I collect them. LOL! I'm still on the lookout for the older ads too. Been looking for the milk carton ad forever!

 

I still get press releases, and occasional trinkets (like the recent MINI production triangle pin), but not so much of the ads, now they are for R56+ MINIs

PS:
In your area this weekend, James - first weekend down since end of May! Nice weather
And see you in a couple of weeks at Mickey & MINI ?

 

I just happen to have one extra of the Milk Carton ad. It's yours.. PM me your address - sorry - I didn't keep it..

Donna

 

Hum....Triangle pin????? Can you post a picture? Now I'll have to be on the hunt for that.....

Donna

 

No pin or camera here in Florida right now - but this is the link to the eBay item

 

Yes, I will be around a bit. Do you have anything you think you might want to trade in person?

 

It's Time to Drive Like There Is a Tomorrow

• Automobile. September 2008. (page 23)

What's Your Carfun Footprint?

• Car and Driver. October 2008. (back cover)
• National Geographic Adventure. October 2008. (page 17)

More Turn / Less Burn

• Rolling Stone. September 18, 2008. (pages 80 & 81)

 

I got my copy today!

 

Our club just celebrated its 6th year, and our dealership sponsor had a few of these balloons as decorations..

 

^^^ Very cool!!!

Donna

 

So did everyone else, especially the kids that were there! They are "self sealing" balloons so I have to wait until the helium goes before I can put it in my MINI treasure chest. I was lucky to get the one. I asked if they had more (thinking of you) but they used all they had.

 

This isn't a MINI add. It's for a car rental company in Germany.



Here is a rough translation of the text:

"If your wife says she needs more space, lock her in the boot."

 

LOL!! That's great - thanks for posting!!

Donna

 

New ad I haven't seen - December issue of Motor Trend - back cover:

"COOPER SIZE IT" - Shows a Chili Red MC with white Bonnet Stripes.

Donna

 

Here are a couple of goodies the dealership gave me the other day...

In showroom DVD containing various MINI commercials, MINI United 2007 and MTTS 2006 videos and more.





And this is an oversized credit card promoting MINI Financial Services. It's just like a credit card with the raised letters/numbers, but I don't think it will go through a credit card swiper at the checkout counter!

 

I'd love one of those DVDs

 

Hope these arent reposts, haven't followed this thread in a while...

 

 

New MINI ad:

COOPER SIZE IT.

• Rolling Stone. December 25, 2008-January 8, 2009. (page 47)

 

GAS-O-LEAN

• Spin. December 2008. (page 125)

 

I used to go through every one of the 3-4000 entries for MC items on eBay because I couldn't think of an efficient name that would include the paper ads as well as the physical objects that include the triangle pin or the cuckoo clock or the purse(s). Right now I'm searching just the paper ads but think I'm missing a lot. I don't parts or a whole new car so can someone help me figure out a title ?

Peace,

Susan

 

I have a search set up in "Collectibles", which is:
mini cooper -austin -corgi -diecast -kyosho -tamiya -dinky -matchbox -maisto -yonezawa -scalextric -hotwheels -"hot wheels"

The best way to avoid missing something is to do like above, and "-" the items you don't want.
This search gives me just a one page email alert every day, includes stuff I'm not wanting but with just a page, it's easy to scan.

 

GAS-O-LEAN

• The New Yorker. November 3, 2008. (page 5)
• Spin. December 2008. (page 125)

 

G.B.--
Thank you for the specifics! I love it! I use the daily alerts for "Mini Cooper ads" and get maybe one or two re-listings so I'll play around with your listing and see what I come up with.
Merry motoring, Susan

 

One thing I did when looking for MINI ads was look for back issues of the magazines themsleves. In many instances I found the whole magazine was about the same price as the bidding for a particular ad on ebay.

James has a wonderful website http://libraryofmotoring.info/ that lists the ads and what magazines and pages they are on. I mainly collect the insert ads, so I found several of the magazines at eBay stores, some through online companies that sell back issues, and some by calling the magazine companies themselves. Just be sure to ask the seller the copy they have has the ad.