Discuss all aspects of Classic Minis in Motorsport be it historic or current, the cars, the personalities & the venues
mab01uk
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by Exminiman » Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:22 pm
Love the Rover V8 Vita Mini must of been like a pendulum to drive round a corner... though
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by Old English White » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:35 pm
Mini-Buick: Yes, it was a mad idea
Did anybody actually buy it when it was for sale (fairly) recently? And have they done anything with it??
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by mab01uk » Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:31 pm
Harry Ratcliffe reckoned the Cooper-Buick Mini V8 was the best thing he ever did. Not because it went well or was easy to drive, it wasn't! But because of the amount of publicity it brought BRT. He described driving it as like trying to throw a hammer shaft first, but did say that people were really scared to overtake it as they never knew what direction it would veer off in next...