• collectible of the day: THE BOOK OF MOTORING

    We finish July with the very first brochure that MINI USA produced. THE BOOK OF MOTORING was released in 2002.  It was a full-color, squared-back booklet with 68 pages discussing “WHAT IS MOTORING?”.  The booklet […]

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  • collectible of the day: IMMER OFFEN. pin

    For the launch of the MINI Cabrio (Convertible) in the summer of 2004, MINI used the slogan “ALWAYS OPEN” which in German is “IMMER OFFEN”. MINI Germany produced this button pin with “IMMER OFFEN.” in […]

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  • collectible of the day: LET’S MESS WITH PERFECTION. ad

    LET’S MESS WITH PERFECTION. Let’s Daniel Boone-flag it. Let’s flame paint it. Let’s detail it. Let’s whale tail it. Let’s fuzzy dice it. Let’s trick it out. Let’s spoiler kit it. Let’s mirror tint it. […]

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  • collectible of the day: MINI matches

    How else would you light your MINI sparklers, but with these MINI matches?  The small matchbox shows two MINIs and the MINI logo on the top.  The side says “ANSTECKEND.” (meaning “infectious”).  The matches come […]

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