MiniWorld July 2020

Thank you to everyone who has managed to buy MiniWorld over the last few months. Online sales figures are higher than ever and we are truly grateful for your support. It's clear that some of you who usually buy MiniWorld in the shops have missed out on the Spring and May/June issues and you can get them posted to you (with free UK postage) by ordering online at https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/issue/MWO or by calling +44 (0)1959 543747. And thank you to all those who have kindly subscribed to MiniWorld at https://shop.kelsey.co.uk. Every little helps in these troubled times. As we missed out an issue the team had a few weeks off and spent time in the garden and catching up on DIY but most of our time was spent in garages and…

We'll meet again at future Mini events With so many Mini and classic car events being cancelled and postponed so far due to Coronavirus, we are hopeful that we Mini fans will be able to drive our Minis and meet up with friends soon. We really feel for event organisers, many of whom put on shows to raise money for charity. For those who make a living by entertaining us we can only hope that they will be able to put on events in the future. The Mini community is likely to support them so that they are able to continue. Some annual Mini events have been rescheduled and some will no longer happen so turn to page 14 to see how the calendar looked when we went to press…

2020 August 8-9 Brands Hatch Mini Festival Enjoy Mini racing at Brands Hatch in Kent. Traders, clubs. 0843 453 1000 http://brandshatch.minifestival.co.uk 8-9 Mini racing Rounds 10 and 11 of the Mini Se7en and Miglia Challenges at Brands Hatch, Kent. www.mini7.co.uk 11-13 Mini racing Rounds 12 and 13 of the Mini Se7en and Miglia Challenges at Brands Hatch, Kent. www.mini7.co.uk 15-16 Passion for Power Classic Motor Show Multi-marque event. Displays of classic and supercars. Passion marquee housing motoring exotica. 90 car clubs in attendance and around 2,500 cars on display. www.theclassiccarshows.com 16 National Mini Day, Beaulieu Excellent annual event at Beaulieu Motor Museum, Hampshire, organised by the Mini Cooper Register. Displays, traders, concours, autojumble, food stalls. Ex-Works Minis and Mini celebrities. The event ticket price includes museum entry. www.minicooper.org 29-31 Legendary…

Tranquil in Texas Meanwhile in central Texas, USA. Jeffrey Krech, via Facebook Simply dashing I’ve got a pretty little Mini. It doesn’t stand out from the crowd but I’ve done something very unique (rare in the Mini world!) that might be of interest. My Mini has a 998cc automatic which I love as it’s so easy to blast round in! It’s got a Cooper interior but the thing that I’ve done that I’ve never seen before in a Mini is that I’ve fitted a marine dial radio to the centre of the dashboard. It does away with that ageold problem of an offset radio in the middle of an aftermarket dashboard. It has component speakers up front, 6x9 speakers under the rear seats and a 10” boot build along with…

Mk1 air intake hose Mini Spares now supplies this air intake hose for the Mk1 Mini and variants. Mini Spares claim it to be an improvement on the original design, which was made of a rubber material, wrapped over a wire coil. This version is also composed of rubber but is bonded to a nylon interior membrane for additional strength, which results in a stiffer hose overall. Additionally the wire coil is galvanised. The surface finish of the rubber is smoother than the original and has a slight shine which, they report, dulls once installed. Non-S original length was 45”, with 47” for the S. The Mini Spares hose is approximately 49 inches so that it can be trimmed to size. £70.64 (ref: 24A1256 to replace hoses 24a1975 or 24a1256)…

Replacing a Mini’s A-series engine has been common practice since the early years so electrification is nothing new for the Mini. In fact, two were converted in 1966 for a electric car PR exercise by the Electricity Council and the South Western Electricity Board (SWEB) as part of a far-sighted project to encourage development of battery-powered transport. In recent years electric vehicles (or EVs) have been lauded as the future of motoring. As legislation which reduces the use of combustion engines within cities comes into force, the number of potential donor vehicles also increases. Talk about electric vehicles and many will mention Tesla, mainly because it makes some of the most impressive electric cars on the market. Most of its competitors are still playing catch-up except, it could be argued,…