collectible of the day: The Italian Job stickers

The Italian Job (2003) opened on this day seven years ago.  In addition to a few human celebrities, the action film starred three MINIs: an Indi Blue MINI Cooper, a Chili Red MINI Cooper S, and a Pepper White MINI Cooper.

During the week before the official opening, [...]

collectible of the day: MINI [K]LEBT sticker set

MINI [K]LEBT has a double meaning: “MINI KLEBT” means “MINI STICKS” and “MINI LEBT” means “MINI LIVES”.

This German fold-up brochure from 2003 is made of thick and glossy card stock.  Inside are images of a Liquid Yellow MINI cooper from every angle.  As shown above, there is a sheet of cling stickers which [...]

collectible of the day: MINI MAVERICKS ad

Yesterday we featured the MINI MAVERICKS cards.  Today we have the MINI MAVERICKS ad based on those cards.

The ad has nine perforated cards which are also stickers.  The one card not included in the ad is the Makeout MINI.

The ad includes these cards:

Monte Carlo MINI Modified MINI Muscle MINI Mensa MINI MINI [...]

collectible of the day: MINI MAVERICKS cards

MINI MAVERICKS

This set of 10 MINI MAVERICKS collector cards in a foil pack came out in 2003.  The cards are also stickers.

The set of cards includes:

Monte Carlo MINI Modified MINI Muscle MINI Mensa MINI Molten MINI Muddy MINI Messenger MINI Mission MINI Makeout MINI LET’S AVOID THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

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collectible of the day: oval state stickers ads

In the summer of 2002, MINI USA ran a series of four ads encouraging people to motor around the US “collecting” states.  Some had variations on the wording depending on the region of the country the stickers covered:

LET’S GO FROM CA TO AZ BY WAY OF KS. Let’s bag states the way mountain climbers [...]

collectible of the day: MINI service window clings

In 2003, these small window clings began appearing in the service departments of MINI dealers in the US.  Instead of showing the mileage until the next oil change, they displayed short, quirky phrases.  MINI technicians could place them inside the windscreen after a service.  The known phrases are:

A dirty MINI isn’t neglected. It’s [...]