Innehållsförteckning för November 2021 från Mini Magazine

It would be easy to think that before too long, you would have seen all there is to see on the Mini scene. After all, it's all about one car, isn't it…? But as the selection of stories we've gathered in this month's magazine amply illustrates, there's always something new to see, things to learn, new experiences to be had - all around our favourite car. I had the great pleasure to go and meet Jon Sheppard, the owner of the stunning Honda turbo powered Z Car on the cover this month. After a brief stint away from the Mini scene, Jon couldn't shake the need to build a big power Mini and this is the result. Don't get the idea that this is a blank cheque job - the…

Send ‘Your Minis’ pictures to minimag.ed@kelsey.co.uk BOY WONDER! Name: Andrew Millar Car: Supercharged Mini Cooper Location: Harlow, Essex ■ Andrew has owned his Mini for over 10 years and recently changed the engine from a K-series to a supercharged modern Mini Cooper S engine. He bought the car in 2007, it was stripped to the shell then painted in Candy Red and rebuilt from the ground up with a 1293 A-series engine. In 2009, Andrew was getting bored of the lack of power and at the age of just 19, with absolutely no welding experience, he transplanted a Rover K-series 1.8. “It was a big success until I turbo charged it in 2017… where it only lasted a 100 miles!” Andrew had always wanted to fit a MINI engine into…

While the original Mini Cooper S is widely regarded as a thoroughly British car, for a time they were also built in South Africa too. Long-time Mini fan, Nick Storey is quite partial to an SA-built Cooper complete with its unusual quirks and this very original 1966 example in Almond Green is just one of a number of cool ‘60s Minis in his possession. Nick’s first car aged 17 happened to be a 1960 Austin Seven, gifted by his Mum and subsequently rolled at the first opportunity. “It was only a short-lived experience, but I became hooked on them straight away,” Nick tells us, “I’m 58 now and my passion for the Mini remains as strong as ever.” Shortly after writing off that first Austin Seven, Nick made his way…

When Dave Back was a youngster, Minis were very much a part of his life. “I grew up with them,” he reminisces. “My dad had a blue Mini 1000, LYB 915P, which I adored, and our next door neighbour, Terry, had a white Clubman HPB 133K with a black roof and a tuned engine. It sounded fantastic. I soon started following the local motorsport scene, watching sprints at St Eval and the Tour of Cornwall rally – a highpoint being watching the Minis tackling the Imerys clay pits stage in St Austell.” Having developed such an affinity, when Dave was looking for a first car he chose a ‘94 Rover Cooper – registration number D8 ACK (the private plate was a present from his father). “This was 2001,” he recalls…

■ No matter your age, visit the British Motor Museum this half term from 23 – 31 October to be dazzled by science! The Mad Scientists will be shining a light on headlamps and the science behind them. There will be illuminating hands-on sessions as they reflect on the science of lights with the amazing Lucas Collection, one of the world’s largest collections of historic lamps. Object handling with Professor Pickle or Doctor Pumpkin will run from 23 - 25 October and 29 – 31 October when they share the stories and the science behind the fascinating lights and mirrors in the Lucas Collection. Children will learn how they work, how they were made and what powered them. The Spotlight on Science Show will run from 26 - 28 October…

PROJECT PROFILE THE OWNER NAME: Graham Ellis AGE: 66 OCCUPATION: Retired (former motor technician/workshop controller) LOCATION: West Yorkshire THE CAR: CAR: 1990 Mini 30 START CONDITION: Complete but in need of total restoration CONDITION NOW: Bare shell, all welding complete ready for paint. Stripping parts to recondition/renew ready for when shell returns from paint TIME TAKEN SO FAR: Two years (due to other projects} ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION: Summer 2022 While some people like to take things easy in their retirement, others like to keep busy. Graham Ellis is certainly one of the latter and for the last six years, he’s enjoyed the spare time retirement brings. “I’d worked in the motor trade since I was 15 when I began my apprenticeship at BMC – restoring cars is something I’ve…

The experience of driving a classic Mini is certainly quite unique and is, without doubt, one of the main reasons we all love these cars. Driving one without a roof is a different experience yet again and it’s something Ian Lloyd, the owner of this rare 1991 Lamm convertible, can’t get enough of. Like many children living on a farm, Ian learnt to drive on a tractor in his early teens and as the years rolled by, most of his friends bought cars. “Interestingly none of them had Minis which was quite unusual back then,” Ian laughs. “It was only when my girlfriend’s uncle happened to be selling one that I first got to see one close up.” Aged 17, Ian now found himself the owner of a Mini and…

With the Downton back after its extended break with Ben at BHPerformance in Kingswinford, we’d convinced ourselves that it would just be a day’s work to get it finished, roadworthy and ready to complete those vital running-in miles on the freshly built engine. But the one thing we should have learned on the Downton by now that no matter how simple a job looks, plan on at least twice as long as you think to get it done… “The arrangement has that early coachbuilt car feel” Ben had set the ‘new’ engine up for running in – with a strict 3000 rpm limit. No sooner was the car dropped off the trailer than owner, Will, took the opportunity to try out the newly self propelling Downton on the private drive…

The much awaited Castrol Classic Oils Fastest Mini in the World Race (FMitW) was one of the must see races at the Mini Festival Brands hatch, which took place at the Kent circuit over the weekend of 21-22 August. On the Sunday, there was plenty of Mini action with nine races on the card. This ranged from Mini Miglia, Mighty Minis, Mini Se7en, Pre 66 Minis and FMitW. The Saturday focused on qualifying. All the racers were trying to second-guess the unpredictable weather and choice of tyres. Qualifying was in the wet with Bill Richards skillfully gaining pole by 0.132 seconds with Jim Lyon’s accompanying on the front row. However there were two exceptionally fast cars at the back of the twenty car grid with Andy Slade’s 820 bhp Mini…

Having acquired his first Mini when he was just sixteen years old, Jon Shephard was so smitten he went on to own another two. And they served him well. Nonetheless, some years back, having been tempted by the VW scene, he bid goodbye to the classic Mini world. Thankfully though, it was more of an ‘au revoir’ than a proper goodbye, as in 2018 Jon sold his VW and went in search of another Mini. And he didn’t have to search for too long, or travel too far. “Classic Minis have always been close to my heart,” admits Jon. “Although I enjoyed the VW scene, my dream project had always been to build a big power Mini. Luckily, very soon after I started looking, which was back in 2018, I…

COST From £200 TOOLS REQUIRED Jack, axle stands, torque wrench, sockets, spanners, mallet, pliers, allen key, new split pins for the castle nut. TIME TAKEN Two hours DIFFICULTY The engineering achievements embodied in the Mini have long been appreciated. And key amongst these was the fact that the car was a triumph of packaging. Mechanical components were designed to take the absolute minimum amount of space away from the passenger compartment. The use of ten inch wheels were a major contribution to this, but they also limited the space available for the brakes. No matter what the application, the biggest enemy of efficient braking is heat build up. This is rarely noticed in day to day driving, but in racing and even fast road use, the brakes are pushed to…

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