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50 years Mini Seven Club Nederland

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:03 pm
by UHR850
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.

http://excoboard.com/forums/13326/user/ ... 333971.jpg
http://excoboard.com/forums/13326/user/ ... 333972.jpg
http://excoboard.com/forums/13326/user/ ... 333973.jpg

:mrgreen:

Re: 50 years Mini Seven Club Nederland

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:34 pm
by mab01uk
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?

Link to 1967 Mini Se7en Club magazine (pdf):
http://www.mini7.co.uk/downloads/1967Mi ... gazine.pdf

http://www.mini7.co.uk/

Re: 50 years Mini Seven Club Nederland

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:56 pm
by graham in aus
BIG congratulations to the Dutch Mini Se7en Club!! :P 8-)

Nice old memorabilia!

Mini Car Club NSW had their 50th in April (19th) this year, I was there! :D

http://www.miniclub.com.au/photos/mini- ... lebrations

Image

Club Started as the Morris 850 club in 62.

Mini Club SA (South Australia) was in June as welll! :mrgreen:

Re: 50 years Mini Seven Club Nederland

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:52 am
by mk1
Congratulations to all these early Mini Clubs.

I particularly like the memorabilia at the start of the thread.

I guess the MCR is a bit out of it having started in 1986 :-)

M

Re: 50 years Mini Seven Club Nederland

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:51 pm
by mab01uk
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! :lol: