Mini Time Line
Part 6 – 2003 On
Compiled by Chuck Heleker
Last Updated October 30, 2012. Sources Updated.
Please, see the Notes and Sources listed at the end of the article.
2003
March
July
August
Misc.
2004
February
June
Misc.
2005
February
July
Misc.
2006
February
June
Misc.
2007
February
June
July
2008
February
May
June
July
2009
February
April
June
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The 1st Mini Meet North was held the 19th – 21st at Mosport International Raceway, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- The 6th “national” Mini Meet was held the 29th - July 2nd at Winona, Minnesota.
Misc.
2010
February
May
June
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The 2nd Mini Meet North was held the 18th – 20th at Mosport International Raceway, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- The 30th Mini Meet East was held the 30th – July 3rd in Fairborn, Ohio.
- The 31st Mini Meet West was held the 28th – July 2nd in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.
October
2011
February
- The 16th Spring Thing was held the 18th – 20th in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
April
June
July
2012
May
February
April
- The 4th in the Mini 50 series (Mini 54) was held the 18th – 21st in Cherokee, North Carolina.
June
- The 33rd Mini Meet West was held the 19th – 21st in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
- The 32nd Mini Meet East is scheduled in Magog, Quebec, Canada, the 29th – July 1st.
2013
June
- The 34rd Mini Meet West is schedule to be held the 18th – 20st in Bend, OR.
July
- The 33nd Mini Meet East is scheduled to be held the 2nd – 5th in Kingston, NY.
Misc.
- The IMM is to be held in Mugello, Italy.
Notes:
1. The above car information applies mainly to English produced Minis for sale in the UK. Some differences are noted for cars produced in other countries or for sale in other countries. Caution is suggested when applying the general information to all Minis no matter where produced.
2. Change points may vary by model. Where possible, the earliest introduction dates found are listed.
3. Most production figures are taken from Golding’s, Mini, Thirty-Five Years On, Hubner’s, The Big Mini Book, Rees’, Complete Classic Mini, 1959 – 2000, and Ruppert’s, Mini, and are worldwide production figures; except, figures from 1983 on do not include Mokes. The majority of the production figures listed are approximates. The published literature gives varying numbers.
4. Starting dates for some models (especially, the “Specials” or “Limited Editions”) vary depending upon the sources used. Some of the differences may be accounted for by whether the source was using the date the model was announced, the date production started, the date the model was first shown (like at an auto show), or the date the model actually was available for sale. Often which date was being used was not clear.
5. Dates for Mini Meets and similar events are as accurate as I could find them at the time of publication. Some dates, like start dates, may not be accurate depending upon how the host group advertised them. For instance, sometimes the afternoon and evening before the first major event was open for checking in and registration and was considered one of the dates of the events. Sometimes it was not.
Sources:
- Bardsley, Alec Issigonis, The Making of a Designer, 1998
- Browning, The Illustrated History of the Works Minis In International Rallies and Races, 1996 (2nd Edition)
- Davis, Spotlight on Mini Minor Downunder, 1990
- Dickens, Garry. Registrar of the Mini Cooper Register for Mini Supers.
- Factory workshop manuals, (various)
- Factory parts books and microfiche, (various)
- Golding, Mini, Thirty-Five Years On, 1994
- Haynes, Owners Workshop Manuals, (various)
- Hubner, The Big Mini Book, 1992
- Mini Cooper Register’s Cooper World magazine. www.minicooper.org
- Mini Mania Forum. Various people on the Mini Mania Forum contributed to the Spring Thing and Mini Meet West locations and dates.
- Mini Moke Club (England), A Guide to Mini Mokes, 1997
- Nahum, Alec Issigonis, 1988
- Nye, Cooper Cars, 1983
- Parnell, Original Mini Cooper and Cooper S, 1993
- Plano, Miguel & Ricardo, Bogotá, Colombia, for Mini Cord information. See www.minipassionmini.50megs.com
- Pollet, Charlie. Helped fill in the Mini Meet East dates and confirmed dates for the “national” Mini Meets, a.k.a., East Meets West or West Meets East
- Pressnell, Jon, Mini, The Definitive History, 2009
- Rees, Chris, Complete Classic Mini, 1959 – 2000, 2003
- Ruppert, Mini, 1997
- Verster, Dr. Ryno. Supplied much of the information on the South African Minis based on magazine tests and other period literature, as well as information from his book, A South African Mini Story, 2007.
- Information related to BMC and other names the company took on over the years was derived from many different, and sometimes conflicting, sources. It is intended only to give a general idea of the path taken over the years by the company that designed and originally produced the Mini.
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