Stories tagged
Mini
The Mini is the first car many of us fell for. These are its stories, from the teenage dream to the miles.
WHAT'S THE BEST DAILY FOR A PETROLHEAD?
A MINI Cooper S F55 as an everyday car, a wet climb up Mount Olympus and the small reminder at the pump.Read the story
AT GOODWOOD I WATCHED A MINI PASS A SEVEN-LITRE GALAXIE. ON THE INSIDE.
A Sunday at the Goodwood Revival with a friend who never cared about cars. How a Mini passes a seven-litre Galaxie, why no two cars want the same thing from their driver, and what stays with you after the fish and chips.Read the story
TEENAGE LOVE DOESN'T AGE: TWO MINI COOPERS, EIGHT YEARS APART
A first car isn't transport - it's a coming-of-age ritual. A Mini Cooper S at eighteen, the friendships it built, a tearful goodbye in a garage - and, eight years later, the return: an R56 John Cooper Works as a gift to myself.Read the story