LOWEREST MINI IN THE WORLD

[georgek]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CUSTOM-CAR-HO ... 720wt_1184

[wil_h]

This was on ebay less than 12 months ago, not sure if it sold, but these are new pictures

[Jack of all trades]

Wasn't the lowest mini the one Andy Summers made AEL298A called "claustrofobia" with the engine sticking trough the bonnet??

[Pete]

'Lowerest' or not how the fook is that death trap road legal ?

Handy for nipping under car park barriers though (as long as you remember to duck).

[Ronnie]

Headlights for one are too low, you could only take it out in fog or falling snow!

[Tim]

Wasn't the lowest mini the one Andy Summers made AEL298A called "claustrofobia" with the engine sticking trough the bonnet??

Andy Saunders "Claustrophobia" was the worlds lowest car, but has been beaten several times now. Andy's website (which is excellent) claims that he holds the current record with a car called "Flatout" that looks like it was Fiat 126 based.

At least Claustrophobia is still recognisably Mini based.


Tim

[Dan Fallon]

Thread bump..

Does anyone know if Andy Summers "lowest mini in the world" AEL298A is still around?

I'm guessing it might be tucked away in a museum somewhere?

[mab01uk]

From Andy Saunders website:-
https://andysaunders.net/claustrophobia/

Claustrophobia
"As a little boy, Andy used to read the Guinness Book of Records and dream of being a record holder.
When Claustrophobia was built the dream was realised. Claustrophobia was given the record title of lowest car in the world, at a height of 34 1/2"
The Guinness Book of Records then took the dream one step further and used Claustrophobia on the front cover of the Extraordinary Records Book
Claustrophobia was sold to the Yorkshire Car Collection, where it was used as a 'people magnet' for their open to the public collection. It was sold by them at a classic car auction, and is now in a museum in Tokyo."

AEL 298A
✗ Untaxed
Tax due: 30 June 1986
Vehicle make AUSTIN
Date of first registration January 1961
Year of manufacture 1961
Cylinder capacity 848 cc
Export marker Yes
Vehicle status Untaxed
Vehicle colour PURPLE
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 13 February 1995

[floormanager]

Wasn't the lowest mini the one Andy Summers made AEL298A called "claustrofobia" with the engine sticking trough the bonnet??

I took a photo of that on the first L2B run