Quentin Willson presents the story of the original Mini.
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@stuart8663 Жыл бұрын
BBC really did a great job on this series.
@stewartw.91514 жыл бұрын
Used to buy and sell these and even raced and rallied them. Never paid more than about 50 quid for any Mini and some were perfectly good, others rot-boxes! Never gave a thought that they could ever actually be worth money one day!
@chancesareshewears3 жыл бұрын
My first car! Bought for 140 quid in 1981! STILL MY FAVOURITE after all these years.
@Embracing012 жыл бұрын
I bet you wished you'd kept it. Prices of original 60s Mini's (or any old classic Mini doesn't have to be a Mini Cooper) are going through the roof, with prices upwards of 20k. They are not worth that kind of money IMO.
@brianfearn42463 жыл бұрын
Mr Alan Jefferie's enthusiasm and interest are absolutely overwhelming . To say the least.
@christopherstorey83264 жыл бұрын
They should bring back the old mini.love mine.love them full stop.
@68AMW3 жыл бұрын
Sad thing is that BMW never really understood the word "MINI" from day 1 of production!! 20 years on and ALL their models are on steroids, but still displaying the word MINI!!
@jimtaylor2946 ай бұрын
^ Nah. They asset stripped Rover of everything they could keep or sell on, and left the rest to a group of equity men that couldn't possibly succeed. That's what happens, when you sell British companies to foriegners... the latter gut it, blame you for why it isn't making money, and keep deflecting blame onto others long after it's all gone to pot.
@kurt44mg428 ай бұрын
Back in the day, Ford Motor Company obtained a Mini, which they stripped down into all of its individual parts. After every single nut, bolt, washer, clip etc. was accounted for and priced, they found out that British Leyland were losing about £50 on every one they sold.
@brucenicoll43738 ай бұрын
Very cool the best thing we in nz did is put a 13b and rwd that thing did weeeeel stands great car
@BradleyTurmel3 жыл бұрын
shoutout to them being very proud that they were hand-built to very low standards. No wonder they had to stop building them! Still a shame though, they look like an absolute blast to drive.
@fazsshipkolye40272 жыл бұрын
I hope Ineos brings back our mini like its being done with the Land Rover defender.
@stewartw.91514 жыл бұрын
If they were still making the real Mini, slightly modernised, instead of the bloated and vastly overpriced, over-specced BMW so-called Mini, they would still be popular and selling!
@ianhow1004 жыл бұрын
Think poor old Sir Alec is still spinning in his grave at the return to 15" wheels. There is nothing mini about it, apart from a shadowed hint at the body shell
@lrg38343 жыл бұрын
Stewart W., for sure on that!
@TheYorkMan3 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't pass modern safety tests. No amount of 'slight' modernisation would help!
@Embracing012 жыл бұрын
@@ianhow100 The modern Mini is anything but Mini. We live in a society now where cars need to be big and fat to accommodate all the fat people in them. Most people today would struggle getting in a small car like a Mini or any other classic car of that time. Just shows people are getting bigger and taller.
@ianhow1002 жыл бұрын
@@Embracing01 I know that. It's the one grieve I have with it. Such a misuse of a name. Knowing what it was
@bizarroworld39026 жыл бұрын
If only they'd had Galvanised panels!
@philpatterson80456 жыл бұрын
My first Mini in was 8 years old, the sub-frame rusted through. wings rusted and sills rusted.
@ianhow1002 жыл бұрын
@@philpatterson8045 was a one good feature of the BMW mini. Less rust traps. Same was partly possible with fibreglass bonnets. No rotting A frames
@jimtaylor2946 ай бұрын
^ Not really, as BMW's ""Mini"" is a hideous Golf sized imposter, living off stolen valour. Anyone with decent means get an original Mini shell stripped down, Galvanized and given a modern pain job (needless to say paint technology has come a long way from the 1950's; they no longer need to endlessly paint the Forth Rail Bridge after all)
@bigjoe95172 жыл бұрын
A Nerd box on wheels 😀 Looks like something Mr. Bean would own,
@drstevenrey2 жыл бұрын
The Mini did one thing to me. To this day I forget to check the oil in the transmission. The Mini had it all in one. One dipstick, one oil, job done. Brilliant. And just to make this clear. If the Mini, original, would be built to this day, it would still sell. Very very mild updating, no new interpretation, just leave it as is. Hey, BL would still live. They could have caught all that modification scene too. Why not.
@honestcommenterseany4413 жыл бұрын
I had a mini. Red with Union Jack on roof but wrote it off flooring it 😯
@zelekuther79386 жыл бұрын
Great video! Just wish it was in higher resolution.
@gud6y6 жыл бұрын
Zelek Uther...I transferred this from VHS many years ago so the quality suffered because of the age of the tape! Agree it's a shame though!
@gavinivers89417 жыл бұрын
Quentin is so very good at classic car programs. Is it available on DVD?
@gud6y7 жыл бұрын
Gavin Ivers ...I've never seen the series on DVD, but I'd buy it if they did!! 😊
@josephfetz17487 жыл бұрын
The original Top Gear aired in the 1977, and Clarkson was one of the original presenters of the show, appearing fully in 1988 (which is what set that show off). So, with that being said, how can this particular show be described as "old Top Gear" when such a thing already existed prior?
@richardrichard54095 жыл бұрын
@@josephfetz1748 Clarkson was on Top Gear in the 70's.....?
@josephfetz17485 жыл бұрын
@@richardrichard5409 Obviously not, just bad wording. He was one of the presenters of the original show (he started in 1988).
@MultiBigtom5 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the name of the music at 4.42?
@valvlog46652 жыл бұрын
The music is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZWak6Gvir5riJo
@MultiBigtom2 жыл бұрын
@@valvlog4665 thanks very much. I have been looking for it for years.
@disillusionedanglophile76802 жыл бұрын
A movie called "I'll Never Forget Whatshisname" 6:0
@randyneil61617 жыл бұрын
I would like to own one of these minu but are body parts and mechanical parts available for these car today ?
@MedievalRichard7 жыл бұрын
Yep and worldwide as well. Mini Spares etc. I have two. One worth nearly 10k now and the other worth nearly 6k.
@avivscrewvalla6 жыл бұрын
Agree with Richard. I own a Japanese spec 96 SPi, imported back to the UK. Try to find one that has zero rust - its worth the premium and they appreciated by around 10% every year if you spare no expense taking good care of them.
@smiffy10716 жыл бұрын
If you are prepared to pay, they still make brand new body shells. As for engine parts, that really isn’t a problem at all, as spares are readily available.
@ukcarspotting95086 жыл бұрын
You get every single part for the minis even nuts and bolts every single thing
@grahamkeithtodd6 жыл бұрын
you can buy brand new bodyshells for it,all the oily bits are readily available as well
@Embracing012 жыл бұрын
Pity there wasn't more of this series made covering other notable motors. Would've been nice to see an episode on the Reliant Scimitar. Prices of Scimitar's are starting to really go up on value, some examples as much as 10 grand.
@2Truth2you6 жыл бұрын
Nice Italian design.
@TheYorkMan3 жыл бұрын
So did 'EGO' go to a third wedding??
@cyborgbadger10153 жыл бұрын
yOu HaVe BeEn WaRnEd!
@drstevenrey2 жыл бұрын
If the workers there loved it so much, then why didn't they build them better than they did. It was a good car, but rusted already in the catalog. Mine was built in Spain and was way better with rust, which is weird, because Spain has much dryer weather than Britain ever will. So it was down to the workers not giving a hoot about quality. Cause of death for Austin, Morris, BL, Rover, or whatever they call themselves.
@jimtaylor2946 ай бұрын
False. Unlike cars like the Alfa Sud, where worker incompetence was indemic; the Mini's rust issues were due not to those building the cars, but those in management who'd not put money into in-depth development. (such as not galvanising the chassis, or the fact that a hatchback prototype existed but was never produced) Also goes without saying that many post-sales rust issues were partially due to customer care (or lack thereof). A Mini that's routinely checked, maintained and garage kept [none of which cost very much] will last many years without a major rebuild. There are reems of post sales advice, materials and general life hacks re' Mini mantainance. If you've seen an issue on one, there exists a fix somebody has thought of & published.
@lazniprofil29943 жыл бұрын
This guy was testing a Lada Riva.
@jerrysummers59712 жыл бұрын
Joke making a car than looses money .Great motor but put the price up what they should have done crazy!!!