Auto Express: MINI Countryman vs Morris Mini Minor

Showing just how “un-Mini” the new MINI Countryman is, new photos from Auto Express say more than words.  Despite emphasizing the glaring size difference, the article makes a case for the MINI Countryman:

… BMW’s business model is impeccable. Expanding the range not only attracts new customers but lowers production costs at the same time. And [...]

May 5, 2010 9:30 pm | tags: , , | category: news | leave a comment

collectible of the day: The Little Book of MINI

The Little Book of MINI by Brian Laban is little, measuring just six inches by six inches, but covers the history of the Mini as well as the MINI. Contents include:

Introduction
The Seeds
The Alternatives
The Man behind the Mini
The Solution
Onto the Road
Acceptance
Minis with More
Enter the Cooper
Do It Yourself
The Wilder Bunch
Rallying Round
On the Road Again
Into the Future
An End [...]

March 28, 2010 3:00 am | tags: , | category: books, collectibles | leave a comment

collectible of the day: MINI The Book.

In December 2006, BMW (and MINI Brand Management) published this first official book about the MINI.  Filling the hardcover book’s 190 pages are numerous photos and illustrations of good design; people who inspired, and were inspired by, the Mini and MINI; and stories of the people who created the Mini legend and then the new [...]

January 12, 2010 3:00 am | tags: , , | category: books, collectibles | leave a comment