Mini Derivative Models 1964 to 1991 Thinking that the “Heritage Motor Center’s” publication “Mini Derivative Models 1964 to 1991” was going to be a paper-back publication of photographs & stories that I could read on my next plane trip she was kind of disappointed when a CD came in the mail.
This seemingly innocuous Compact disk with it’s image of a Moke on the cover belies that which lies within……..
‘You can’t tell a book by its cover’ nor seemingly a CD either.
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Engine - Metro engine identification data A word of warning - whilst the data given here is as accurate and complete as I could make it without 6 months-worth of hermit-like investigation, there are bound to be oddities. Austin/Morris, BL/Austin Rover Group/Rover were never dedicated at keeping 100% correct records, particularly post 1970 - that's why Heritage really struggle with trying to identify cars manufactured after 1969. The Metro data - or lack of it - proves the point. It's nothing like as comprehensive as the Mini stuff.
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British Motor Heritage will increase prices effective 1st January 2007. This increase results from increased costs to the business from raw materials and energy costs. The price of steel increased by 13.2% in October and we cannot absorb the impact any longer. Energy costs have also increased dramatically over the last year.
MINI Launches in the US It’s been 35 years since the last Mini was sold in the US. Now BMW is getting ready for the launch of the MINI, and dealers, media and technicians are learning about the new car’s heritage and discovering first hand from people such as Paddy Hopkirk what the car is all about.
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New MINI Comparison It's the most eagerly awaited car of the year and potentially the most controversial of the decade. Expectation is huge, as anyone interested in cars has an opinion about it – before it's even turned a wheel.
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New Mini draws the crowds, but will it attract the buyers? One of the biggest draws at the Detroit motor show previews during the past week has been the new Mini from BMW.
But market analysts are questioning whether the car - even in the performance Mini Cooper version - will attract the 20,000 buyers annually that BMW hopes for in the North American market.
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The European job Mini enthusiasts have reacted with anger to news that 70 per cent of the new model will come from abroad.
As production of the old Mini ends after 41 years, we can reveal that its replacement is to be a hotpotch of parts made in SIX different countries.
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Last Mini leaves Longbridge Sixties icon Lulu today drove the 5,387,862nd and final classic Mini off the production line, bringing to an end a milestone in British motoring history.
After 41 years of continuous production, manufacturing of the car that symbolised the Swinging Sixties ended at the MG Rover Group plant at Longbridge, Birmingham.
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Farewell to the classic Mini The last of the classic Minis will roll off the Rover assembly line at Longbridge near Birmingham, England today (October 4) after 41 years in production.
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Mini pickup, wagon among styles considered The new Mini, the sensation of the Paris Car Show this week, could be stretched to create a Clubman Mini wagon or a two-seat pickup truck version of the legendary British small car, its designer said on Friday. [Complete Article]
Mini's British heritage may be threatened The new BMW reincarnation of the British Mini motoring icon which will debut at the Paris Motor Show at the end of September may not be British for very long. Reports are circulating that the New Mini will have as much as 70% of its components sourced from outside the UK. Its engine is being sourced from a BMW and DaimlerChrysler joint venture in Brazil.
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University Motors announces trade conference University Motors Ltd of Ada, Michigan, one of two Heritage Approved Workshops in the United States, has announced the dates for the Year 2000 Trade Conference. An invitation is extended to all those in the MG parts and service community to share business and technical information in a two day conference. [Complete Article]
BMW to keep British Motor Heritage Ford's eagerly anticipated involvement in the future of Mini Classic appears to have been curtailed. Last month it was confirmed by Ford Premier Automotive Group, BMW and British Motor Heritage that Ford would be taking over future production of the Classic shell at BMH Witney. Now it seems Ford's interest is more limited than that. [Complete Article]
Blue Oval Over The Heritage Centre With all of the back and forth over the new BMW sale of Rover Group not much has been said till now about the future of the Heritage Motor Centre and its world famous collection of vehicles and archives. According to "Classic & Sports Car" magazine, in its May issue, Ford will be the new nominal custodian of the British Motor Industry Heritage Centre. [Complete Article]
Update on the Ford/BMH situation Ford has bought the Gaydon Museum (BMIHT and BMIHC) and Research Centre Complex. BMW will keep British Motor Heritage including the Witney site. This means that, for now, once the Longbridge assembly line closes down, BMW will be in charge of producing original Mini bodyshells. [Complete Article]
Ford Subsidiary Buys Gaydon The British Motor Industry Heritage Centre at Gaydon has been bought by a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. This includes current the Mini production line, although the life of the classic car is unlikely to be extended, and will end as planned in September 2000. [Complete Article]
BMW sells Land Rover to Ford German car maker BMW AG completed the pull-out from its loss-making British Rover subsidiary on Wednesday, selling Land Rover to Ford Motor Co and sweetening the deal by agreeing to take on the unit's debt.
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Some New MINI Cooper history One night after work I decided to stop off at Mini Mania just to see what was going on -- and I am now very glad that I did. Don Racine saw me pull up and asked if I would join him in his office to discuss a matter of importance. He asked if I might be interested in becoming involved in a "focus group" discussing future plans for the Millennium Mini. [Complete Article]
Proud comeback for Britain The British car is dead. Long live the British car. Rover's demise as a large manufacturer should finally lay the awful ghost of Leyland to rest. But what next?
The future could be bright - and a world away from the walnut-and-leather dead end that has dogged home-owned mass-production carmaking. [Complete Article]
The wide-boy Mini that never was We took some bodyshells, chopped them up and added extra length and width. We wanted it to look right, and adding 50 mm to both dimensions was the most acceptable solution [Complete Article]
The MG that never was THE MGB was a delight. I first drove one in 1962 when I worked for The Motor. It was one of the first press test cars, and it had wind-up windows instead of draughty detachable Perspex side-screens like my old MGA. [Complete Article]
Worst Of Show Bruce Blair's Morris Million took "Worst Of Show" honors at Mini Mania's Nevada City Adventure last June. Have a look from Bruce's point of view. [Complete Article]
Not quite the full Monte 'PULL over there, where there won't be any interruptions," said Tony. "We're due out in 35 minutes, and I've got to mark up the maps . . .
Parking the Triumph in a quiet corner of the Aire de Beausoleil, a service station alongside the A8 just short of the Italian border, [Complete Article]
THE ADVENTURES OF MINI CINDY - Part I It all started that fateful Christmas morning, December 25, 1996. I had been co-driving a 1960 Austin Healey Sprite with my father, Larry Shaffer, in the Pennsylvania Hill Climb Association/SCCA Solo I series... [Complete Article]
MG Rover Transforms Itself Into A Specialist Sporty Car Maker A new flagship MGF soft-top roadster and three “X-cars” spanning the small hatch, four-door sedan and premium car segments have been unveiled by Britain’s MG Rover as it embarks on a new brand-building strategy following the debacle under BMW ownership. [Complete Article]
Mini takes a final bow The final Mini to roll of the production line, a 10ft red Mini Cooper Sport, has been presented to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust.
The most famous small car ever has followed a tradition within the company and will go on public display at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, alongside many other examples of the best in British design and engineering. [Complete Article]
Buying classics: The Mini The classic Mini market has shifted in the last couple of years. Not so long ago, the ideal old Mini was a perfect original from the 1960s, but there's a rapidly growing trend towards buying middle-aged cars, retaining or even enhancing the 1960s look while modernising them technically. [Complete Article]
FBHVC Endorses Lead Substitute Products Those worried that the disappearance of leaded petrol at the end of this year could curtail the use of their cherished vehicles should be heartened by the announcement that the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) is endorsing four lead substitute products as adequate for all normal driving.
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MG Magazine to cease publication after 22 years After 22 years, MG's long, protracted withdrawal from North America is now complete. MG Magazine, the last remaining vestige of MG's presence in North America, has ceased publication.
Ironically, it was not for a lack of readers. In fact [Complete Article]
Mini & Mini Cooper FAQ Part 1 The Mini FAQ is a list of frequently asked questions (plus answers) about maintenance and mechanical work on Minis and Mini Coopers. The answers are mostly derived from the archives of the Mini-List mailing list and are the work of contributors to the list, edited for presentation in the FAQ. [Complete Article]
History In The Taking The BMW-owned Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire, is home to 350 historic vehicles, plus a massive document archive. Ford's acquisition of Land Rover means it will soon own the Gaydon vehicle development facility – next door to the museum – which led to speculation it was buying the Heritage Centre as well. [Complete Article]
Bugeye Vintage Racer: Part 2: The story continues. In Part 1 I found the car of my dreams. I took the
first giant step toward racing. Now it was time to find out exactly what I
bought.
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Mini Mania, Inc. strives to make “Customer Service’ our primary objective. And while this customer service objective for us may not be consistent with the classic definit.... [Complete Article]
Prices are rising worldwide, not only at our own gas pumps but even for the bits and bobs which keep our beloved Minis running. British Motor Heritage (BMH) is the world supplier for factory original quality sheet metal for the Classic Mini and other British cars. As BMH’s sole authorized distributor in the US, Mini Mania recently received notification of price increases across the BMH range of products.
Mini Mania Carries BMH Approval Heritage Approval means that Mini Mania (USA) meet strict criteria regarding quality of service, product knowledge, financial stability, premises and that they carry a broad range of Heritage Original Equipment parts in stock.
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Mini Mania to attend Mini Meets Mini Mania, a leader in the classic Mini Cooper after-market and now the new BMW MINI Cooper, will be a featured participant and supporter of the upcoming national "Mini Meets" in Dublin Ohio and Pleasanton California this summer. [Complete Article]
New MINI Test Drive at Thunderhill Our New MINI got out of the shop long enough to get tested on the track a few weeks ago. Read our first-hand account on how the car performed with Mini Mania modifications in place. [Complete Article]
Body Shell Fitting The choice you have made in purchasing a body shell for your car instead of the component parts to repair the existing one is correct. The man hours of labor and degree of experience and skill involved to assemble the shell are extensive and you have rightly chosen to entrust this to British Motor Heritage, the original manufacturer.
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Product Review HMCC4001 The Heritage Motor Centre (HMC) combined their historical resources with Mark Greer and Associates’ knack for cataloguing and compiled the largest assemblage of Adobe Acrobat files, for 1959 to 1969 Minis, on the face of the earth. The most amazing part of this is there were no Adobe Acrobat files at all until 1990, thus provoking the question, “Where exactly did they get these?” This mystery aside, the HMC has amassed a virtual cornucopia of technical and owner’s manuals for the Mini Saloon, Mini Cooper and Cooper S, the Mini Van, the Mini Pick-up, Countryman, Traveler, Riley Elf, Austin Seven, Australian Mini, and Woseley Hornet MKI, II and III on one super-easy to use CDROM. You might be asking yourself, “Self, why do I need all of these manuals when I only have one classic Mini?” Well, to be quite honest, apart from nostalgic reasons, and the fact that you cannot find original parts publications for a 1967 Mini Countryman Woody Wagon anywhere else, much less the original owner’s manual to a 1959 Austin Seven MKI, there might not be a reason for you to invest in this CD. However, if you want these impossible to find manuals to top off that “complete car” restoration project, or if you can’t remember the proper firing order for your Riley Elf (1, 3, 4, 2), or if you are simply a glutton for knowledge, this is the compilation for you.
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Mini Happy Returns A rave reception on the streets of Cardiff suggests the new Mini pushes all the right buttons. "This little car is going to sell its socks off," a colleague said as we buzzed a new Mini [Complete Article]
The German job FIRST impressions of the new MINI? It was so black and white I thought I was stuck in a parody of Ian Dury's Sweet Gene Vincent - white face, black roof, white socks, black boot, black hair, white wheels...
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