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  Police hunt stolen Mini 18 Sep 2014 (News)
  Police are appealing for information after a classic Mini was stolen in Dartford, Kent. The car, which is white and registered C862 CTM, was stolen from St Vincents Road between 6pm on 30 August and 1pm on 31 August. It was not driveable so police believe a low-loader was used to move the car.
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  Mini with celebrity past heads to auction 13 Jul 2017 (News)
  A Mini that used to belong to a famous London-based celebrity hairdresser is heading to auction. The Mini Cooper S was once owned by Leonard Albert Lewis - better known as ‘Leonard of Mayfair’.
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: MINI shows off new Clubman 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  MINI has uncovered a larger and more practical Clubman at the Frankfurt Motor Show . The new MINI will be priced from £19,995 and feature a longer cabin with 360 litres of boot space.
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  302-mile Mini van set to make £25k at auction 13 Mar 2015 (News)
  A 1968 Austin Mini Van that has remained virtually unused for 47 years could make up to £25,000 when it goes under the hammer later this month. Bought for £400 by a Miss G Crumcott from Northern Ireland so that she could learn to drive, Miss Crumcott never passed her test and so the Mini was left in a garage for 30 years.
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  New show for Mini and Metro fans 21 Apr 2016 (News)
  A new show has been launched for fans of both old and new Minis and Metros. The National Metro and Mini show will be held at the British Motor Museum on Sunday, 5 June. Highlights will include a car gymkhana, a concours, a non-cours (with classes such as best non-functioning accessory, biggest rust patch, and worst interior), a 20th anniversary display for the Cooper 35LE, a friends and relations display and much more.
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  Seven generations of Mini lined-up in Essen: Techno-Classica 2014 31 Mar 2014 (News)
  MINI used the Techno-Classica Essen show to introduce a fairly substantial - and one assumes, affluent - audience to its latest car to wear the famous badge. In the spirit of the event, and the Germans' love of model line-ups, MINI gave us a rare treat in the form of a seven-generation selection of classics built between 1959 and 2000.
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  Paddy Hopkirk to drive at the Festival of Speed 22 Jan 2014 (News)
  The 50th anniversary of the Mini-Cooper's first of three victories on the Monte Carlo Rally will celebrated at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on 27-29 June. Paddy Hopkirk will drive a Mini Cooper S up the Goodwood hill, evoking memories of his heroic performance on the mountain stages of Southern France in 1964.
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  'Longbridge tunnel' Mini sells for £1400 28 Jul 2013 (News)
  Despite much in the way of pre-sale hype, it looks like the Mini Clubman so famously rescued from the Longbridge tunnels in 2012 fell short of impressing at auction.
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  Concept vehicle from Mini among new cars at Paris Motor Show 10 Sep 2008 (News)
  In motoring news which may be of interest to people considering buying a car , Mini is to unveil a crossover concept model at next month's Paris Motor Show. According to the manufacturer, the car, which is four metres long, "combines versatility and style". It claims although the new model will retain some typical Mini features – such as locating the wheels in the corners to produce a go kart feel – it also includes a number of impressive innovations.
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  MINI Sold Out Until Next Year 14 Jul 2001 (News)
  Apart from the three that got burned out in the Bradford riots last weekend, the new MINI has been a sell-out. BMW has issued a press release stating that none will be delivered before October. And Quentin Willson's column in The Daily Mirror on Friday told us that orders for MINI Coopers are so high that fresh orders cannot be met until 2002.
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  £8092 Off Jags to £219 Off MINI Convertibles 11 Aug 2004 (News)
  adid=honjohndw">www.oneswoop.com has some fantastic deals with discounts up to £8092 off Jaguar XKs, 22.5% off Rover 75s and MG ZTs and even £219 off MINI convertibles. JAGUAR, X Type, Save up to £3421 JAGUAR, S Type, Save up to £6233 JAGUAR, XJ, Save up to £7834 JAGUAR, XK, Save up to £8092 MINI, Convertibles, UNDER LIST PRICE: Save up to £219.
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  Renaults, VWs, Jags and MINIs from Autocarsource 7 Jul 2004 (News)
  The following are special deals for immediate delivery, one of each, once they're gone they're gone: Jaguar X Type DIESEL saloon: 2.0 Sport £21,191.17 Saving £3,262.29 2.0 Sport £21,191.17 Saving £3,262.29 Jaguar X Type PETROL estate: 3.0 Sport £27,724.00 Saving £4,257.94 3.0 Sport £28,025.75 Saving £4,309.52 2.5 SE £25,606.47 Saving £3,895.96 2.5 Sport £26,204.50 Saving £3,998.19 2.5 Sport £24,126.00 Saving £3,642.89 2.5 SE £27,336.11 Saving £4,191.63 MINI Convertibles for immediate delivery Mini Cooper: £15550 OTR MINI Cooper: £15460 OTR MINI Cooper: £15600 OTR MINI ONE: £12920 OTR All inclusive of 5 year TLC pack.
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  Mini and Metro show returns to British Motor Museum 28 Apr 2017 (News)
  More than 500 Minis and Metros will be on show at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon in June. Building on the success of last year’s event, the National Metro and Mini Show returns on Sunday, 4 June. Throughout the day, there will be a number of competitive and social competitions including a concours, show 'n' shine, and a just-for-fun ‘non-cours’.
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  100 years of car making at Oxford 8 Mar 2013 (News)
  March marks 100 years of car production in Oxford, the current home of MINI. The first car produced at the Oxford plant was a Morris Oxford, which rolled off the line on 28 March 1913 – click through the gallery below to discover more about the Plant Oxfords century of history.
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  Mini takes on Peking to Paris challenge 3 Jun 2016 (News)
  For the first time in its history this year’s Peking to Paris motor challenge will feature a Mini. The 1972 Austin 1000 has been drafted in as a last-minute replacement to take part in the event, which is often billed as the world’s toughest endurance rally for classic and vintage cars. The Mini is actually a last-minute replacement for Paul and Chris Hartfield’s pre-war Packard, which required too much work to meet the event’s deadline for having cars shipped out to China.
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  US customs crushes 'illegal' classic Mini 15 Dec 2014 (News)
  A late-model Mini Cooper has been crushed by US customs officers after it was discovered to be illegally imported and unsafe. The car is just one of dozens of vehicles intercepted at ports across the US aimed at getting ‘illegal’ vehicles off the roads.
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  MINI and Rolls-Royce announce new jobs 10 Jan 2014 (News)
  MINI's new recruits will join over 400 existing apprentices currently undergoing training across the company’s UK operations, with some able to rise beyond NVQ to degree qualifications. In its production network, the business is looking for 49 new apprentices to take up places in August as the plants ramp up production of the new generation MINI.
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  32 Years of Mini Cooper S at Next Historics Auction 10 Jul 2015 (News)
  Historics Classic Car Auction at Brooklands on 29th August will feature Mini Cooper S models from 1966 and 1998, and a 1987 Mini Mayfair for resto offered at no reserve. The 1966 Mini Cooper 1275S in Almond Green with white top is unusually restored to original standard appearance on steel Cooper S wheels. Suspension is factory hydrolastic, but the engine has been stripped, reconditioned and mildly modified with LCB manifold, RC40 single silencer and new 1.5" SU carburettors with pancake air filters, although the original 1.25" carburettors and filter housing are included in the sale.
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  100 years of car making at Plant Oxford 8 Mar 2013 (News)
  March marks 100 years of car production in Oxford, the current home of MINI. The first car produced at the Oxford plant was a Morris Oxford, which rolled off the line on 28 March 1913 – click through the gallery below to discover more about the Plant Oxfords century of history.
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  VIDEO: MINI's 'Britalian Job' film to celebrate Olympics 12 Jun 2012 (News)
  The film has been produced by key members of the BBC Top Gear production team, including its director and features stunts performed in red, white and blue London 2012 special edition MINIs, against the backdrop of some of the capital's most iconic landmarks including the Houses of Parliament and Knightsbridge. The film features several references to the original movie, including MINIs emerging from the same Park Lane basement as used in the 1969 classic, traversing down the Duke of York Steps off the Mall, and a chase through London's stunning Leadenhall market.