AUSTIN MINI PickUp

 1970 AUSTIN MINI PickUp

 via: http://www.exoticclassics.com/

DAVID BOWIE + MINI

DAVID BOWIE + MINI

David Bowie, antes de encontrar la fama como artista, trabajo en la linea de montaje del Mini Mk1 durante los años 60. En 1999 con motivo del 40 Aniversario de este modelo, la marcar encargo a Bowie el diseño de un "Art Car" para celebrar el evento. El resultado es este Mini "Mirror", pulido como un espejo.

David Bowie

1947 London - 2016 New York

MINI + MONTECARLO 1967

MINI + MONTECARLO 1967

HEINEKEN GREEN RIDE

 HEINEKEN GREEN RIDE

Enjoy the ride, enjoy responsibly.

MINI

MINI FOUR

MINI

Brigitte Bardot + MINI MOKE

Brigitte Bardot + MINI MOKE

Saint-Tropez, 60's

MINI + Dioni Tabbers

Dioni Tabbers

ELLE 2011 

Photo by Karen Collins

BETWEEN THE WHITE LINES

BETWEEN THE WHITE LINES

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MINI + Francoise Hardy

MINI + Francoise Hardy

MINI Superleggera Vision

MINI Superleggera Vision

http://www.mini.com/superleggera/

JUMP !!!

MINI-JUMP

MINI + TRANSFORMACIONES JABA = MINI JABA

 Text andPhotos from "Maximum Mini"

via: http://maximummini.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/mini-jaba-found-in-scrapyard.html

 

Barcelona based Mini enthusiast Xavier Enrich dropped me a line yesterday about an odd Mini that was found in Spain recently. Some pictures were posted on a website, too, mentioning this may be a possible 'Mini Broadspeed Foral' - whatever that may be. Xavier added: "It seems to be a modified Authi Mini Mk2" and I'm sure he's right there. What's more: I know a bit more about the car in question.

This actually is the Mini Jaba, made by a company called 'Transformaciones Jaba' in the early 1970s in Navarre. The Jaba was meant as a neo-classic mimicking a 1930s car but based on the Mini. It was shown on the Barcelona Motor Show of 1971 and made it to a Barcelona concours, too, see picture below. The car on that photograph comes with the same fibreglass flip front, front fenders and headlights. It also has the same Dunlop wheels and comes with a chrome horn or grab handle on its side - the green car appears to have holes on the same place. The roof conversion, however, looks different. Was there an overhanging drop top fitted? Looking at the rear of the scrap yard car you can see this could well be possible. There was clearly some sort of Landau roof one day. The modified boot lid seems to have carried a spare wheel, too. That fits the 1930s theme well.

But is it the same car? Below the green paint there are clearly traces of white. However, with what looks like green carpets and seats inside it could well be that this car has been green for longer - making the concours car possibly another one. Unfortunately I don't have any more information and so it would be nice to learn if anyone out here does. Fact is that this is definitely a contender for 'Find of the Year'!