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Le Mans Classic Legends 2026: 

report from the driver's seat of the 1966 Le Mans Mini Marcos

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Broadspeed GTS ends up on ots pretty roof

Coldwell Twin Cam Mini for sale

Coldwell GT for sale

See you at Le Mans!

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New pictures of Unipower GT at Spa-Francorchamps

Lost Unipower GT has been hiding in basement for 54 years

 

Crashed Unipower GT repaired and raced in Denmark

Missing Unipower GT road test found

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2026 Season in Swing

The intrepid IMM trio: McCoy GT

The intrepid IMM trio: Heerey GTM

The intrepid IMM trio: Ranger Cub 4

The Otematata Engineering Elin

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Fletcher's crash in more detail

Investigating a Nimrod (2)

NEC Classic Car & Restoration Show 2026

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Mk1 Mini Jem Special: rare shot of very first Jem at very first outing

Mk1 Mini Jem Special: a Mk1 in Canada. Raced, registered and disappeared

Mk1 Mini Jem Special: Mystery autotest car now confirmed to survive

Mk1 Mini Jem Special: Ron's beautiful Mk1 restoration in Australia

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Aurora BMC returns to Goodwood after 60 years

A Mini by Carrozzeria Boano... Really?

Le Mans Mini Marcos at Dutch National concours

Mk4 Mini Marcos sold swiftly through Maximum Mini

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Time-warp Mk1 Mini Marcos racer now for sale

Owner decides to put it on the market after 48 years

Canada three-wheeler mystery now solved

But this Peel Viking Sport GT is another mystery

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2025 Season has kicked off - this is what happened in May

Unique one-off Mini based single seater for sale

Fisher Spyder looses all oil at Doune hillclimb

 

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Le Mans Mini Marcos project - further detailing

Alvan's Moke actually is a rare Everson Cherub

Fast Mk3 Mini Marcos racer now for sale

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Minis at the 'Ring (7) - Marcos, Fletcher and the Jem works team

A Landar R6 in the UK

Dennis Adams dies - this were his Mini derivatives

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Found film footage identifies that Peel Viking

New pictures of Scottish Stimson Mini Bug racer

Unmolested Mk1 Mini Scamp for sale

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How a lost Outspan Orange Mini turned up again

The Biota in the field - still there!

O'Youngs Unipower GT at Macau - where is it now?

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Yet another Ogle SX1000 barn find!

New info on Prince Troubetzkoy's coachbuilt Cooper

Great film footage of Australia's fastest Mini in 1968

Mystery Mini derivative (83)

From Denmark (where the last mystery Mini derivative was located) over to Germany for the next. And this is an intriguing one, which I really hope some of you here will be able to tell me more about. I was made aware of these pictures with the question for more information. I didn't know anything about it but managed to get in touch with Ralf Streethawk, who took these pictures. Unfortunately he didn't know much either, writing: "Hello, I made these pictures in Bergkamen in the Easter weekend. The car was parked next to a Pilgrim and a Spartan. Greetz, Ralf."

Next, I asked a German friend. Again he didn't know it but he did ask another friend who did, leading to the following information, translated from German: "Yes I know this racing series. It's similar to a Formula V but with the Mini engine and the smallest diameter disc brakes of the Cooper that exist. I can't think of the name of these racing cars since it was a long time ago."

Well, well, a German racing series of its own using Mini power. Surely some of you will know that? Do note that this car appears to be road registered also! Thanks Ralf Streethawk for allowing me to use the pictures.

Sleek single seater racer from Germany, used in a racing series. 1990s or 200s?

Picture Ralf Streethawk

Wheels (12") may be the only giveaway to this racing car being Mini powered

Picture Ralf Streethawk

But there you go. That is a Mini engine driving the rear wheels. Who knows more?

Picture Ralf Streethawk