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Fun size celebration: Mini 50 project with classic tuning mods

| Feature Minis | 13/12/2010 15:57pm

A nod to the first Mini, a hint of the last, the best of the rest, and a wishlist of the latest aftermarket tricks — Darrin Butcher and Jenny Clapinson have built a perfect tribute to the Mini’s 50th anniversary.

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Immaculate collection: A rare treasure trove

| Feature Minis | 13/12/2010 15:43pm

Catching the Mini bug hits some harder than others, but Trevor Ripley went all out to collect some of the rarest Minis ever…

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Monster machine: Z-Cars with supercar performance

| Feature Minis | 13/12/2010 15:08pm

It’s a Veyron-chasing, McLaren-mashing, fire-breathing hillclimb demon — and it could just be the fastest ‘Mini’ ever to hit the public highway…

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Turbo Clubman: 1293cc Avonbar power

| Feature Minis | 13/12/2010 14:50pm

Fiddling about with a Nuclear powerplant you’d expect that Craig McLean has to be extremely precise in what he does. A trait he’s carried over into his intricate turbo Clubby build.

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The dark side: Vauxhall-engined Mini

| Feature Minis | 13/12/2010 14:14pm

There is purity in the A-series, and there can be power too. But when it came to finding power AND reliability, Ian Wyatt turned to some GM ingredients…

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Before the Cooper: Early go-fast Minis

| Feature Minis, Mini History | 10/12/2010 11:38am

John Cooper may have become the most popular tuner of the Mini, but he wasn’t the first, as Mark Forster demonstrates.