Part one of ‘The Car’s The Star’ which was the Top Gear spin off TV show (written & presented by Quentin Willson) that featured the great British Mini in this particular episode which was first shown on BBC2 in 1997.
First of all, For all those mini cooper fans, this is a MINI CORD,it was originaly made in Venezuela but with the MINI company its everything mini the only difference is that its not metal its fiberglass so it will last forever,This is a 94 Mini with some modifications like: Metal Hud,the…
From the UK Documentary Series CRASH: Episode 1 of 3: Carnage. This episode gives a brief history of car safety, showing how our love of the car soon became tarnished by a massive road toll in the 1950s and 60s and the designed in faults and dangers that were killing and injuring motorists at speeds as low as 10mph. The rise of consumerism in the 60s & 70s brought huge changes to the way automakers and governments thought about car safety and it is now a huge part of automotive engineering …
Some pictures i took around the Wallaceburg area. A Chevy Monza Spider, a Pontiac T-37 (1 of 1500), an Austin Mini Cooper, a Voltswagon Beetle, a late 70’s Ford Mustang, Mazda RX7, a couple old Milk Trucks and many many more. Sorry i had to take this video down to change the audio and add some more pictures
A unique insight in the history of one of the greatest cars! The Mini. It The storybegins in 1959 tracking it’s story up until the BMW Mini…. Includes early footage of the Mini and it’s design team. A Must-see for all motoring fans
This is a 1969 Morris Mini-Cooper S modified by Downton in Europe. It’s a MK II with sliding windows, external door hinges, and the bigger MK II tail lights. For such a small vehicle, there is loads of room inside the car, as the tranverse mounted twin carbureted 4 cylinder takes up less room because it’s sideways. The designers of the car wanted as much room in a small space as was possible, and they achieved that very well in the Mini-Cooper. This one gets about 35 mpg when you’re light on …