Well, the Dutch Mini Seven Club Nederland will be 50 years old in september this year.
I think "we'' are the oldest Mini Club in the world if not please let me know.
On the pictures are some items I have in my collection from de club, it is an grill badge from the beginning and two rally plates.
The UK Mini Se7en Club existed as a social/racing society some time before their brainwave to introduce 'Formula Mini 7' in 1966, I think I may have some of the earlier M7C newsletters which give the year it started but doubt it pre-dates the 50 years/1962 of the Dutch Mini Seven Club?
As I remember it apart from the Mini Se7en Racing Club, the first UK Mini owners clubs started to form around 1979 just before the 20th Mini Birthday Extravaganza at Donnington. Chris Cheal started the National Mini Owners Club and Ray Holman started the Mini Cooper Club both in '79. I joined them both from day one, the first MCC meeting was at the Cat Inn in West Hoathly, Sussex and the first MOC meeting was at Twycross Zoo where I won a prize for best 'customised' Mini!
