Well, today’s Mini discovery is one of my best yet. A website DEDICATED to my Mini thrills. And no mistake.
www.minilimitededitions.co.uk is just that – the most delicious resource of 1980s Mini special editions you can imagine.
It looks to have been out of action for a good few years now, but creator Andrew Murray has still got a bit of a gem on his hands. A burgeoning tennis career is perhaps the reason why he’s let the design updates slip, but the basics are still sound and in place.
Here’s 5 discoveries you will make by visiting…
•   How many Park Lane models were sold
•   The first special edition Mini to use the Mk5 bodyshell
•   The official colour names of the original Sprite’s red and yellow
•   What was special about the wheels on Jet Blacks and Red Hots
•   The original name intended for the Advantage
Believe me, there’s no ‘could’ about it. I HAVE spent hours there, and have bookmarked it, and tagged it, and… well, you name it.
I’ve also dropped a line to the mail address on the site, to see if I can’t twist Andy Murray to revive the site, and bring it back into the modern age. Goodness knows, it deserves it.
In the meantime, if anybody knows of a decent black Designer, think of me, won’t you..?
