Mini Cooper !

Hi everbody. Today I present my Tamiya Morris Mini Cooper S Mk.I `64

this thing is super cute to make. If you ain´t made it, do it 1 or try with the newest Austin , that will be more updated as a kit. But has everything.Impressive , with the engine and all.

Regards from me to all.

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wow, you did an amazing job, very nice. :)

Nice work.I've been thinking about getting one and modifying it.

Thanks guys. Although I don´t consider myself a tunning-car lover , I recognize that this kit offers a base for some cool ideas. I would be nice to widen it a bit and putting instead of classical Mini-sporting minilite wheels a set Watanabes RS , for instance , and painting the roof the Union JAck or a checkered pattern may be. Don´t know ..so many possibilities...Even making a "Cooper-Clubman Van" as a long-term project , with wood effects and all, why not?

The only Mini I've had the pleasure of riding in was a Mini Woody Wagon. Very cool. :cool:

Looks pretty good, I'm looking for a Mini Cooper kit so I can make an 'Italian Job' insipired scene :D

Nice work on the Mini JM.
I've seen dozens of them all painted in red but that British Green
really looks great on it.

off the topic, i just love driving minis..
it's like a go-kart
super fun stuff

Nice one :)

Hi , thanks everybody for the compliments. These old-time classics have had always quite a charm , haven´t them? I don´t know to a which extent would be consequent to buy the Austin Mini considering how similar they are , the Morris and the Austin, but may be ...

These cars are really special anyway. I have a friend who has a `71 850 and it´s superfun. Sounds like a Spitfire from the 2nd W.W. and corners like nothing else in the world. Don´t get it wrong , it´s not just a citycar. It´s much , much more.

Good idea that of making an Italian job diorama.Specially for me , that I study in Turin, by the way.

Did you know that Steve McQueen ordered for himself in the late `60s a woody clubman cooper ? It´s too sweet that thing ! If I remember well it even was automatic , strange !

Well , Regards , fellows.

Nice looking job on the mini
When i see Mini's i always remind myself of this speedway Mini that used to race at our local track. At the time not even V8's could beat it !!
It went around 10-12 meetings before it was beaten.One race they started it from poll postion(but a lap down) and it still won :D
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IT´s the most brutal Mini I have seen in my whole life...I ain´t got words. Do you know how many hp. has it? IT must have the grip of a spider and the acceleration of the Columbia Shuttle more or less !!

Well thanks , I retire myslef to think it over...

Originally posted by JOSE MARIA
IT´s the most brutal Mini I have seen in my whole life...I ain´t got words. Do you know how many hp. has it? IT must have the grip of a spider and the acceleration of the Columbia Shuttle more or less !!

Well thanks , I retire myslef to think it over...
I dont know any HP figures but i do know it has the turgo the size of a house hanging off it !!!

Awesome!!! This is going to be my next model (Or similar) cause making a Mini is different fromt he usual fare of Jappers :finger:

That model looks very clean. How about a few pics of the engine? What motor powered those mini's anyways? Anyone know if someone ever threw in like a small block v8 or something into one of those? That would be crazy drag car. :D

The engine has been detailed with wires , taking on account the article in a classic car magazine of my father, in which the engine bay were shown.

As I said before, this is truly a recommendable kit for changing a little bit the Japanese subject. I AM THE GREATEST Japanese car fan on earth , really. But there are some essential, crucial kits of street cars to have in you expositor if you call yourself modeller-collector.That would be:

-An old Beetle:Tamiya or Hasegawa preferable.
-A mini: Tamiya , the Morris or Austin, or , BETTER ! the 1/12 rover.
-An E-Type (XKE): The Heller kit would be fine.Or huge 1/8 from Monogram /Revell.
-A Lotus Seven:Tamiya.
-A Mercedes 300SL (Gullwing): AMT / ERTL 1/25.
-A `65/`66 Mustang:Mmmm may be AMT´s `66 1/25
-A `68/`82 Corvette: Revell Or Monogram (1/24-1/8)offerings. Or may be 1/12 OTaki / Doyusha.
-A `70-`81 Camaro.Lots to good kits to choose.
-A `70-`81 Firebird. Lots of models.
-A Bugatti Type 35. Better Monogram´s 1/24
-A Bugatti Type 41 Royale. ITaleri.
-An AC Shelby Cobra. Mmm AMT? New from Fujimi?
-A LAmborghini Miura. Fujimi 1/20.
-A Lamborghini Countach. Fujimi 1/24.
-A Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.OR the spyder. Only Fujimi.
-A Ferrari Testarossa.Tamiya.
-A Ferrari F40. Tamiya.
-A Ferrari 250GTO `62. Only ITaleri or Revell 1/24.
-A Fiat 500.Tamiya.
-A Citroën DS /ID19.Heller 1/16.
-A Citroën 2chevaux.Tamiya.
-A Morgan.Tamiya or even ARII.
-An Alfa Romeo Giulia Spyder 1600.Revell 1/24
-A good 911!!!!!!!!!!!. Don´t know there are lots very nice to buy.
-A Porsche 356.Fujimi.
-An Aston MArtin DB5. Difficult here. May be better to pick the Monogram´s DB4 1/24.
-A Lancia Stratos. Mmm don´t know. Nitto / Doyusha 1/12.Would be incredible but just in rallye guise.
-A Rolls Royce Phantom II. Better Revell 1/16, but also Italeri´s 1/24.
-A Bentley 4.5 L. Blower.Heller 1/24.


This would be a little list. Can you add some more to complete it? Are anyone missing.
Next time we can all make the Japanese crucial model list?? What about it?

There was a Mini drag car here in NZ that had a 327 Chev that used to run 10 sec quarters untill it crashed :eek:
Driver used to sit in the back seat as the small block was mid mounted.

Jeez you guys, Minis' fantastic little cars!

MINI WOODY WAGON?? errr I'm pretty sure they were called Mini Travellers!!

The Mini was always the same the only difference in the names were when Morris became Austin which became British Motor Co. (BMC) which became British Leyland which became Austin Rover which ended up as Rover which B.M.W bought so they could basically pinch Land Rover (The Best 4x4, By Far!) and of course the NEW Mini.

Here in England just about anything and everything has been done to Minis' Jet engines, small block Chevys', Top fuel dragsters the list is endless

Originally Minis' had 850cc engines this was expanded to 998cc, 1098cc and of course the 1275cc used in the clubman/cooper versions.

I once owned a 1275GT with twin 40 webers on it and many other mods (head worked to stage 3, exhaust, induction blah-de-blah) and it went like greased weasel-shit and as Daryl said they handle like go-karts!!


Sorry if I bored you but there you go!!:flipa: :flipa:

In NAvarra , north of Spain the Mini, as well as Austins / Morris / MG 1100/1300s were built by "Authi"BMC. And we had the only 1300GT in production.With black vynil roof and a dash full of wood and gauges. ITalians made it also under the brand Innocenti.