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 Classic Mini Bonnet on New MINI?

 Created by: dr. jinG
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Jul 30, 2021 12:16PM dr. jinG  
Jul 30, 2021 04:22AM Dan Moffet  
Jul 29, 2021 06:43PM Markiss  
Jul 27, 2021 08:29AM dr. jinG  
Jul 27, 2021 03:00AM Dan Moffet  
Jul 26, 2021 07:29AM dr. jinG  
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 Posted: Jul 30, 2021 12:16PM
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I've had no luck, so far.  I'll update if I find info...

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 Posted: Jul 30, 2021 04:22AM
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Originally Posted by Markiss
Interested in seeing this myself now. 
Me too!

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 Posted: Jul 29, 2021 06:43PM
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Interested in seeing this myself now. 

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 Posted: Jul 27, 2021 08:29AM
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Originally Posted by Dan Moffet
... and we thought the 'hare-lip' Mini had a problem!
Haha!  Actually, as I recall, it looked quite good and made it look the way I wish BMW had made the MINI. 

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 Posted: Jul 27, 2021 03:00AM
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... and we thought the 'hare-lip' Mini had a problem!

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 Posted: Jul 26, 2021 07:29AM
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In the early days of the MINI, there was a company (I think in the UK) that was talking about manufacturing a bonnet that was basically an overlay for the MINI that gave it more of the Classic Mini look (vertical nose and headlights).  I don't think that they ever came to market, and I don't know how many were ever made, but does anyone recall the name of the company and/or possibly have pictures?  I recall seeing a dark pic of the shop with guys standing around a MINI, ostensibly working on it, that looked a lot like a Mini.

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