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A blue Mini Pickup with a unique and rare parts on it, can you spot it?
This engine is definitely a crazy one!
What is crazy isn’t the customized body, look deeply under the car hood. Can’t see it clearly? Nevermind, see the next photo.
It’s Cosworth
11 and 177, here we go! (more…)
No one will ever forget the first car they ride on. Buy your kids some of the mini Mini cars and let them ride if you want them to be a real Mini lover when they grow.
It’s always a Mini Cooper.
Now this super-small-size Mini Moke is really a rare gem. Look how happy the little girl is when she rides the mini Mini Moke at a Mini event. So where can you buy one? Try eBay! If you can’t find one that suits your needs, build one and share to us at malaysiaminilover [at] gmail [dot] com.
This immaculate 1995 Mini Tartan a.k.a Mini Sidewalk is belong to a member of Malaysiaminilover. He, who is a kind man, is sharing some of the private bikini photos of this car to our portal. Mini Tartan is one of the most dazzle MK6 Minis. It was launched in June 1995 and the production is limited to only 1,000 units for the UK market. In Japan, Tartan is an unfamiliar name for Mini collectors. Japanese are more familiar to the name “Sidewalk” which refer to the same car.
Mini Tartan is based on the Mini Sprite (produced from 1992 – 1996) but it has been tartaned. The car features many special things that other Minis do not have. Special Tartan decals are nicely placed at both rear flank of the car and at the boot. The black Tartan shared here is not completely original therefore there are no Tartan decals at the rear flank and boot.
Inside, it features blue tartan trimmed car seats with red seat belts and door upholstery. The feeling is like riding a Mini inScotland! Wooden dashboard, standard radio/cassette player, air-conditioning (for models export to Japan a.k.a Mini Sidewalk), and a mini steering with tartan decals are the features for this car.
Interior of a Mini Tartan/Mini Sidewalk
In 1995, the Tartan is priced at £5,895 when it was new. Three exterior colors were available for buyers to choose during that time include Charcoal metallic, Kingfisher Blue, and White Diamond. The black one showed here is repainted.
Tartan style car seats
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A member of Malaysiaminilover, Raymond, has shared us his 1972 Mini Cooper S MKIII. The car is painted in green with standard exterior accessories including stainless steel side mirror, chrome wiper, and Minilite wheels. Under the hood, it is the most sought-after 1275cc Cooper S engine. Raymond paired the engine with twin SU carburetor. The Cooper S achieves an unimaginable record from 0 to 60 mph in less than 11 seconds. Fuel consumption? It won’t be high for a Mini.
Engine bay – 1972 Mini Cooper S
This picture is taken from Sydney Minis/Facebook. It is the ultimate Mini fitted with many ultimate parts. Look at that air inlet on top of the monster engine, does it reminds you of Vin Diesel’s muscle car in the movie “The fast and the furious”? Look at the special wheel arches, MK grill, clean engine, stainless steel wiper, and the sport seats inside the car. Err, missing the side mirror? The Mini is sitting on a set of ultimate Rebel wheels which believed to be 13” x 8”. Conclusion? You don’t find this kind of Mini on the road everyday.
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