The Mini WWW Directory

Volume 8 - Heritage & History

If you wish to submit a site to the Directory, or to update a Directory entry, please Email me, including the URL where appropriate: djcunlif@glam.ac.uk

Event Reports - reports on past Mini meets - new/updated 8-1-1998
History - the history of the Mini - new/updated 1-7-1999
Museums & Organizations - Museums and heritage organizations - new/updated 9-8-1996
People - People from Mini history - new/updated 24-6-1999

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Event reports

Castle Coombe 97 (5-11-97)
Pictures.

Circuit of Ireland commemorative run 97 (8-1-98)
Mini Cooper Register event celebrating the Minis success in the Ciruit of Ireland Rally, pictures.

International Mini Meet (18-12-96)
Listing of past and future events.

International Mini Meet (28-1-97)
Listing of past and future events.

IMM 96 and 97 (6-11-97)
Martin Engelbrecht reports, pictures.

Shell 4000 Retro Road Rally 97 (6-11-97)
Report, pictures, information.

Mark Shelley (4-11-97)
Pictures and event reports, London-Brighton 97, Newport Festival Mini Parade 97, and others.

Mini Meet East XXII (18-12-96)
Picture report.

Mini Monte (8-1-98)
Classic Rally Association event celebrating the Minis success in the Monte Carlo Rally.

Mini Showdown at Santa Pod (18-12-96)
Report on Mini drag racing.

Riviera Run 95 (18-12-96)
Information, report on 95 Run.

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History

A Walk Through History (18-12-96)
Important changes in Mini history, line drawings of major models.

BMC Cars Homepage (UNOFFICIAL) (18-12-96)
History, models produced including Wosley, Riley, Austin and Morris.

BTCC History (18-12-96)
A history of the BTCC including the Minis role.

Clubman Estate Timeline (4-11-97)
Clubman estate specification revisions.

Cooper Past (10-4-97)
Illustrated history of the Cooper Car Company.

Cooper Racing (UNOFFICIAL) (18-12-96)
A brief history of Cooper.

History of the Mini (MiniInfo UK) (18-12-96)
Brief Mini history.

Longbridge and Cowley MGs (18-12-96)
A brief history of the Mini Metro and MG Metro.

Long Live Mini (18-12-96)
Limited general information and history with pictures.

Mini: a historical review (7-8-97)
(also in Dutch) Illustrated history of the Mini and Mini varients.

Mini Event Calender (18-12-96)
Year by year Mini history.

Mini History (14-1-97)
Decade by decade Mini history - DEVELOPING.

Mini Models (24-6-99)
Comprehensive listing of Mini models and specifications.

Mini Time Capsule (24-6-99)
The official site's history.

Mini'ng through history (MINI) (18-12-96)
The history of the Mini, people, pictures, videos.

Mini'ng through history (MINI mirror) (18-12-96)
The history of the Mini.

Mini Page (Ladies!) (18-12-96)
Mini adverts.

Mini production figures (18-12-96)
Worldwide production figures year by year and by model.

Minis (18-12-96)
7 b/w photos showing the complete range of early Minis.

Number plate geography (UK) (18-12-96)
Listing of UK registration plate marks and their geographical origin.

Performance data (29-6-99)
Minis versus contemporaries, Minis versus Minis, performance data and technical specifications.

Production runs (1-7-99)
Production figures for the major Mini models.

Speedwell (18-12-96)
Speedwell history, Minisprint history, pictures.

Timecapsule Cinema (24-6-99)
Archive Mini footage from the official Mini site.

Works Minis Listing (18-12-96)
Listing of works Minis, their competitions and results.

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Museums & organizations

Beaulieu - National Motor Museum (18-12-96)
New Forest, UK. Opening times, directions, collection list and other information.

British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (18-12-96)
BMIHT information, including list of approved specialists.

Haynes Motor Museum (18-12-96)
Located at Sparkford, Somerset, UK. Includes small BMC Mini collection.

Heritage Motor Centre (18-12-96)
Located at Gaydon, near Warwick, UK. Maps, opening times, admission costs and general information.

Museum of British Transport (18-12-96)
Coventry, UK. Directions, facilities, displays, including Morris collection.

Rover UK (UNOFFICIAL) (18-12-96)
Rover information, no specific Mini information as yet.

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People

Alec Issigonis (18-12-96)
Brief bibliography.

Alec Issigonis (24-6-99)
Autographed photograph.

Alec Issigonis (18-12-96)
Brief bibliography, picture.

Alex Moulton (18-12-96)
Brief bibliography, picture.

Brian Dibble (9-5-97)
Mini Register of Germany interviews one of the longest serving Mini production workers.

Rolf Gopffarth (18-12-96)
Very brief bibliography of Issigonis and Cooper, list of famous Mini owners.

Timecapsule Cinema (24-6-99)
Archive Mini footage from the official Mini site.

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