Old Mini Adverts

Started by BruceK, September 11, 2017, 03:07:55 PM

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BruceK

I found this old advert for Dunlop wheels.   

The ad says a set of them is £40 (or, if you can't swing that, you can pay £5 a month for 9 months).  Honestly, how cheap are you?   ;D




1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

#1
Well, it's not an 'accessory', but kinda fundamental.   Rubery Owen proud they could produce a Mini front subframe in less than one minute.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

One of the aftermarket suppliers of rollup windows for Mk. I and II cars. (and vans and pickups too)
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

94touring

That would have been nice to have.  The windows too.

BruceK

Ad for the launch of the Coopers (and Supers, too).   
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

Back before it was called a "Mini".   My first car was a 1962 Austin Seven.  Said right so on the boot.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

I remember buying an British car magazine when I was a teenager and this was the advert on the back cover.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

Selling the Clubman in Oz.   Wouldn't be great if you could buy a brand new one now for just $3K?
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

#8
Surfing in South Africa.   Regulations in South Africa meant every car had to have a pair of white reflectors facing forward - on the Mini they were put under the headlights.

Note that it is Mk. I, but with roll-up windows like an Oz Mini.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

Apparently the Mini went through a phase where a vinyl top was a "thing".
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

#10
Racing sells cars.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

MiniDave

Interesting that's it's smoking the loaded tire and not the unloaded one.....

Thanks for posting these, they're fun!  4.gif
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

BruceK

Quote from: MiniDave on October 10, 2017, 12:59:04 PM
Interesting that's it's smoking the loaded tire and not the unloaded one.....

Thanks for posting these, they're fun!  4.gif

Glad you like 'em.


Hey!  We made the rack and pinon that won the Monte!!


1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

#13
Quote from: MiniDave on October 10, 2017, 12:59:04 PM
Interesting that's it's smoking the loaded tire and not the unloaded one.....

I've seen a lot of photos of old Minis doing the same thing. 

1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

MiniDave

Huh, you'd think it would be smoking the inside tire.....
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

BruceK

I understand why the front tires would smoke, but why are they turned on a drag strip?



(Truth in advertising = torque steer?   :D  )
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

#18
I think this person loves her Mini!    "When everything else goes wrong, your Mini will still love you"    4.gif
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

#19
Why not get a Traveller? It's got "room for a lively, sprawling family" !

In 1960 this would have been the estate model with the interior fuel tank, before BMC mounted it under the car.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

#20
The Mini was the car of choice for German hippies! 

(actually, nearly everyone I knew looked like that back in the 1970s)

Google says Spardose = Money Box, which I guess means piggy bank?

Also, I see that the car has reverse wheels.  That was never an option, right?  And I can't imagine the German TUV approving them on a brand new production car. 
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

Minty

my old man likes looking at those ads back in the day

BruceK

A Winter-themed Mini advertisement.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

BruceK

Retro Uber?  Nope. 

Just a suggestion to call a Mini dealership to arrange for a test ride in a new Mini.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara