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A different way to fix the door to your Mini

If you feel boring with the ordinary way to open your car door, why not try something like this? This Mini (probably a MK5) is spotted in the UK during a car event. Everything looks normal except the MK1 door hinges is fitted the other way round. It catches a lot of flashlights from different cameras because the yellow door looks a little bit odd. Well, at lease it is something special. DO try this at home.

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Mini rollover, eat some mud, and back on road again

Before the rollover crash
A red color Mini had a rollover accident during a classic Mini convoy from Kuala Lumpurto Pahang last year. The driver is believed lose control and leave the roadway and crashed in the canyon that is about three meters deep. He did not get pinned in the car and he is managed to get out from the car. A tow truck was there to tow the car out from the mud. No injuries occurred as a result of the accident.

As for the poor red Mini, it received …

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Marco’s 1992 Mini British Open

The Mini featured here today is Marco Diomedi’s MK6 1992 Mini British Open fromItaly. The car is painted in a notable British Racing Green with two silver stripes on the bonnet. A look from the front, the most eye-catching is the four spotlights with Union Flag and the chrome stone guard fitted to protect the headlamp. A look from the side, Diomedi added a few custom decals to make the car look unique other than the original coachlines with “British Open Classic” decals and coat of arms. Wheels are still …

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Another Show Winning Mini with A.J. Interior

This is a show winning Mini Cooper with A.J. Interior. The car stands above all other Minis attended to the show like a crane strutting among a flock of chickens. The owner of the car customize the outlook with a modified bodykit that looks like one of Rover’s finest and rarest Mini Cabriolet. Wheels are 13” x 7” deep dish Minilite to match with the wider arches.

The car is painted with British Racing Green, one of the most notable car paint on classic Mini. On top of the hood, there …

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2000 Mini Classic Seven

The MK7 Mini Classic Seven was introduced in April 2000 as soon as the cute little car roared onto the scene in 1959. It was designed to look like an original Austin Seven Mini in 1959. The car came in three colours: Solar Red, Old English White, and Black. The Mini Classic Seven shared here is belongs to Adam Bailey who bought it in April 2000. We had this pictures back in 2011 but now we are not sure if he still keeping the car.

Although the car was designed to …

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2000 Mini Cooper Sport

On October 4th 2000, it is the day where the production of the Sir Alec Issigonis Mini ends. The last Mini, a red MK7 Mini Cooper Sport 500 rolls off the Longbridge production line, marking the end of an era. The pictures shared here is one of the Mini Cooper Sport built in 2000 in British Racing Green. It was one of the last few limited edition Minis in 2000 fitted with multi-point injection engine with the purpose to lower emissions, noise, and to increase the performance.

Under the hood, the …