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As this issue of MiniWorld hits the shops, the UK’s show season will be winding down for the winter months. We’ve still got November’s Classic Motor Show at the NEC to look forward to, as well as plenty of all-year-round local meets taking place thro

Information on next year’s all-important International Mini Meeting (IMM2024) is coming thick and fast, with tickets now on sale for what promises to be a spectacular few days. According to Mini IG Bamberg, organiser of the event, there are already “

This year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on November 10-12, will be offering visitors more motoring knowledge than ever before thanks to its new ‘Meet the Experts’ Theatre. The Theatre will cover a who

After the success of this year’s 25th anniversary event, the dates of the 2024 Goodwood Revival have now been announced. Next year’s event will take place from Friday, September 6 to Sunday, September 8 and will offer the usual ombination of historic

David Brown Automotive has announced another variation on its Mini Remastered theme, this time launching an EV version that carries a UK price tag of £150,000 including taxes. According to the company, this all-electric newcomer “sets new standards f

Paul Martin’s love for the Mini began when he was just five years of age: “My first sight of a Mini was when my mum and dad bought a blue MkI, called Della,” he recalls. “It had a portable radio and you had to plug the aerial in for it to work. I viv

At London’s Ace Café on the first Thursday of every month. Good food and a great atmosphere. london.acecafe.com Annual end-of-season classic car extravaganza covering numerous halls at Birmingham’s NEC. Displays, live demonstrations, trade stands, au

I am planning a cooling system overhaul for my Mini as I’ve noticed the needle on the temperature gauge creeping up slightly on several occasions recently while I’ve been queuing in traffic. This will be the first larger rebuild job I will have attem

It’s unusual to see a Countryman or Traveller in the UK without wood trim. At the start of production in March 1960, they could be specified without trim only in overseas markets, but by October ’62 the same spec was finally made available to British

With the Mini being mass-produced using manual assembly methods, as well as being built with less accurate tooling than today, the end result is bodywork that’s more prone to being out of line or slightly incorrect than most other cars. Add to this t

Of all the limited editions available to Mini buyers throughout its long production run, the logically named Thirty of 1989 remains one of the most sought after today. This was the special Mini that had it all – pearlescent paintwork, an opulent inte

You may have seen the 2015 film classic, The Lady in the Van, based on Alan Bennett’s book of the same name. It tells the true story of the eccentric British woman, Margaret Fairchild, who lived in an old van on Bennett’s driveway for many years. A h

I am 29 years of age and am the proud owner of this 29-year-old Rover Mini Cooper 1.3 SPi, called K40OPA (see what we did with the reg number?). There are just 11 days between our birthdays and I’m still trying to work out which of us is the better l

The biggest Mini gathering on the island of Ireland is the two-day Causeway Coast Mini Weekend each summer. And the organisers really know how to turn it into a Mini adventure, with a fancy dress get-together on the evening before and a static show a

One of the biggest events in the Mini calendar enjoyed its 27th outing over the August bank holiday weekend, raising more than just smiles for the Children’s Hospice South West. Organised by the Small Cars Big Hearts crew, the event traditionally tak

The launch of the Austin Metro in October 1980 was preceded by a rationalisation of the 21-year-old Mini range, with the Clubman saloon and 1275GT both discontinued. The remaining three-car line-up comprised the Mini City, Mini HL and Mini HL Estate,

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