Classic, Performance & Retro July 2013 | Page 48

The event was blessed with some great weather.
Lots of parts on offer!
Andrew Bond’ s ex-Works Mini Clubman rally car.
£ 100.00? Nowadays you can add an extra zero to that figure and even then you’ ll be lucky if you can drive it away. The good news is that those cars that still remain are likely to find their way into the hands of enthusiasts who will ensure their continued survival, and many of those
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Happy Birthday!
One such club is the Mini Cooper Register which holds its annual rally at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu
What not to do with an angle grinder!
in Hampshire. This year saw the club celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mini Cooper S, perhaps the most collectable of all the Mini variants, and as birthday parties go, this would be one not to miss. There isn’ t much that can be said about the Mini Cooper