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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 13 December 2015 - 01:30 PM

Do any other 'oldies' remember the 'Hot Car' magazine Modded Mini as featured on the front cover of No.1 below in April 1968 or perhaps have any other photos of it? It went on display at the Racing Car Show in London (see video below) and the object was to use as many as possible of the many bolt on items available for Minis at that time! The roof rack and style of some of the mods are now back in fashion I think! I was only 11 years old back then but I clearly remember reading my older brothers Hot Car magazines and loving this Mini.............when my brother moved on to Cars and Car Conversions magazine around 1970 I continued to buy Hot Car for myself for a few more years (before also moving on to CCC) and still have some copies up in my loft that I can't bring myself to part with for nostalgia reasons!

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Autospeed Show 1968
Horticultural Hall, London.


Paddy Hopkirk on the stand with the 'Hot Car' Mini

 

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Edited by mab01uk, 10 September 2020 - 09:17 AM.


#2 mingy

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Posted 13 December 2015 - 06:13 PM

Do any other 'oldies' remember the 'Hot Car' magazine Modded Mini as featured on the front cover of No.1 below in April 1968 or perhaps have any other photos of it? It went on display at the Racing Car Show in London (see video below) and the object was to use as many as possible of the many bolt on items available for Minis at that time! The roof rack and style of some of the mods are now back in fashion I think! I was only 11 years old back then but I clearly remember reading my older brothers Hot Car magazines and loving this Mini.............when my brother moved on to Cars and Car Conversions magazine around 1970 I continued to buy Hot Car for myself for a few more years (before also moving on to CCC) and still have some copies up in my loft that I can't bring myself to part with for nostalgia reasons!

HotCarminimag.jpg

 

Autospeed Show 1968
Horticultural Hall, London.


Paddy Hopkirk on the stand with the 'Hot Car' Mini

 

Autospeed%201968%20-%20Hot%20Car%20Mini-

 

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Autospeed%201968%20-%20Hot%20Car%20Mini-

 

Flangeplate%20Mini%20-1_zps9nqnccka.jpg

 

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Wonderful stuff, still laughing........ :thumbsup:  



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Posted 09 September 2020 - 09:23 PM

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