Mini overseas : Spain
The Costa Mini… As well as ADO16s, Authi also produced their version of the Mini for local consumption. As with its larger brother, the aim was to achieve 100 per cent local content, and as a result,...
View ArticleMini overseas : Innocenti Mini t
The Italian-built estate version of the Mini was called the Innocenti Mini t… Thanks to Graham Arnold for scanning and submitting the images on this page The post Mini overseas : Innocenti Mini t...
View ArticleMini overseas : 1970 Innocenti Mini-Minor
The 1970 Innocenti Mini-Minor; a name long since dropped in the UK… Thanks to Giovanni Marchisio for scanning and submitting the images on this page The post Mini overseas : 1970 Innocenti Mini-Minor...
View ArticleMini overseas : Venezuela
Here’s a fascinating, and little-told Mini story. The Chilean BL operation was the first attempt to produce the Mini in South America, but by no means was it the last… Story told by Rodrigo Toledo. The...
View ArticleMinis overseas : Australian Mokes
Once it became clear the Moke was never going to cut in in serious military use, its future seemed to be tied into sunnier climes… Park Paget tells the story of its Australian afterlife… AT the...
View ArticleAround the world : Venezuela
The Chilean BL operation was the first attempt to produce the Mini in South America, but by no means was it the last… Story told by Rodrigo Toledo. The ‘Brick’ moves to Venezuela… AT the time that BMC...
View ArticleInternational variations : Canadian Minis
Heath Robinson strikes The Mini was an enduring success for British Motor Corporation and then British Leyland – and the sheer number of markets the Issigonis Brick was exported to proves that the...
View ArticleEvents : MINI’s centenary tour (updated 28 March)
MINI celebrated the Cowley centenary in style by touring of all of the European production sites that have built this iconic car over the years. These included Novo Mesto (Slovenia), the Italian city...
View ArticleMini overseas : Innocenti 90/120
In 1974, Leyland’s Italian subsidiary Innocenti introduced a rebodied, three-door hatchback Mini, sytled by Bertone. However, within a year of its launch, BLMC went bankrupt and Innocenti was sold to...
View ArticleMini overseas : South Africa
South Africa produced the Mini in an interesting variety of body combinations not seen elsewhere… Wolseley 1000 The Wolseley 1000 was South Africa’s first mix-and-match Mini, mating the glitzy Wolseley...
View ArticleCar of the Month : July 2015 – Matthias Boller’s Authi Mini 1275GT
Minis are undoubtedly one of the big successes of BMC>ARG. Here we have a rather special one, painstakingly restored to original condition as it left the Authi-factory in Spain. This was much more...
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