Classic Mini

  • MINI DRIVERS AMONG LONDON BRIDGE HEROES

    MINI DRIVERS AMONG LONDON BRIDGE HEROES

    Matt Bell on 19th December 2019

    Two classic Mini-driving tour guides were among the members of the public who selflessly rushed to disarm a terrorist during the November 29 attack on London Bridge.

  • E-TYPES HEAD FOR ITALY

    E-TYPES HEAD FOR ITALY

    Matt Bell on 28th October 2019

    Classic Jaguars enjoyed an 11-day celebration of The Italian Job movie as team of E-Types headed for Italy as the movie turns 50 in 2019. 

  • WORLD’S MOST ORIGINAL MINI?

    WORLD’S MOST ORIGINAL MINI?

    Matt Bell on 20th September 2019

    Woodham Mortimer, formerly JD Classics, is offering for sale what is thought to be the world’s most original Mini. Registered in 1968, it has covered just 272 miles since new and still features the plastic seat covers.

  • MINI IN THE PARK 2019 REVIEW

    MINI IN THE PARK 2019 REVIEW

    Matt Bell on 30th August 2019

    The Mini’s 60th anniversary celebrations continued with a revamped Mini In The Park on August 18.

  • BIG NUMBERS FOR MINI

    BIG NUMBERS FOR MINI

    Matt Bell on 26th August 2019

    As well as celebrating 60 years since the original Mini rolled off the assembly line, there is another production landmark for Mini enthusiasts to get excited over: on July 24, 2019, the 10 millionth MINI was built.

  • IMM 2019 REVIEW

    IMM 2019 REVIEW

    Matt Bell on 22nd August 2019

    Bristol played host to the biggest International Mini Meeting ever as the 2019 show takes on new heights. Here's our highlights from the IMM 2019 show. 

  • NATIONAL MINI AND METRO 2019 REVIEW

    NATIONAL MINI AND METRO 2019 REVIEW

    Matt Bell on 21st August 2019

    There was a real international flavour as the fourth annual National Mini and Metro Show 2019 took place at the British Motor Museum on August 4.

  • 1960S CLASSICS FOR UNDER £10K

    1960S CLASSICS FOR UNDER £10K

    Matt Bell on 19th August 2019

    We take a look at some of the sub £10k 1960s classics which shaped the decade famously dubbed “Groovy”. 

  • SWVA JULY SALE REVIEW

    SWVA JULY SALE REVIEW

    Matt Bell on 15th August 2019

    The SWVA July sale had a full catalogue of 81 classics under the hammer at its Poole base on July 26, with everything from bargains to prestige.

  • SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2019 REVIEW

    SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2019 REVIEW

    Matt Bell on 9th August 2019

    This year’s Silverstone Classic event on July 26-28 proved to be the biggest yet, with the three-day retro motorsport festival attracting record grids, record car club attendees and record spectator numbers.

  • MINIS ON THE ROAD TO IMM

    MINIS ON THE ROAD TO IMM

    Matt Bell on 8th August 2019

    The International Mini Meeting returns to England for the first time in five years on August 8-11, with representatives from a whopping 46 countries travelling to Washingpool Farm near Bristol for a mammoth celebration that will coincide with Mini’s 60th birthday.

  • TEWKESBURY CLASSIC VEHICLE FESTIVAL

    TEWKESBURY CLASSIC VEHICLE FESTIVAL

    Matt Bell on 1st August 2019

    Over 1000 classic cars of all shapes and sizes are expected as The Rotary Club of Tewkesbury stages its ninth Classic Vehicle Festival at Tewkesbury School playing fields on August 18.

  • CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW ANNIVERSARY HALL ANNOUNCED

    CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW ANNIVERSARY HALL ANNOUNCED

    Matt Bell on 29th July 2019

    More details have been revealed for November’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, held at Birmingham’s NEC. The event is celebrating its 35th birthday in 2019, and to mark that milestone, Hall 8 will be dedicated to the marques, models and clubs that have appeared since 1984.