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[Haynes Emmanuelle]

1 Issigonis's first design sketch for the Mini was drawn on a napkin in Switzerland.

2 In 1961, racing driver Stirling Moss was banned for a year for speeding in a Mini, allegedly while testing it for a Sunday paper.

3 In 1964, BMC tested a 2.3-litre Mini with engines at both ends. It was so fast development was dropped.

4 Rumour has it Issigonis designed the door bins in the original Mini to hold a bottle of gin and several tonics. Or maybe it was just pints of milk.

5 How many people can you fit in a Mini? The record is 66, apparently.

6 Longest Mini convoy? 269 cars.

7 Joanne Westlake was the first person to be born in a Mini.

8 Actor Kevin Spacey once paid $130,000 for the last classic Mini Cooper to be built.

9 Most famous death in a Mini? Marc Bolan of T Rex, who was in a crash in a 1275 GT.

10 The breathtaking escape through the Turin sewers by gold bar-filled Mini Coopers in The Italian Job was filmed in Coventry.


The above is taken from the Guardian website. My favourite is number 3...I want one! How can 5 be true?

There are more mini articles on the site just search for mini. My dad says they had a great article in the Guardian yesterday which is what I was trying to find.

[yeti21586]

5 can be true because they didnt say how big the people were lol

Edited by yeti21586, 08 May 2009 - 08:29 AM.

[Jackman]

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There we go. Number 5.

[Haynes Emmanuelle]

That proves nothing my good man. That was like ten.

[Jackman]

That proves nothing my good man. That was like ten.

12 actually

[Haynes Emmanuelle]

That proves nothing my good man. That was like ten.

12 actually

Either way it's a long way off 66.

[Jackman]

I know, still 12 pairs of nice legs

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17 people, new record, think 66 is wrong or a typo.

Edited by Jackman, 08 May 2009 - 08:52 AM.

[Haynes Emmanuelle]

I know, still 12 pairs of nice legs

I resisted in my earlier post but, good god make me number 13. Or maybe first in giggidy giggidy

Edited by Haynes Emmanuelle, 08 May 2009 - 09:00 AM.

[Pooky]

Number 6 is soon to be broken!

[alicetheauto]

No.8- wasnt the last one off the line sent straight to gaydon? And wasnt it a cooper sport 500? (could be wrong)

[johnnie]

6 Longest Mini convoy? 269 cars.

I'm sure we had 800+ at IMM last year?????????

[scrog]

6 Longest Mini convoy? 269 cars.

I'm sure we had 800+ at IMM last year?????????

mini 30 at silverstone 5500?????? i was in it

[taffy1967]

6 Longest Mini convoy? 269 cars.

I'm sure we had 800+ at IMM last year?????????

mini 30 at silverstone 5500?????? i was in it

I was there back in 1989 too!

Number 9 is sad for me as I'm a bit of a T-Rex fan and Marc Bolan was a legend.

[scrog]

i had an 84 sprite with one of them half cats hanging out the boot (how sad is that) did ya see me LOL

[taffy1967]

i had an 84 sprite with one of them half cats hanging out the boot (how sad is that) did ya see me LOL

Erm no I don't think so as there were more than quite a few Minis there that weekend.