special edition: MINI Hyde Park

MINI announced yet another pair of special editions for 2012: the MINI Green Park and MINI Hyde Park.  Shown above is the MINI Hyde Park.  (See the MINI Green Park.)

From BMW Group PressClub Global:

As MINI defines the streetscape, so the Royal Parks in the heart of London define the structure and rhythm [...]

special edition: MINI Green Park

MINI announced yet another pair of special editions for 2012: the MINI Green Park and MINI Hyde Park.  Shown above is the MINI Green Park.  (See the MINI Hyde Park.)

From BMW Group PressClub Global:

As MINI defines the streetscape, so the Royal Parks in the [...]

MINI Clubman 50 Hampton Edition photos

Our German partner site bigblogg.motoring has exclusive photos of the forthcoming MINI Clubman 50 Hampton Edition.  The “50″ this time refers to the 50th anniversary since the introduction of the Austin Countryman and Morris Mini Traveller.  The MINI Clubman 50 Hampton Edition will be available in current colors Eclipse Grey, Midnight Black, [...]

collectible of the day: THE OTHER FRANKFURT. guide

Pictured is the two covers for “THE OTHER FRANKFURT.” guide.  Both sides have the dual-image effect.  One side shows the rear of the MINI Clubman with the slogan “MINI CLUBMAN. THE OTHER MINI.”.  The other side is taken from one of the [...]

collectible of the day: KEEP IT MINI. Clubman Kalender 2008

From Germany comes this KEEP IT MINI. ORIGINAL MINI ZUBEHÖR. MINI Clubman Kalender 2008.  The calendar, measuring approximately 5″ long, has a pivot pin in the top-left corner on which the pages rotate.  Each month’s calendar page features a MINI Clubman accessory.

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collectible of the day: THE OTHER MINI ads

MINI USA’s ad agency Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners created an extensive series of print ads for the introduction of the MINI Clubman.  One of those was a five-page ad with three family portraits followed by a two-page spread with a Hot Chocolate MINI Clubman:

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collectible of the day: ZIG. ZAG. ZUG. ads

MINI USA heavily advertised the MINI Clubman when it launched in March 2008.  The advertising campaign by Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners introduced the terms “ZIG” (MINI Hardtop), “ZAG” (MINI Convertible), and “ZUG” (MINI Clubman).

The first two print ads simply featured those words above the corresponding model.  Attached to the ad under “ZUG” is [...]

collectible of the day: NEW MINI OWNER gift

In the first few years of the MINI in the US, MINI USA gave new owners the MINI UNWRAPPED CD with information about the vehicles.  In keeping with current technology, MINI USA now gives new owners a gift including a USB memory stick and a fold-out guide [...]

Car Talk MINI test drives

Listeners of National Public Radio (NPR) on weekends are familiar with the program “Car Talk” featuring “Click and Clack”, or Tom and Ray Magliozzi.  On the program the brothers review cars and attempt to solve the car problems of callers.

They have reviewed two MINI models:

2002 MINI Cooper (2003) 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman [...]

collectible of the day: MINI Clubman fortune cookies

The MINI Clubman went on sale in the US two years ago today on February 16, 2008.  Because Hot Chocolate Metallic was a new color on a MINI, much of the advertising for the MINI Clubman contained a lot of brown.  MINI dealerships distributed free chocolate Chinese fortune cookies.  Instead of a fortune inside, each [...]