I've got 3 Minis now, my first Mini was a yellow Mini K, I bought it with dad when I was about 13 from saving the money from my paper round. It was a great car, but we sold it pretty soon after getting it.... My next Mini, the green Mini K, I got it in January 1995 - it was worn out, so I stripped it and sold it as a resto project to a guy who drove past one day when I was rebuilding the van. My third Mini was a Deluxe I bought for parts, it ended up being sold for $10. My fourth Mini I still have, a 1966 850 van I bought for the wheels and intended to restore (read the full story below). My fifth Mini was a Mini K I bought as a shell replacement for the green K - but it turned out to be just as bad, I sold it for some parts and some cash, then it got crushed. My sixth Mini is my Cooper S, it was fantastic, but as of 27th March 2004, isn't alive anymore. My seventh is a very very original '70 MK 2 Cooper S, it's got the original spare in the boot.

Read about my Cooper S, and his demise

Read about my Mini K

Read about my van

Read about my new '70 model Cooper S

AWD build log - project scorpion

Read about Australian Minis