Tag: Mini Cooper S
In this month: 4 October 2000 – last original Mini leaves production
Many people had an original Mini as a first car. Many more have travelled in one. It’s a proper design icon, and a cultural...
Gordon Murray uses his own Austin Seven to break down the crucial design decisions that turned Issigonis’ imp into an icon
‘It could have been a disaster’ Gordon Murray uses his own Austin Seven to break down the crucial design decisions that turned Issigonis’ imp...
1967 Mini Cooper S
‘A small car makes small roads bigger’ We reunite Paddy Hopkirk with a rally Mini Cooper more important than his 1964 Monte winner. 1967...
1963 Downton/Hooper Austin Mini Cooper S
Mini: The Celebrity Choice We drive Princess Margaret’s Downton-tuned Mini, one of the celebrity endorsements that transformed the model’s fortunes. Words Martyn Morgan-Jones Photography...
More Mini 60 at Silverstone
The Mini’s 60th anniversary celebrations at the Silverstone Classic event this summer are set to be even more extensive than first planned and new...
John Sprinzel on speedwell
John Sprinzel co-founded Speedwell in 1957 to race-prepare BMC A-series-engined cars. He recalls tuning by pipe smoke, working with Graham Hill and giving BMC...
Basket-case Mini Cooper S sells for £20k
Proving that what might be one person’s trash is another one’s treasure, a basket-case 1965 Mini Cooper S has sold for £20,000 including fees...
2018 Mini Cooper S
THIS IS meant to be a review of the 2018 Cooper S, but a booking mix-up landed us with a base Cooper automatic by...
The Beatles star’s Paul McCartney coachbuilt 1965 Mini Cooper S sells for £183,500 at Illinois auction
McCartney’s Mini sells for record price. The Beatles star’s coachbuilt Cooper S sells for £183,500 at Illinois auction. A coach-built 1965 Mini...
Mini stolen in broad daylight
Classic car thefts are, unfortunately, still very commonplace. That said, it takes a particularly brazen criminal to steal a car from a Greater London...