when I see the photos of my mini that I had 26 years ago and I look at the photo of the one I have some years ago and use today, I see that its design is perfect for its size, and that it does not go out of style and has a special attraction, no matter the color or the place in the world where you see them, it is always incredibly attractive, what a good design Alexander Issigonis has that lasts through the years.
Incredibly cute, you will always be in time to have a mini again, even in an electric version if that's ok
his car is a super racer , how good they were and there are few today , the cooper versions , prepared by jhon cooper , thanks to their modifications they won several world rallies , and they were empowered , super fast and sports jewels
super timeless and eternally classic
this is the magic of good design , for those who have not been in a mini , can not enter if 4 comfortable people travel , or 5 in some necessary circumstances such as going to the pub
Incredibly, everyone adapted to the interior spaces that existed, at that time, despite the fact that if you have hardly ever traveled in a mini, you cannot understand that everyone can enter without a problem, the cars in the photo are incredible, and mark the automotive sports spirit of that time .
Looking at these old Mini’s now I struggle to comprehend just how small these cars were, what always amazes me is how 4 adults (in our late teens), managed to get into a Mini (1970’s version) and go on relatively long journeys, oh and even put 5 people in to get to the pub.
Looking at these old Mini’s now I struggle to comprehend just how small these cars were, what always amazes me is how 4 adults (in our late teens), managed to get into a Mini (1970’s version) and go on relatively long journeys, oh and even put 5 people in to get to the pub.
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You think Minis are small? See how this 998 Cooper towers over what was my next road+competition car after selling the "S".
The Cooper belonged to a friend who was my landlord. The Lotus Elite's proven max capacity was one adult and five Wolf Cubs.
When the demands of Rally servicing were that we could do it with a crew of two we took my "S" a couple of times but when the crew needed to be three it didn't have the capacity to get all the tools & spares in as well. However we did one trip following the RAC Rally around to spectate for four days with three of us sleeping in the car. The next year we took someone else's Maxi 😉 You see that the black Cooper and mine had roll-over bars fitted? "Friends" seated in the back could grab the bar, hoist themselves up and sway from side to side together. That didn't half upset the car especially in corners 😲
Here's my Mini Cooper, a late one. Just back from some body restoration... I use this every day and in UK, it's not too small but it is tiny in comparison to a modern small car.
All those pictures really made me smile. My modern incarnation says hi 😀
Not half as cool and funky as your beautiful oldies, but with my 6ft9 it’s about as close as I can get to the MINI-feeling. I’m not gonna complain though - I absolute adore it.
I’m 6’1” and around 2 hundredweight so used to get some funny looks as I climbed out of my Cooper.
The thing is, because you’re so low to the ground and the seats are so low, I actually had more headroom in my mini than most other modern hatchbacks in the early/mid 2000’s.
I’m 6’1” and around 2 hundredweight so used to get some funny looks as I climbed out of my Cooper.
Just to make sure everyone here on an international forum understand 2 hundredweight is your body weight. That is the same as 16 stone. It should be clear for all now.
I'm in the US. I have never heard anyone reference their body weight in CWT. I only know it because I'm in the steel business and that is what we use. But even that is different between US and elsewhere, right? 100 vs 112 lbs or something like that? Short vs long.
I have NO idea what a "stone" is hah. Though I have heard it used before. But I'm assuming 16 stones is roughly 200lbs.
I'm in the US. I have never heard anyone reference their body weight in CWT. I only know it because I'm in the steel business and that is what we use. But even that is different between US and elsewhere, right? 100 vs 112 lbs or something like that? Short vs long.
I have NO idea what a "stone" is hah. Though I have heard it used before. But I'm assuming 16 stones is roughly 200lbs.
Maybe someone, probably @Archer could explain the ratio of a washing machine to hundredweight and stone? 😉
No need. I figure 1WM actually equals about 2CWT (or 16 stone).
And I thought I sucked at math! 😁
WM is one of these glorious unit of measures that will tell you both weight AND distance.
Just to make sure everyone here on an international forum understand 2 hundredweight is your body weight. That is the same as 16 stone. It should be clear for all now.
I think it’s a Yorkshire thing to use hundredweight for a person (although I may be wrong).
I’ve only ever heard it in terms of two hundredweight (16 stone) or great than. I’ve never heard someone say “I’m around 1 3/4 hundredweight”.
I always took it as slang for saying a person is over 16 stone and fairly solidly set.
See, who needs to travel the world when you have the internet?
#culture
And to keep this thread somewhat on track and for those who aren't keeping up...a classic Mini is about 15CWT, or roughly 7.5WM.
Such light and nimble things.
Prior to my Mini Cooper I had an ‘88 mini 1000. No pictures unfortunately but she was my first car and the most beautiful thing on 4 wheels I’d ever seen.
All white, with 12” minilites, and chrome wheel arches and trim.
I owned her from ‘99-2000 before I got my Cooper. Out of curiosity I ran a check on her online a couple of years ago and she was still on the road. They can be little rust buckets but if the subframe mounts are solid and you take care of them they can be patched up or properly restored beautifully
I'm in the US. I have never heard anyone reference their body weight in CWT. I only know it because I'm in the steel business and that is what we use. But even that is different between US and elsewhere, right? 100 vs 112 lbs or something like that? Short vs long.
I have NO idea what a "stone" is hah. Though I have heard it used before. But I'm assuming 16 stones is roughly 200lbs.
May I direct your attention to the invaluable "The Register" unit converter https://www.theregister.com/Design/page/reg-standards-converter.html [worksafe] where you will find that 2 long cwt is equivalent to 0.1141 Great White Sharks or 0.0023 Australian Trams. It helps to know these things, it brings proportion to life.
As a teen in my Saturday job I could pick up and carry a box weighing 1.5 cwt, now my limit is a 6-bottle case of wine -- about a stone.
