If reading our interview with Jon Pressnell has given you a hankering to own your own vintage Mini, here’s your chance! The organisers of the Classic Motor Show, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC from 13th to 15th November, are offering to give a red 1960 Morris Mini away in a text-to-win competition.
The Mini was [...]
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Sixties Happenings - Win A Mini!
14 July, 2009 – 1:19 pm
The Mini Car with the Maximum Impact, Part 3
7 July, 2009 – 9:01 am
In the final part of our interview, Jon Pressnell, author of ‘Mini - The Definitive History’ (published by Haynes), talks about the impact the Mini had on the Sixties. (Photographs taken from the book and reproduced by kind permission.)
A number of celebrities owned Minis - manager Brian Epstein gave a Mini-Cooper S to every member [...]
The Mini Car with the Maximum Impact, Part 2
28 June, 2009 – 1:39 pm
Part 2 of our interview with Jon Pressnell, author of ‘Mini - The Definitive History’ (published by Haynes). (You can view Part 1 here)
Were Minis relatively cheap to buy compared with other cars of that era?
JP: They were too cheap! That was the fundamental problem. Technology costs money. The Mini was an expensive car to [...]
The Mini Car with the Maximum Impact, Part 1
26 June, 2009 – 1:36 pm
Jon Pressnell, author of ‘Mini - The Definitive History’, published by Haynes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car, has a chat with us to talk about why the Mini was such a popular vehicle in the Sixties.
The Mini was THE iconic car of the Sixties. Yet I was surprised to read in your [...]