December 19, 2009 · No Comments

More photos are up at my Flickr stream.

 November 5, 2009 · No Comments

Time to start down the production line in Oxford!

It’s barely been two days since I placed the order, and already I have a VIN — this car will be built before I know it!

I had the opportunity to tour the factory this past June and it was really amazing to see firsthand how MINIs are built. Though we weren’t allowed to take pictures in the factory itself, I was able to get some photos in the reception of a few original Mini models (one of which was signed by Michael Caine) as well as a few versions of the modern MINI (including the 1 millionth MINI made and a red electrically-powered MINI that was used for the subway scenes in the remake of “The Italian Job”):

I since found out that MINI podcast "White Roof Radio" was previously allowed to take photos and record a soundseeing tour in the factory, which is almost as good as being there yourself.

 June 4, 2009 · No Comments

You may have seen this video on YouTube before:

I think Sid Laverents’ video (almost 40 years old now) is more entertaining, though: