MiniWorldSeptember 2022的目錄

Prices include VAT Traders To get your products on these pages email: mw.ed@kelsey.co.uk. Post: MiniWorld, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6AL, UK. (Prices include VAT). Performance air filter Mini Spares has teamed up with British company Ramair to supply a range of performance air filter kits for a range of carburettor-equipped Minis. The aim was to supply them at an affordable price compared to imported alternatives. The filters come with a range of alloy base plates, designed to suit a variety of carburettors, and have quick-release fasteners to a. ach the element. The filters are suitable for both competition and street applications. The foam element is supported by a stainless steel cage with a twin-layer foam, which is easy to clean with soapy…

Gearbox I have had a tuned 1293cc engine built for my Mini, to replace a rather tired 1098. I am now looking at rebuilding a replacement gearbox. I have a couple of questions: should I fit a straight-cut gearbox and, if I do, will I need to fit straight-cut drop gears as well? Also, should I fit a remote or rod-change box? Paul Clarke For a really powerful Mini, straight-cut close-ratio (SC/CR) gears and straight-cut drops are a good idea. They will improve reliability and power but they will increase noise levels. SC/CR gears are not really any stronger but they transmit more power to the wheels, i.e. there is less power loss than with OE helical-cut gears. Straight-cut drops are less likely to break than the standard helical type…

Restoring any Mini that has sat, stripped, with its components in various boxes, can be a challenge but when it’s an ultra-rare, coach-built, early Cooper S the task becomes all the more difficult. Factor in too that this particular Radford is a ‘tick all the options’ Grande Luxe example which added even more to the resto process. Thankfully, Gordon Jones has a good eye for autojumble treasure. He is of the understanding that this is a very early Radford conversion. “It was number 38 on their production line,” he explains. “It has a job number of 1804, which is inside all the door cards, headlining, everything. This car was supplied by Stewart and Ardern, in Acton, London. With a 9 May ’63 build date. It was dispatched on 22nd May…

It was a scorcher of a day for the 2022 Minis on the Rec’, on Sunday 10 July 2022. Organised by Brighton Mini Club, this free-to-enter event has transformed over the years from a mainly Mini event into one that also attracts classic and modified cars. Based right next to the seaside town of Shoreham, on the Adur Recreation Ground, the venue has plenty of room to park up and, with an eclectic gathering of cars ranging from highly modified hot rods to standard Minis, there was a lot to take in. There was even a tug of war, if you had the energy in the heat. Congratulations to organisers Lucy and Mark, and Brighton MC, for raising £2,707, for the Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice. See: www.brightonminiclub.co.uk…

2022 August 18-21 The British Motor Show Multi-marque outdoor and indoor event showcasing new and classic cars at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Hampshire. Live action including a Mini stunt show, displays, celebrities, supercars, Retro Electric section. Mini display. www.thebritishmotorshow.live 20 Capel Classic Car & Bike Show Annual multi-marque event at Capel, Surrey. Trade stands, autojumble, flower show plus homemade cakes for sale. www.capelcarshow.com 20-21 Mini in the Park Annual Mini event with a brand new venue of Sywell Aerodrome, Northants. Live action, displays, traders, concours, 0-60mph sprint trial. Camping available on Saturday night with Britpop band entertainment. +44 (0)1775 768661 www.minishow.co.uk 26-28 Silverstone Classic Multi-marque classic car motorsport event. Watch historic vehicle racing on Silverstone's iconic racing circuit and see a fantastic array of racing cars. Plus traders,…

The launch of the Mini in 1959 saw the advent of miniature motoring in a car with significantly mature design features: four seats, a four-cylinder power unit which gave adequate performance linked to formidable roadholding, all offered at a competitive price. Into the 1960s and the Mini’s popularity gained huge momentum. Unsurprisingly women, with greater a¤ uence, could now afford to buy their own car, becoming markedly independent in the process. The Mini’s elevation in popularity was also helped enormously by the speed at which enthusiasts began driving the little car in motorsport around the world; women especially were stimulated by an inclination to get behind the wheel and compete in an affordable race- or rally-prepared Mini on equal terms with male counterparts. Indeed, if there was a yardstick during…

Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire hosts the annual Kimbolton Country Fayre. Held in the magnificent grounds of Kimbolton School, it is organised by volunteers from The Rotary Club of Kimbolton Castle and The Sporting Bears Motor Club. After a break due to the pandemic, the event was back again on 10 July 2022. It’s a very laid-back event, which was welcome as it was a really hot day. Fortunately, those who had their club stands in the wooded areas of the grounds were able to find shade amongst the trees. Although classic car attendance seemed down on what we’ve seen in previous years, there was still a fantastic turnout with a great variety of vehicles to look at and a few Mini clubs had stands displaying members’ Minis. The fayre itself…

■ OWNER AT THE TIME: Simon Whyatt ■ ISSUE: January 2014 Simon Whyatt bought a Yukon Grey 1997 Cooper MPi which needed new front wings and A-panels. He added a matching trailer in 2011 and embarked on an engine swap late in 2012. He was rightly proud of the way he neatly converted his Mini with a 100bhp 8-valve 1598cc Vauxhall C16SE engine: “The MPi engine costs so much to tune for so little gain, hence the change. I have always wanted to keep it looking normal from the outside, to amaze at shows, as people always say it can’t be done. I have managed this and it’s the best thing I could have done.” He chose a kit from Allspeed Engineering. “The Allspeed kit is very good and any…

Having help and guidance when tackling your first Mini project is invaluable; Callum Brook has been lucky enough to be helped by relative Dave Stacey. “Dave has got a rallying background, in the Group-B era. He used to build cars for Colin McRae and he has been teaching me,” explains Callum. This Mini started life as a Mini 35, of which 1000 were produced, based on the entry-level Sprite. It became the last of the limited-edition Minis to be fitted with a carburettor engine. “The Mini was from Wales, from a guy who owned about eight Minis. Apparently, it was their first Mini and when I picked the car up the family were upset to see it go. I still keep in touch. I suspect I’ve gone down a slightly…

“The first car I ever owned was a 1960 850 Mini Van when I was an apprentice mechanic in Barry, South Wales,” recalls Dave Pugh, who now resides in Hampshire, England, and is now a semi-retired mechanic. “I bought it for £50 off a guy I knew. It was absolutely knackered. Its engine was the first one I rebuilt. I sprayed it with a vacuum cleaner. It was a bit orange-peely but it looked good and shiny. I took it for an MOT and it immediately failed on the rear subframe. I didn’t know much about subframes at the time but I did afterwards,” he laughs. His father raced motorcycles in his youth so Dave grew up loving motorsport. “One of the guys I was an apprentice to in a…

Growing up in Essex, it was likely that Paul Gregory would go down the blue oval route, although his parents did actually own Minis. “One sister had a Mk1 Escort and another sister had a Mk1 Fiesta,” recalls Paul. His other sister, Janice, liked to be different. She bought a 1983 Mini City E in 1988 and encouraged her younger brother to love Minis too. It was known as Mr V due to the number plate. “Jan put me on the insurance and taught me to drive in it. Me and her used to go out in it, pottering around Essex and going to Mini shows.” Paul couldn’t resist a few mods for the Mini. “Obviously, I put some wide Mamba alloys on it, although the tyres weren’t brilliant, and…

There was a good turn-out at the Oxford Bus Museum at Long Hanborough, near Witney in Oxfordshire, for its first ever Mini event on 26 June. There are two exhibition halls at the museum. One tells the story of transport in Oxford and its surrounding districts, from the days of horse trams to today's modern buses. The other is a museum of Morris Motors showing the company’s progress from its earliest days, when William Morris made bicycles, right through to its incorporation into British Leyland. One of the volunteers is John Bayliss who is one of the four founding members of the museum and has done much work restoring the buses. He recalled his working career with Morris where, as a young man, he worked for Alec Issigonis. With so…