A classic Mini Cooper S once owned by Ringo Starr is going on auction on 2 December 2017 at Bonhams in London – and it could fetch more than £120,000. In 1967, The Beatles manager Brian Epstein provided a Mini for each member of the most famous band in the world. Like all of The […]
The Queensland Mini Car Club [QMCC] Townsville branch held a Show & Shine event at Bayswater Road Radiators on Saturday 27th July 2013. Just under 20 cars turned up and made quite an impressive display. Very obvious was the considerable variety in the models of Mini on display, including: Mini Mini Deluxe Mini-Matic Morris Cooper […]
The legendary Mini Cooper S celebrates its 50th Anniversary in April 2013. The original Austin/Morris Mini, released in the UK in 1959, featured an east-west engine of 848 cc producing 34bhp with a top speed of 72 mph. Although Alec Issigonis, designer of the Mini, claimed that he had no thoughts of competition or motor […]
Hemmings News has listed this 1969/2000 Austin Mini Cooper S Mk. II 1275cc Pickup Truck as their Car of The Day for 2nd April 2013. According to the Hemmings website, this pickup started life as an original, 1969 MKII pickup shell and VIN plate with sliding glass windows, exposed hinges, etc. In 2000, the last […]
Classic Car Photography has a particular passion for interesting Mini derivatives and specials, and was thrilled to be able to see a range of special Minis in action at Wakefield Park at the OzMini50 celebrations in March 2011. One of those special cars was the Mini Broadspeed. The Broadspeed version of the Mini was introduced […]
There is a lot more to motorsport photography than having a zoom lens and a fast shutter speed. Using a combination of camera settings and technique, I strive to instill the feeling of motion that goes with cars moving quickly. Wheels spin and backgrounds blur as the car goes past! I also like to shoot the "white of their eyes" as the drivers concentrate on doing their job.