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R50/53 "MINI Crashes the Party" - Autoweek article

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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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40 years ago Paddy Hopkirk and the Finns made the mouse roar for BMC

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http://www.autoweek.com/search/searc...0&record=1

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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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I love the fact that they did the whole thing wired on No-Doz.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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What a coincidence - we can fit 4 tires in the back too (if we fold the seats down)
 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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>>What a coincidence - we can fit 4 tires in the back too (if we fold the seats down)
 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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>>>>What a coincidence - we can fit 4 tires in the back too (if we fold the seats down)

golf cart ones, maybe
 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 08:13 PM
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Thanks for the article; I love the MINI pics - the old & new side by side (tear)
 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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5 days hopped up on No-Doz!

My favorite line in the article, said by Paddy:

""I was given the keys to Belfast. Mind you, I don't know how many people would want the keys to Belfast. "


 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 10:39 PM
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>>""I was given the keys to Belfast. Mind you, I don't know how many people would want the keys to Belfast. "
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