Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #65

Spring is in the air: project cars update (Ogle)

Spring is in the air: project cars update (Marcos)

For sale: Mini derivatives Down Under

Reptune Gullwing: yes, they really were built!

Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #63

What a great donation of historic photographs!

Mini Festival organizers looking for Broadspeed GT

And another 'Sprinted' Riley Elf

Eve is looking for her husband's old GTM

Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #58

Sir Elton John and his Wood & Pickett Mini Margrave

Where is the Winter brothers Heerey GTM today?

Mini derivatives of Los Angeles - say a little prayer

Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #48

Buying and building a Mini Marcos in 1974 - Eric's story

McCoy GTs and a GTM Coupe in a field in Scotland - now for sale

Taking the Ogle to the last show of 2024. Well... probably

Now in Maximum Mini Newsletter #26

Raced, lost, found and now for sale: Dagobert's Cox GTM 

Heerey GTM found in... the USA

Mini Jem prototype in historical track test

Fantastic Heerey GTM now for sale

Back in early 2022 Andy Parkinson got in touch about a derelict Heerey GTM he'd found and planned to restore. It certainly was a challenging project but Andy cracked on with it and really surprised me when it was finished and back on the road within a year or so. He tackled just about everything on the car, apart from the paint as he left the body in its 'as found' condition, which I think is just marvelous. We found out it was an early Howard Heerey-built car with the correct chassis plate and registration. It was sold in 1970 but only registered in 1974 and on the road up until '89. 

Andy surprised me again this week, when he announced to offer the car for sale. "Yes Jeroen, I sadly decided to sell it. I have my Mk1 Mini that's on the road and also an AMC Cub to restore so something has to go due to lack of space." Well, it certainly is quite a chance for somebody else to own a freshly restored and fantastic car now. See the ad here.

Andy's 1970 Heerey GTM, first registered in 1974 and now for sale

Picture Andy Parkinson

Don't let the paint job mislead you. This car is fully restored underneath

Picture Andy Parkinson

Great interior with all the right period bits and pieces in place, ready to go
Picture Andy Parkinson 

Engine has been fully rebuilt, too, all the specs are in the advertisement

Picture Andy Parkinson

 Alloy 3 core radiator, baffled custom alloy fuel tank, fully rebuilt suspension and much more

Picture Andy Parkinson

1275 A+ engine before it went in, with MG Metro cam, big valve cylinder head, 1.5” rockers etc...

Picture Andy Parkinson

And a walkaround video to give an even better impression about it...

Video Andy Parkinson

...Plus one of the engine running

Video Andy Parkinson

NEC Classic Car Show 2022: the Mini derivatives

This weekend the NEC will be hosting the Classic Motor Show and, like last year, the Minikits Club is present with a great number of Mini derivatives. On their display a freshly restored TiCi, barn find Biota Mk1, Heerey GTM, Mini Marcos Mk4, Hustler Sport, Ogle SX1000 and Minus Maxi. What a fun stand!

Another club attending is the Unipower GT Owners Club & Register with three cars looking very good too. Apart from Gerry Hulford's yellow racer there's also the ex-Janspeed competition car that now appears to be road-registered. Third is a freshly restored car in orange/white of which I hope to learn more soon.

UPDATE 13 November: Fantastic news: Minikits wins the award for most interesting selection of cars in the Classic and Sports Car Club Awards at the NEC Classic Motor Show. Well done boys!

 

Minikits display at the NEC 2022

Picture Paul Wylde

Biota Mk1 at the Minikits display

Picture Paul Wylde

Mini Marcos Mk4 at the Minikits display

Picture Paul Wylde

Hustler Sport at the Minikits display

Picture Paul Wylde

Ogle SX1000 at the Minikits display

Picture Paul Wylde

Minus Maxi at the Minikits display

Picture Paul Wylde

Heerey GTM 1-3 at the Minikits display

Picture Paul Wylde

TiCi at the Minikits display

Picture Paul Wylde

And three Unipower GTs at the marque's Owners Club & Register's stand

Picture Lez Dix

UPDATE: The boys from Minikits receive their trophy for 'most interesting selection of cars'. Congratulations!

Bonus picture: an Outspan Orange Mini, also seen at the NEC 

Picture Andy McPhail

And one more: that cool Clubman camper van, now fully restored and looking great

Picture Andy McPhail

Market round up (Spring 2022)

Another market round up to see what is for sale for those wanting to buy a Mini based car right now. Once again there is lots to choose from, from the weird to the wonderful and from the cheap to the expensive. In alphabetical order I present to you:

A beautiful AEM Scout with 1965 registration. Ad here

Andersen Cub in the UK with hardly any miles. Ad here

Andersen Cub Six, a.k.a. Sundancer in St. Tropez. Oh-la-la! Ad here

Banham Sprint with 1275 engine and 1970 reg. Ad here

Gorgeous 1992 Domino Pimlico in The Netherlands. Ad here

Grantura Yak needing TLC but correctly registered. Ad here

GTM Coupe project in Austria. Ad here

1980 Hrubon Phaeton in sunny France. Ad here

Hustler 6 with 1965 registration in Wales. Ad here

Rare Jimini 1 with gull wing doors. Love it! Ad here. 

Jimini 2 that was featured in Maximum Mini 2. Ad here. 

Mini Jem Mk2, ready to go, in France. Ad here

One of 4 Mini Marcoses offered for sale in France. Ad here

And another Mk4 Mini Marcos in green. Ad here

And yet another Mk4 in white (that's not a '66 car!). Ad here

Plus a Mk3 Mini Marcos in red. Ad here

1966 Mini Moke with rare Barton hardtop in Spain. Ad here

Barn find Stimson Mini Bug in Northern Ireland. Ad here

Stimson Trek in bits at an eye-watering price. Ad here

Genuine Wood & Pickett Mini needing serious work. Ad here

For 100s more Mini derivatives seen for sale previously, have a look at previous market round ups:

Summer 2020

Autumn 2019

Autumn 2018

Winter 2018

Summer 2017

Summer 2016

Autumn 2015

Summer 2013

Autumn 2012

And then there's the Maximum Mini Marketplace