I just travelled to Brighton to collect my classic Mini - a 1994 Cooper 1.3spi with some careful mods.

I'm over the moon! I can't stop grinning. Oh god this is fun. Noisy. Cramped but oh my god its fun! Instant reactions and its FAST! It feels faster than my 2004 Cooper most of the time (up until about 70mph). The reactions from people are awesome too. Its also dramatically quicker and I think more fun than my 1998 Cooper 1.3mpi was.

Its been reshelled so has NO-ZERO rust!!

Sitting in it for the first time:-



Halfway home - 250 of the 500 miles covered