Maximum Mini: The definitive book of cars based on the original Mini: The Essential Book of Cars Based on the Original Mini - Hardcover
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This is the first book to focus solely on the cars derived from the classic Mini. Small GTs, sports cars, roadsters and fun cars: Mini-derivatives made the specialist motoring market roar in the sixties, but after that they didn’t fade away. The seventies, eighties, and nineties saw new variants on the car that simply wouldn’t die – some genius, some crazy, but always out of the ordinary and colorful. From the well known Mini Marcos and Unipower GT that even raced at Le Mans, to the very obscure but at least as exciting Coldwell GT or Sarcon Scarab, almost 60 cars are thoroughly researched, described and photographed. Many of the people originally involved with designing and building them were interviewed, and some cars that were thought to be long gone were found during the researching of this book. Others weren’t, but nevertheless made it in as old material came to light. Of the over 450+ pictures in this book, most have never been seen in print before. Just like the enthusiasm needed to build the cars described, this book has been written with a true passion.
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After a career as a test editor for a Dutch motoring magazine, Jeroen Booij (1975) decided to become a freelance motoring journalist. He prefers describing the weird and wonderful of the automotive industry, specializing in classic, specialist or simply unusual cars, which has often lead to full features on vehicles that are hardly taken seriously by the regular press. With a passion for Minis, it was a logical step to write a book about all the cars derived from it, which Jeroen spent nearly five years researching. He lives in Amsterdam.
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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The original Mini was never content with being merely a small car. It arrived in 1959 looking like somebody had accidentally shrunk a family saloon in the wash, then proceeded to embarrass vastly more powerful machinery on race tracks, rally stages and city streets across the world. Most cars would have been delighted simply to become motoring icons. The Mini, however, inspired an entire ecosystem of ingenious, improbable and occasionally downright bonkers creations that stretched the idea of "Mini-based" to breaking point. Maximum Mini is a joyful celebration of that wonderfully eccentric universe. Jeroen Booij explores the astonishing variety of vehicles built around the mechanical heart of Sir Alec Issigonis?s masterpiece, revealing just how far designers, engineers, hobbyists and fearless entrepreneurs were prepared to push one of Britain?s most beloved little cars. Sports cars, convertibles, beach buggies, estate cars, racing specials, utility vehicles, kit cars and machines that leave you wondering whether the designer had enjoyed an exceptionally optimistic lunch?all are here in glorious abundance. The beauty of the Mini was that it offered not just affordable transport, but a brilliant engineering platform that positively encouraged experimentation. Give an inventive mechanic a Mini and before long they?d be asking dangerous questions like, "What if we made it six inches wider?", "Could we fit a V8 in there?" or, perhaps most ominously, "I?ve got an idea." History shows that these conversations rarely ended with anyone doing less work than originally intended. Booij?s enthusiasm is infectious, and his research uncovers a fascinating cast of manufacturers both famous and obscure. Alongside the familiar names are countless specialist firms that flourished briefly, producing tiny batches of extraordinary vehicles before quietly disappearing into motoring folklore, leaving behind brochures, a handful of surviving examples and owners who still insist theirs is "completely original". apart from the engine, gearbox, suspension, bodywork and approximately 87 other modifications. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this is one of those books that rewards both casual browsing and serious study. One minute you?ll be admiring a beautifully engineered coachbuilt Mini derivative; the next you?ll be staring at something so wonderfully improbable that you?re forced to admire the sheer optimism required to build it in the first place. It is a reminder that British motoring has always thrived on imagination, practicality and the occasional willingness to ignore perfectly sensible advice. Condition: Very Good. A handsome copy that has clearly avoided the fate of many of the cars it celebrates. The pages remain clean, the illustrations sharp and the binding reassuringly sound. It has been looked after rather better than the average classic Mini, many of which have spent half a century engaged in an endless duel with rust, enthusiastic previous owners and ambitious DIY modifications. Ready for its next custodian, preferably one who appreciates that sometimes the greatest motoring ideas begin with the smallest of cars. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6759
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Book is in very good condtion. 128pp with colour photographs. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 020305
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