It feels wrong not calling it a Mini Cooper. Just “Mini?” It feels off. And too bad, because it’s correct: John Cooper stole the thunder of Sir Alec Issigonis, noble designer of the British Motor Corporation Mini, and we’re not going give him credit until his name really does take over. But to be honest. To be honest? This car is kinda meh.
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If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Little Mini Cooper by Swilson. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here.
Units discussed:
Mark I Mini
Morris Mini-Traveller (Mark I)
Mark II Mini
Mark III
Mark IV
Mark V
Mark VI
Mark VII
Wolseley Hornet
Riley Elf
Austin Mini Countryman Mk2
Mini Moke
Mini Pick-up
Morris Mini K
Mini Cooper
Mini Clubman
Mini Clubman Estate
Mini 9X
Project Ant
Leyland-Crompton electric car prototype
Towns Minissima
ADO74
ADO88
Mini Clubman Safety Research Vehicle
Hustler 4
Microdot
Mini Scamp
Ogle SX1000
Mini Marcos
Midas Gold
Midas Bronze
Deep Sanderson 301
