International Mini Meeting 2009

Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham

50th Birthday of the Mini


Mini outside Q gate Longbridge

Mini Convertible outside the MG Factory at Longbridge

Mini Moke

Part of the Organising team, busy on Saturday

The campsite covered all of Cofton Park

Mini wearing a 'Kilt'?

Mini's came from all over... Essex Mini Club

mini's from Hungary

Finland

Portugal

...With unique dashboard

France

Switzerland

Ireland

Poland

More from Switzerland

Scotland

and more from Switzerland

Sweden does it in style with a Mini Limo

The Dutch bring some variety

Austria

Even some of the people wore national dress

Italian Innocenti Mini's

The foreign Mini!

The French didn't know which colour to use

Then used water pistols at people who laughed at their colour sense!

The Dutch were out in force.

The Germans had something a bit different

and a Moke that was quite different

as well as the more normal Mini

A fine example of an old RAC Mini Van

For some people a Mini is not enough...

the Tardis Mini, bigger on the inside!

Some want to sleep on their Mini

While others sleep inside their Mini

Then we come to the unusual...
     

A Mini? Monster Truck?

Some want a bigger Mini

but are not keen on the new Mini!

Some people want more wheels

and less bodywork.

and even less bodywork

Some just want the smallest Mini possible!

It is possible to have something slightly different - Wolsely Horney

Or the Riley Elf

While others will 'chop up' what they have.

Customise their car to be different

And some completely redesign their Mini.

This is a sound system on wheels

Can anyone tell me what this is?

and if your old Mini rots away, you can transform it to this...

The new BMW Mini was welcome

as were the unique Mini Broadspeed coupe

Minis from all 50 years were present

and 50 drove up from the Heritage Centre at Gaydon on Saturday

Every one wanted to say Happy Birthday

and some got dressed up for the party.

The camp site got bigger

and bigger

with German Mini Mokes

Belgium Mini's

A racing German Mini Marcos

But the locals were represented too  Halesowen Mini Club.

Rare cars like this French Mosquito were interesting

While some had the number plate, if not the car...

British Motor Heritage had a stand

Their were car parts for sale

and novelties like this 'Russian Doll' Mini in a Mini in a Mini

Mini and Riley Elf Convertible's

Mini Van

Mini's everywhere you turned

and the Police were not needed.