20%20Midas%20owners%20club%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvkPiApfA5fa4cYjx979z7QDVcCTmtJRwhJp8Nict-H0HjdVsNH2ap4M1MZDkifxi9Ad0HAdfuA604EvEF8qaCc1wwenhgngplpAXECc_EYWWEm8fbd8QdFCis-fQkEKxwg08ibSTkpYtTWEwRrEBrNzarxUyt5rNhyBLl8jc267d2_7nTc6FsV5uIO-N/w400-h300/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20%20Midas%20owners%20club%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Mk3 Mini Marcos sandwiches by two Midases!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Midas Cars</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvyEWxuLwiODEE2QyfPA7STlmNmUhKhlN7_RUkqMf0RjEMlx1CKBXzSbFTKiJrX-aI5bcFv1FdbK8FehA7vhOxSgK_6rym8bzJvsMk0hGWtKLAez39a0z9w1gk1t-C9YlNSnGjSE_StkZPjJSzaqsZ3XMK4mv9gEXaWs2GBTjVUJ4Xb1FM1wIFgnGxKgp/s2030/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20Minikits%20stand%20Stimson,%20Turner%20Ranger,%20Jimini%20Scamp%20Siva%20Buggy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="2030" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvyEWxuLwiODEE2QyfPA7STlmNmUhKhlN7_RUkqMf0RjEMlx1CKBXzSbFTKiJrX-aI5bcFv1FdbK8FehA7vhOxSgK_6rym8bzJvsMk0hGWtKLAez39a0z9w1gk1t-C9YlNSnGjSE_StkZPjJSzaqsZ3XMK4mv9gEXaWs2GBTjVUJ4Xb1FM1wIFgnGxKgp/w400-h274/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20Minikits%20stand%20Stimson,%20Turner%20Ranger,%20Jimini%20Scamp%20Siva%20Buggy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And five more Mini based cars on the Minikits stand</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Paul Wylde</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcuNeDLTM-_LEApIuAannlSgs951P2fSKcP6QsgecR066ioK-lZGPgPfiT5kp-7qHf-J-dY1sV-aUMea8S34Tz-y8LfzYCoi420ddx656UizzDamAV67G-fguf22ppOtfAlTLoE2xeZXCjWMbsTR4j6p87gRHVp6etFr1OsGXSjpwoJNQ0N3RegKXp-lz/s1846/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20Stimson%20Safari%20Six.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1846" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcuNeDLTM-_LEApIuAannlSgs951P2fSKcP6QsgecR066ioK-lZGPgPfiT5kp-7qHf-J-dY1sV-aUMea8S34Tz-y8LfzYCoi420ddx656UizzDamAV67G-fguf22ppOtfAlTLoE2xeZXCjWMbsTR4j6p87gRHVp6etFr1OsGXSjpwoJNQ0N3RegKXp-lz/w400-h283/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20Stimson%20Safari%20Six.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Restored Stimson Safari Six is among them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Paul Wylde</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVl4sN4GG33RCeHhrRJ93B98HLUzXgg3OfPAsJvKgMwZoMwep6fxRAeyRyqrvSv1naWw7Yh-lqn_cJYOQrJKicpWONKNGHfWWD4I6pHWjK0hoTI05bsNV2z8p4teaVDG_Ds-eT2rpt6G261_OXeTr9d-oUDYZvWoqqS5l98LQu1lAQzfb6iwEgeSVEs65/s1952/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20Turner%20Ranger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1952" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVl4sN4GG33RCeHhrRJ93B98HLUzXgg3OfPAsJvKgMwZoMwep6fxRAeyRyqrvSv1naWw7Yh-lqn_cJYOQrJKicpWONKNGHfWWD4I6pHWjK0hoTI05bsNV2z8p4teaVDG_Ds-eT2rpt6G261_OXeTr9d-oUDYZvWoqqS5l98LQu1lAQzfb6iwEgeSVEs65/w400-h284/NEC%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202023%20Turner%20Ranger.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And how about this? A lovely and road registered Turner Ranger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Paul Wylde</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSvzWS6zZ9e21YaRvVcbgjArHhR0kdZiOhxdeMi_9zMoWCkJhRaQaPUCIqzs4G9fX01fBfkb6_pxYUKagyP0NUNtbqFqB8OEIsD-ecBmFb36w9R_7NmM3rmpyVqgKSyz3R8qFnywpl35GWHwwOrW6Ht8R-PYFzfyKTUnI0Z1t6lNnamWRx2EsmC7W33Ff/s1499/NEC%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202023%20Mini%20Wood%20&%20Pickett%201997.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1499" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSvzWS6zZ9e21YaRvVcbgjArHhR0kdZiOhxdeMi_9zMoWCkJhRaQaPUCIqzs4G9fX01fBfkb6_pxYUKagyP0NUNtbqFqB8OEIsD-ecBmFb36w9R_7NmM3rmpyVqgKSyz3R8qFnywpl35GWHwwOrW6Ht8R-PYFzfyKTUnI0Z1t6lNnamWRx2EsmC7W33Ff/w400-h328/NEC%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202023%20Mini%20Wood%20&%20Pickett%201997.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This coachbuilt Mini is said to be built by ex-W&P employees</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Marc Eden</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-14312818196519784242023-11-07T11:56:00.002+00:002023-11-07T11:56:56.603+00:00Meredith Mini Special goes Dutch<p>It's good to know that the Meredith Mini Special survives. I did receive a few pictures of it recently, showing the car on its Dutch registration '03-YD-10', which it received after it was sold from the UK 10 years ago and imported to The Netherlands next. Yes, it's a bit of a Triumph-Ford-Mini-hybrid, which was made by Douglas Meredith of Welshpool (<u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2013/11/home-grown-specials-5.html">click here</a></u>). </p><p>Anybody who knows where in this country the car is now? It doesn't seem to come out very o=ften, but I'd love to see it in person one day.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ99wf7QM_-7-zCCGHb2rFPX3fi5Lwliuw3MkQTjh86kPbzSifc3C8LZANFGXtXfa2odRET71YoGIzWwdJSuHwggJ__tI-sIRpEllD35R29odOlW5FX8FlAFHAvLvlB9MT8PNAH9pRMluwm9-oD_TIMb5G4hkf7EbJDn3wGH731iI3HZRmBKD6h9TqCfcN/s1061/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1061" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ99wf7QM_-7-zCCGHb2rFPX3fi5Lwliuw3MkQTjh86kPbzSifc3C8LZANFGXtXfa2odRET71YoGIzWwdJSuHwggJ__tI-sIRpEllD35R29odOlW5FX8FlAFHAvLvlB9MT8PNAH9pRMluwm9-oD_TIMb5G4hkf7EbJDn3wGH731iI3HZRmBKD6h9TqCfcN/w400-h270/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'Mini by Meredith' mixes body elements of Ford, Triumph and Mini</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvHUi0gjTaNBrrrpH8YBhlECDjRQIRvLhItZG2zUVxaJF3YJW_Tyt0iPZ_G_cSXU9g95e5o1iM_jeVUai3r9Ynil8f2hJwP0-1ZXw6Ek8oqi-DDKduSade_EFVmyrfQPQE45Cmt_mxzwV5vUYoWwejehmnM907Fi8vra_0MhYC0C5EpygSgJj__ec6Hmw/s672/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="672" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvHUi0gjTaNBrrrpH8YBhlECDjRQIRvLhItZG2zUVxaJF3YJW_Tyt0iPZ_G_cSXU9g95e5o1iM_jeVUai3r9Ynil8f2hJwP0-1ZXw6Ek8oqi-DDKduSade_EFVmyrfQPQE45Cmt_mxzwV5vUYoWwejehmnM907Fi8vra_0MhYC0C5EpygSgJj__ec6Hmw/w400-h300/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Blurred plate seems to be the British one (KEJ 411P) here, taken prior to re-registration?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rT7bH2SSC4Vd5pxGww7GtA320AeaJTBtNNiHFm9uKV1ZgAvX8fqgd8JWvXgEN3n7EmCoZN_ILUDToKbLV2csS2KjMBj1KpGylVK0BaMG2vOgFVOpBTrVUS7wioLgPEoO8Aia2dbGWuny5M_-uGaZTGqkvvjfNwy7c7JaQqmB3eXvlIn7CRI6e51-_wSA/s601/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="601" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rT7bH2SSC4Vd5pxGww7GtA320AeaJTBtNNiHFm9uKV1ZgAvX8fqgd8JWvXgEN3n7EmCoZN_ILUDToKbLV2csS2KjMBj1KpGylVK0BaMG2vOgFVOpBTrVUS7wioLgPEoO8Aia2dbGWuny5M_-uGaZTGqkvvjfNwy7c7JaQqmB3eXvlIn7CRI6e51-_wSA/w400-h283/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%203.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is on Dutch plate '03-YD-10' since 2014 and does come out rarely, or so it seems</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpsUv33jiCy1J3cUTWlifj0-QQKwTtatHGcTVIOwkk4U3YvlZhSA0rMjbVn_Ozt1YfahLDatyrQj86rXzcMwwy_GlcLf05bQD_9JX5ubyEjORU95yQY1_BKFmus1JG2iRgXVurNfzeNy-c0WhmTIvD3cYnu4bbzCiJ1VenYWvg_Ihqa0T2IPmfjkHPLSV/s652/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%204.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="652" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpsUv33jiCy1J3cUTWlifj0-QQKwTtatHGcTVIOwkk4U3YvlZhSA0rMjbVn_Ozt1YfahLDatyrQj86rXzcMwwy_GlcLf05bQD_9JX5ubyEjORU95yQY1_BKFmus1JG2iRgXVurNfzeNy-c0WhmTIvD3cYnu4bbzCiJ1VenYWvg_Ihqa0T2IPmfjkHPLSV/w400-h300/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%204.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside seems most unusual, but there's no doubt this is a Mini engine, an 1100</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9fj4fLpTf5mm_xtO73DYpwEwNq3-VHrDe5FlFLSrCdRPCVMCd2-pnOsEKh4xsRZGkZeubGUGFGsTMNjVyhHftnDXeK1fEiG89Q5Z9sBrcj03vv4AI4OKUjewgIM-3wH7BnE79N-Z1sf_ZcdN0GCETyK49r2E_4RZBpItjXivqX377LFmcxc-4LJfICmk/s675/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%205.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="675" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9fj4fLpTf5mm_xtO73DYpwEwNq3-VHrDe5FlFLSrCdRPCVMCd2-pnOsEKh4xsRZGkZeubGUGFGsTMNjVyhHftnDXeK1fEiG89Q5Z9sBrcj03vv4AI4OKUjewgIM-3wH7BnE79N-Z1sf_ZcdN0GCETyK49r2E_4RZBpItjXivqX377LFmcxc-4LJfICmk/w400-h300/Mini%20Meredith%20Special%20Maximum%20Mini%205.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seats and more bits of the interior came from a Mini 1100 Special also. Where is the car?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-66693566310763360972023-11-03T19:44:00.001+00:002023-11-05T12:15:50.576+00:00Steve owned that BroadspeedTwo years ago a Broadspeed GT changed owners and eventually found its way to the USA (<u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2021/10/broadspeed-gt-found-and-sold.html">click here</a></u>). The car turned out to be 'WUX 421', which had previously been owned by Graham West of Burton-on-Trent. West had was actually also the man to build it after he got hold of an unused Broadspeed GT roof/rear section in 1971 and decided to graft it on a Mk2 Mini with flared arches and E-type inspired interior (<u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/2011/11/broadspeed-gt-replicas-and.html">click here</a></u>). <div><br /></div><div>Now, another previous owner of the same car contacted me: Steve Philpott. He wrote:
Hi Jeroen,
I was interested to see your blog regarding the new found Broadspeed that is on its way to the USA. I was a previous owner and would be interested in any information on her refurbishment.
I have to say she didn't look like that when she left me, she was metallic maroon with Minilite mag alloy wheels. Any information would be good
Kind regards, Steve"</div><div><br /></div><div>I asked for a bit more info and he came back swiftly: "I owned WUX 421 from 1975 to 1982-ish. It was in a dull red colour when I bought it and I had it resprayed in metallic maroon. It had racing seats, and the Jaguar dashboard. It was sold as a complete car but the engine was blown.
I would love to see photos of WUX and could probably say what stage she was at.
I would suspect that she may have been stripped down and the various parts used for other projects.
I don't have any pictures of her at all, which is a shame."</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, I had some, and shared them with Steve and have added them below, too. Next reply: "Thanks for the photos. That is indeed WUX 421 as I sold her, apart from the Castrol sticker. There was a lot of work done and a few things missing or replaced. There looks to be something not right with the front end light cluster and headlight mounting.
As regards the paperwork... Hmm... There's a story there..."</div><div><br /></div><div>It was only then that I noticed this car has extra bars in its front side windows, a feature I haven't seen on any other of the Broadspeeds. Steve: "I agree it has the same doors. It has had extensive bodywork done. It was registered on the official logbook as a Mini Monza when my ex-wife bought it and she blew the original engine up.
She sold it to me and I put a bored out 998 engine in it.
I wonder if it had a new front end?
When Graham had it, it had a Mk2 Mini front end. In Jeff's photos it looks like it's a Mk1.
Also there were yellow side lights and reflectors front and back.
I read somewhere about electric windows... Not on WUX 421. I have been trying to find Peter Pentz, but not having any luck."</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Steve! Maybe Peter will read this and drop another line..?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-woemzdC1lcD95IJkLVg4f7LT2W9DXfMz930YXQbCCSp_wUruvu8AsnjeiqpqG7Z6Qr_Iw9Fx2EWAJWcHn5_8elIBUgBrn6PNOq0fQ6jqVgHSm-1uqa7s_D2wixnwfXFWjExjCzmGq7XvAEBJG5gWu7e8Du5LdOVDkqwfS3XZTT8tz_et5WLtq55pJCvm/s1199/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421-2%20kopie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1199" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-woemzdC1lcD95IJkLVg4f7LT2W9DXfMz930YXQbCCSp_wUruvu8AsnjeiqpqG7Z6Qr_Iw9Fx2EWAJWcHn5_8elIBUgBrn6PNOq0fQ6jqVgHSm-1uqa7s_D2wixnwfXFWjExjCzmGq7XvAEBJG5gWu7e8Du5LdOVDkqwfS3XZTT8tz_et5WLtq55pJCvm/w400-h240/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421-2%20kopie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Broadspeed GT as Steve Philpott remembers it. This is in the 1980s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Colin Baines</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ3jXk_qQOn6l1t2NzXvnT9tVUVcC0BZ3eI3vkcup2h_nbs5jX6ZyHzBPbDtJgGWQ5eo-eZS4FkYgwxsKoVZWtivu_fdc0NZin8qkKZt6rsE4_5PX3tUs6WQpdRX-PPgLUIQ9awnrE3FFKx9HeVvz_fwljYf-q6efdBRyRrmyLdv8jjhr_rKpVReMUvGT/s1090/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421-1%20kopie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1090" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ3jXk_qQOn6l1t2NzXvnT9tVUVcC0BZ3eI3vkcup2h_nbs5jX6ZyHzBPbDtJgGWQ5eo-eZS4FkYgwxsKoVZWtivu_fdc0NZin8qkKZt6rsE4_5PX3tUs6WQpdRX-PPgLUIQ9awnrE3FFKx9HeVvz_fwljYf-q6efdBRyRrmyLdv8jjhr_rKpVReMUvGT/w400-h276/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421-1%20kopie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;">"It was in a dull red colour when I bought it and I had it resprayed in metallic maroon"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Colin Baines</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW8GNNEyDkJSLZ3WpsIgqn7yqV2mHxDF7p5Roq4tfWOHU6D9-_WaLpG_vh9rb08941eoruhf3Jy5XMF-LF00tZigSVW_agwRf3reH_yDOjT5uj5eddXNk98AxOUVOkcP0ut0N97myfAfPCTvrTeMOJXZCWqDkHV9QNCW0RpJeGXT9c9I0oE3S9lM7Jt7D/s875/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421-3%20kopie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="875" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW8GNNEyDkJSLZ3WpsIgqn7yqV2mHxDF7p5Roq4tfWOHU6D9-_WaLpG_vh9rb08941eoruhf3Jy5XMF-LF00tZigSVW_agwRf3reH_yDOjT5uj5eddXNk98AxOUVOkcP0ut0N97myfAfPCTvrTeMOJXZCWqDkHV9QNCW0RpJeGXT9c9I0oE3S9lM7Jt7D/w400-h266/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421-3%20kopie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the car in 1996 when it was stripped and offered for sale again. Note extra bar in windows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVh7LHEv2UAONx88cghnlh6refJaO7z_KAlKVeFzLYOjJGPsEpPo80MPeLe9VTFA5uz20FRweOZb77zGWLP_l99GNtFrG9UGvLue8zATOgbcnQ4uxbhiOpjOq4L-Fmz1YksqtWppQOMi223PSGiGP-iNjxeMFz_hImXePqhLkzAiBQUujUyMKooK8WiQN/s747/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421%20kopie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="747" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVh7LHEv2UAONx88cghnlh6refJaO7z_KAlKVeFzLYOjJGPsEpPo80MPeLe9VTFA5uz20FRweOZb77zGWLP_l99GNtFrG9UGvLue8zATOgbcnQ4uxbhiOpjOq4L-Fmz1YksqtWppQOMi223PSGiGP-iNjxeMFz_hImXePqhLkzAiBQUujUyMKooK8WiQN/w400-h304/Broadspeed%20GT%20Maximum%20Mini%20WUX421%20kopie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And this is it in 1971 when Graham West had just finished it. It was red then</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbHyraHMILT6fyiydVLSYsR-TxEgN_VmpoZBrJ_x23OujX38s49SX5Hohc1nA6dvCqPpFodaXhRykFlqot3ii2ZOXDeRkjZObryK-EfBXVt_k4-6HmofPihoo0YXftKhdKtJOBX7jf1h1t-M4khBR8OmnEzKknhNCC4kJkOE1Ji1OfNqU4XOAa5Yu3gdz/s797/Broadspeed%20GT%20sold%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="797" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbHyraHMILT6fyiydVLSYsR-TxEgN_VmpoZBrJ_x23OujX38s49SX5Hohc1nA6dvCqPpFodaXhRykFlqot3ii2ZOXDeRkjZObryK-EfBXVt_k4-6HmofPihoo0YXftKhdKtJOBX7jf1h1t-M4khBR8OmnEzKknhNCC4kJkOE1Ji1OfNqU4XOAa5Yu3gdz/w400-h275/Broadspeed%20GT%20sold%20.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last time seen: two years ago, when it was in transit from the UK to the USA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture <span style="text-align: left;">Kingstown Shipping Ltd</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-45585519172746517082023-10-24T10:18:00.002+01:002023-10-25T08:18:40.516+01:00This is the old Camber / Maya GT factoryIt's been a while since I wrote about the Camber / Maya GT, while it is an absolute favourite. Perhaps all the surviving cars have been unearthed by this time? At least most of them have been described on these pages before (<u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/search/label/Camber%2FMaya%20files">full files here</a></u>).<div><br /></div><div>However, I had never before found the exact spot of the old factory. This also because the address given on the cars' promotional material simply was 'Camber Road, Rye', which is quite a long road with several buildings surviving there which could well have been it. </div><div><br />But then Rod Porteous came to the rescue. He wrote: "As a youngster I holidayed near Camber and remember cars being built at this
workshop on the outskirts of Camber. The workshop has been empty for years and thought I would record it before it’s demolished."</div><div><br /></div><div>That has to be it. Great!<br /><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHYY_S0Dzk7boj_Xn3ybeZZ9Gd7M7CGOGG4z1Uk9V3oqR8azyXpoIyaeSOx25f7vtcaOfsiH4F-FFKkbudpiITT3awTW0fQ475l5TehBMP4oQ_H7IaRfxAQLNJ4UzMw1nmvNhGAYaoMfX-sKSkc12va1h47fl8Pqhl8bwpB3VvUsa0x4LiG0i65kC1724/s814/Maya%20GT%20brochure%20Maximum%20Mini.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="814" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHYY_S0Dzk7boj_Xn3ybeZZ9Gd7M7CGOGG4z1Uk9V3oqR8azyXpoIyaeSOx25f7vtcaOfsiH4F-FFKkbudpiITT3awTW0fQ475l5TehBMP4oQ_H7IaRfxAQLNJ4UzMw1nmvNhGAYaoMfX-sKSkc12va1h47fl8Pqhl8bwpB3VvUsa0x4LiG0i65kC1724/w431-h265/Maya%20GT%20brochure%20Maximum%20Mini.png" width="431" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of several Maya GT brochures from 'Camber Road, Rye, Sussex'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR7IvullAOp5uGYZ-GZ0d11ViygP6vxoprCfBvEHUmh_QJYzPi45aBDKNkNivVX33HZf5kC9GdWzmYIze97hhvmO5F0YRkJvRiRXXAGNHPdy-LuEf8Gn_rCTQmAcuA4qfjIgIzXBrOeb9uYcEc5CsbsuuIgOiUDiVlXxsHb6laU6rV0TAwHIqwIaVCPE9/s675/Maya%20GT%20brochure%20maximum%20Mini%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="570" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR7IvullAOp5uGYZ-GZ0d11ViygP6vxoprCfBvEHUmh_QJYzPi45aBDKNkNivVX33HZf5kC9GdWzmYIze97hhvmO5F0YRkJvRiRXXAGNHPdy-LuEf8Gn_rCTQmAcuA4qfjIgIzXBrOeb9uYcEc5CsbsuuIgOiUDiVlXxsHb6laU6rV0TAwHIqwIaVCPE9/w413-h489/Maya%20GT%20brochure%20maximum%20Mini%202.png" width="413" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And another. W. West (Engineers) Ltd. was run by George Holmes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5FS8nd9D7lseGCwGWSFBK1UAfDYo3o1vJCpcSJIyQu7O7b_Gdt1yhrn-owAsaj6TDhQds4vd1U6S3EkaYF77GT-FQvNuJUtdDrR64HDrjgcnN9crSkUXbZ7kAWA9YHiygfDgHPRAch6l5MGJswUKfYJ1XH2-Ak102p1YTQRVC_C86uZpPFy0edwPj4ZA/s1337/W.%20West%20(Engineering)%20Ltd.%20Camber%20Road%20Rye,%20Sussex%20Camber%20GT%20Maya%20GT%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1337" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5FS8nd9D7lseGCwGWSFBK1UAfDYo3o1vJCpcSJIyQu7O7b_Gdt1yhrn-owAsaj6TDhQds4vd1U6S3EkaYF77GT-FQvNuJUtdDrR64HDrjgcnN9crSkUXbZ7kAWA9YHiygfDgHPRAch6l5MGJswUKfYJ1XH2-Ak102p1YTQRVC_C86uZpPFy0edwPj4ZA/w400-h263/W.%20West%20(Engineering)%20Ltd.%20Camber%20Road%20Rye,%20Sussex%20Camber%20GT%20Maya%20GT%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the place where these cars were built, or so remembers Rod Porteous</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Google Maps</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwLjEg_j7aKcRfqnCEUtRqHyy72AvnXK4cu37ztE8zGZ_Le42YpeIHLrT_clMwVKVkbgvULrPtgo_MGq-Ye2c4TzQEMaN-GodHlGGKQk4q_zxoI6v8voEP8MrPoG8gRMCOUzPib0V6R7JfInoxsq-Fm_QwmZ8aYjqCZ73d8MxtmmdL_R94uyt_8kUEC4r/s1551/W.%20West%20(Engineering)%20Ltd.%20Camber%20Road%20Rye,%20Sussex%20Camber%20GT%20Maya%20GT%20George%20Holmes%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1551" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwLjEg_j7aKcRfqnCEUtRqHyy72AvnXK4cu37ztE8zGZ_Le42YpeIHLrT_clMwVKVkbgvULrPtgo_MGq-Ye2c4TzQEMaN-GodHlGGKQk4q_zxoI6v8voEP8MrPoG8gRMCOUzPib0V6R7JfInoxsq-Fm_QwmZ8aYjqCZ73d8MxtmmdL_R94uyt_8kUEC4r/w400-h229/W.%20West%20(Engineering)%20Ltd.%20Camber%20Road%20Rye,%20Sussex%20Camber%20GT%20Maya%20GT%20George%20Holmes%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Just 6 Camber GTs as well as 6 Maya GTs came to life here in these premises</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Google Maps</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504395159942147195.post-13014450177637067932023-10-16T09:10:00.005+01:002023-10-16T09:26:18.158+01:00Ogles in Japan (5)This bright tangerine coloured Ogle SX1000 wears chassis number #36 and was registered 'XSK 195' in the UK. The car was imported to Japan by Tetsuo Warashina in 1991, who ran Warashina Cars of Yaizu-shi in Shizuoka at the time. This company had an impressive collection of Mini based cars - apart from the Ogle there were several Mini Jems and Mini Marcoses as well as a Unipower GT. All of these were offered for sale in 1992 and I don't know if Warashina is still in business but do know that several of the cars are still being enjoyed in Japan, the SX1000 among them. <div><br /></div><div>The car was featured in a number of publications before being sold to another Mini specialist in Japan: Sophie’s of Hachinohe in 1997. The current owner told me recently that the SX1000 has never been extensively restored or repainted since it came to the country in '91. He says it is a bit tatty now, but is well maintained and roadworthy. I really like it.<div><div><br /><div>More about Ogles in Japan <u><a href="https://maximummini.blogspot.com/search?q=ogles+in+japan">here</a></u>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGsCIL4wqgqUI0KIjB3XwiB7hMimS9YppQEmzPPUXfzJPAO-wkqEcTKMjweiFRy5cZqnQQAZipPMtgi4KFxE_k2tvarYbRpQKA2CFm0REwLdZg8_d6KZOaSh0akS93o2zsxT672TPbhb2e58LIAR9qUB5I3h8O__QizGxsEtZHAiBc2Eah-Y9VjSMaE1Y/s731/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="731" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGsCIL4wqgqUI0KIjB3XwiB7hMimS9YppQEmzPPUXfzJPAO-wkqEcTKMjweiFRy5cZqnQQAZipPMtgi4KFxE_k2tvarYbRpQKA2CFm0REwLdZg8_d6KZOaSh0akS93o2zsxT672TPbhb2e58LIAR9qUB5I3h8O__QizGxsEtZHAiBc2Eah-Y9VjSMaE1Y/w400-h264/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'XSK 195' as it was seen in Japan in 1994. It featured in a number of magazines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEy9k9mJbCD0stmrrKTed1jGQW-bCcTbWaR309ZDdaSHyrx_c_xUVi8QDtGOoUiaSxp4KZml6KXk1wJQTFN3Fj7KGPZ5bJ65G5MGDWgHYlnz6L00vAOZxEmJhs6vma9Dq3I5XJ-yvfNpN6Q5p30KmWue_jJR_pj_Cg9drM9iqA5ACxMsvKxE8vmPOFz5h/s813/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="813" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEy9k9mJbCD0stmrrKTed1jGQW-bCcTbWaR309ZDdaSHyrx_c_xUVi8QDtGOoUiaSxp4KZml6KXk1wJQTFN3Fj7KGPZ5bJ65G5MGDWgHYlnz6L00vAOZxEmJhs6vma9Dq3I5XJ-yvfNpN6Q5p30KmWue_jJR_pj_Cg9drM9iqA5ACxMsvKxE8vmPOFz5h/w400-h272/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was part of a broad collection of Mini based cars when at Warashina's in Shizuoka</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72Aajv9GUKK-qvTMVqU9TuqnaZEpCFI6ggJhheocZ0rhvb1nLR_EB6dmBpIRh21V41ZE6h3GJhTlbF2Ejh-BQYYv3RQVyTF9jEwftka-s-Vc9WAsEy1htNALoSUJ-jdjL2lSPgTMqwKwefugthwz8jx_KKkUSTzcyN4R4EnD6ZQxTDQ-mkPAsPgdB-lTA/s866/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="866" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72Aajv9GUKK-qvTMVqU9TuqnaZEpCFI6ggJhheocZ0rhvb1nLR_EB6dmBpIRh21V41ZE6h3GJhTlbF2Ejh-BQYYv3RQVyTF9jEwftka-s-Vc9WAsEy1htNALoSUJ-jdjL2lSPgTMqwKwefugthwz8jx_KKkUSTzcyN4R4EnD6ZQxTDQ-mkPAsPgdB-lTA/w400-h276/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%203.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Engine is said to be a 1275. Brake booster well visible here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LXoRnhqdrOfozKrSxbXoWvXvVlM6tgHfsm3BQHcQ2CM90FInJ7iip-1SCmvUuVEl3x-IyDZP6sqmGc1kaQyK7DrcmlGBlhMkkpJUMEYhUwdTfUOQGdrtpNKRoar2v0YtA_OPe5_1ld62oOQFBua1DMw16fz2hnr24tCad-HbbfHTIudinIzGQMEKApgN/s2176/Warashina%20Cars%20ad%20Ogle%20SX1000%20Unipower%20GT%20Mini%20Jem%20Mini%20Marcos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="1821" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LXoRnhqdrOfozKrSxbXoWvXvVlM6tgHfsm3BQHcQ2CM90FInJ7iip-1SCmvUuVEl3x-IyDZP6sqmGc1kaQyK7DrcmlGBlhMkkpJUMEYhUwdTfUOQGdrtpNKRoar2v0YtA_OPe5_1ld62oOQFBua1DMw16fz2hnr24tCad-HbbfHTIudinIzGQMEKApgN/w399-h477/Warashina%20Cars%20ad%20Ogle%20SX1000%20Unipower%20GT%20Mini%20Jem%20Mini%20Marcos.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1992 ad from Warashina cars shows eclectic range of cars offered for sale</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtRSJTSYEsEmAzlLYJs8aEtAJ6KTsT6NIcDfOZeRSu8_iqj5NJTLDoerlFBk-ZPAXyJjXelban2baOxH0G2PfS-sZ8fXgiFhUppLq2lNBU2kZo-JHnwwkVssuto_sA_BTOMEOAQc0oe2vkGV5nBUbPJjurAduaDH0AAEsJ0W2R0rGQY1qPDIhWZ4tmSnY/s1019/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1019" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtRSJTSYEsEmAzlLYJs8aEtAJ6KTsT6NIcDfOZeRSu8_iqj5NJTLDoerlFBk-ZPAXyJjXelban2baOxH0G2PfS-sZ8fXgiFhUppLq2lNBU2kZo-JHnwwkVssuto_sA_BTOMEOAQc0oe2vkGV5nBUbPJjurAduaDH0AAEsJ0W2R0rGQY1qPDIhWZ4tmSnY/w400-h296/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%205.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today the Ogle can be found in Sophie's Mini shop in <span style="text-align: left;">Hachinohe for over 25 years </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe_8GeeD1qfTsVBWAINJHMleK1TI4h_lKGmybwUwDWNiRRpmDbUhpavb6GzHBXSs2elFYda3uGmfHylqdm9C5rditw7Xqkem1nBGhpQ4uC7c4NQHMgxh4C4bERTatsVoEgZv22oF_IdVpqbQMd5ECSaWukYSiSL-tnNNeCmgWs-5ApvuthzymRVIbbIjk/s579/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="579" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe_8GeeD1qfTsVBWAINJHMleK1TI4h_lKGmybwUwDWNiRRpmDbUhpavb6GzHBXSs2elFYda3uGmfHylqdm9C5rditw7Xqkem1nBGhpQ4uC7c4NQHMgxh4C4bERTatsVoEgZv22oF_IdVpqbQMd5ECSaWukYSiSL-tnNNeCmgWs-5ApvuthzymRVIbbIjk/w400-h308/Ogle%20SX1000%20XSK195%20Maximum%20Mini%204.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">"A bit tatty now, but well maintained and roadworthy" says its current owner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture Jeroen Booij archive</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Maximum Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278829448628021729noreply@blogger.com0