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Author: Angelina Soul

Mini Shorty

Remember the half of half Mini created by Gary Houston and the matte black scissor doors Mini Cooper appeared in Malaysia? Today we have found another interesting classic Mini known as the Mini Shorty. Look at the photo of this car, isn’t it outstanding, eye-catching, and weird? It is shorter than the ordinary short nose Mini and without any doors. However, there is an original “bean locker” on the driver’s side. To get into the car, driver and passenger have to jump in.

This Mr. Bean Mini Shorty is powered by a very powerful 1275cc engine with “kick shit” selector (Kick shit is how it is advertised in carandclassic.co.uk). The UK registration of this car is D 319 RLV. By looking at this car, almost all the Mini fans know this is an interesting car and it is also a funny toy to drive around. Although it is not recommend driving over 100 km/h, the 1275cc under the hood is capable of bringing this car up to a top speed of approximately 170 km/h.

For those who are living in France, you might have seen this car as it has been used in France for commercial events and convention.

The chassis of this Mini was built in 1986. It has been chopped and rebuilt to the Mini Shorty in the town of Quincy Voisins. For those who are interested to own this cute toy, you may want to contact the owner before it is too late. The asking price is £2400 with free delivery to Calais, France.

As you can see from the photos, this Mini car is one of its kinds. The owner uses British flag designed side mirror, 12 inches Minilite wheel with tartan designed interior. The rest of it is quite standard with three clock center binnacle.

Oh yeah, £2400 for a Mini without doors, roof, main windscreen, rear windows, and both side windows. Are you afraid of it?

April 29, 2013
Why self service car wash is better?

It was my first time traveling a few thousand miles to Melbourne from the United States. I stayed at a friend’s house in Melbourne and on one early morning, I was thinking to help my friend wash her car. So I reversed her car out from the garage, pull the water pipe out and start to spray the water on her car. Five minutes later, she ran out immediately from the house and closed the water tab. She told me that wash a car in that way is illegal in her housing area. Citizens are not allowed to waste water like that especially wash your own car in front of your house. I was like “Huh? WTF?”

This is really one great experience on me, I’ve never know that we are not allow to use water to wash car in certain areas in Melbourne because I did it in many places just like that. So I was asking my friend how the car owners wash their car. She gets her self prepared and brought me to a self-service car wash center. Okay, now I know how they usually wash their car.

We drove the car into an empty bay and centering the car nicely so that we have got enough spaces to walk around the car. The cost to self wash the car is $5 per time. We made the payment and started to pre-soak the car when the timer starts ticking. At the same time, we took off the dirty carpets and wash it with the spray wand. The spray wand is very light and it is really fun to wash a car in that way.

The next thing we did was foam brush using, and then rinse the car by turning the dial on. Then, we put the floor mats back to the car and drive it out from the wash bay. There is an alternative to wax the car for another $5 but we did not go for it. It looks like a tiring job. The last thing we did was vacuum job, there is a place prepared with a huge vacuum device for you. With one “ON” button, it sucks every trash or dust from your car interior.

It was a fun day to experience self service car wash. Personally I think it is a better way because you get to know your car more and it is cleaner because you love your car more than others do. Besides, it is much cheaper as I found most of the car wash services in Australia charge $20-$40 per wash. Other than that, you stand a chance to see many hot car wash girls if you go to the right place. PS: The girls in the photos is not my friend, she is just a gorgeous girl who enjoys a self-service car wash.

Article written by: Jeffrey Bengo

Image source: Facebook

September 10, 2012
Matte black Mini Cooper with scissor doors

We are definitely not kidding, this is a classic Mini Cooper that has a pair of scissor doors just like what the Lamborghini Murciélago has. It looks like a new version of a Transformer car that can anytime transform to a small robot. Besides scissor doors, the car also has some distinguishing feature such as the hydraulic car boot, blue LED lights served as the illumination for the car door when it is opened up at night, rounded roof, and customized rear lights.

Painted in matte black, the car looks hot and cool with MK1 grille and a set of 13-inch deep dish wheels. The owner pick flat glass type signals lights instead of the traditional gentle slope orange signal light. Both the rear windscreens are sealed and we noticed there is a huge sub-woofer fitted in the trunk. It must be an eye-catching car when if it attend any car show. However, we were just wondering where is the chrome bumper for this car? As a Mini lover, how much you will rate this car out of 10 point?

September 6, 2012
Taiwan Mini Day

25th and 26th of August was a very beautiful weekend in Taiwan because it was Taiwan Mini Day. Every year, the Mini club in Taiwan will organize big gathering like this once or twice a year. There were hundreds of classic Mini and BMW MINI gather together at Nang Gang Taipei. It was really two great days for Mini owners in Taipei to show off their cars. Taiwanese who do not own a Mini also stand a chance to join this wonderful day and get the opportunity to view the legendary car that has live half a century on earth.

Wow! Wow! Wow! Visitors always get vowed when they see all the beauties – beautiful Minis and beautiful Taiwanese girls who love Mini. Other than local Taiwanese, there were also some foreigners attracted to the vent and fly thousand miles just to join the crowd. How enthusiasts they are! We can see they are from different countries including UK, China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and others. Some of the photos shared here are taken from our Mini friend in Japan, Nishio Tadayuki, executive director at ALEC Classic MINI Japan. A thousand thanks to Mr. Tadayuki.

As you can see from the photos, there are a few MK1 Mini line up in the event up till MK7. Mini Moke, Mini Wagon, and Mini Traveler also appeared at the show to make it more colorful. We also spotted a white color Mini 40 which looks like a brand new car in the show. Except cars, there is nothing else more attractive than hot girls. We saw a sexy Taiwanese model sit in front of a grey Mini Moke, how lucky the Moke is!

Besides, there are also a few customized car appeared at the show. A very special chopped Mini has been turned into a coffee maker and someone actually selling coffees, foods, and drinks there. From A to Z, it was really a fun day for Mini enthusiasts, family, and car lovers who attended the event. We should have more of these events everywhere around the world as long as there are Mini cars. Taipei is a beautiful city, it has left us nothing but sweet memories.

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September 4, 2012
Mini Cooper for kids

Do you remember your first pedal car? Most guys will not forget the first car they get into it during their childhood. If you love your kid and you are a huge Mini Cooper fan like I do, this mini car for kids may be a good choice for you. It is a mini Mini Cooper and it is a cabriolet. The exterior look very similar to the MINI from BMW except it is much smaller than the actual one. Inside, it features a big speedometer and the iconic rpm meter. The gear knob is placed on the right hand side and the steering wheel is at the center. Both side mirrors are foldable and it has only one seat.

The wheels are cool, door handle are shinning, headlights, rear lights, and everything works like a Cooper. If I am still a kid, I wish I can get this car. Now I am not a kid, but I wish I can still get into this car and test drive it!

Articles written by: Paul Kuan from Ireland

August 28, 2012