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Author:  Mick [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:58 pm ]
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Does anyone else remember this old magazine special about 1992? It was on the shelves for a few years.

In there was Paul Skinner's Recooperation article. It was originally spread over a number of issues, but this one was a condensed read.

This article was what got me into the mini bug in a big way. I dreamed of having a car look like this, and wanted to know what it was like to flash up a Cooper S engine from new, and drive it out of the garage. All my old minis were just noisy, smelly, and vibrated a lot.

It turns out, that after spending 10's of thousands to restore a car back to new condition that a new mini from the garage was simply noisy, smelly, and vibrated a lot anyway...but oh well, there you go. At least it didn't leak oil for a little while :)

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Author:  drjbeam [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:30 pm ]
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teejays are still around in st marys off glossop st

http://teejayperformance.com.au/
Author:  850pete [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:34 pm ]
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This was the first car magazine I ever bought back in the early 90's and I read this cover to cover until it fell to bits......but I've kept all the bits and it's still in a plastic bag in my garage! It definitely cemented my love for the little buggers!
Author:  Mick [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:51 pm ]
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Mine is barely there as well! Front cover may have come off pretty early on.
Author:  brett [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:53 pm ]
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same here.. I have a copy some where.. I would have read it atleast 1000 times..
It was my first ever car mag I bought to.. I remember my year 7 teacher Barry Hughes was in the newsagents, and saw me, He told me that I had to buy it, and the rest is history... I always wanted a MK2 S after the re-Cooperation... Still do... My dream was to own a perfect Cooper S.. It still is.. I am slowly getting there..
Author:  brett [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:54 pm ]
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Mick what is the chance of scanning it into the Brochure section? I cant find mine since moving house :-(
Author:  Mick [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:55 pm ]
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Maybe I should endeavor to scan the whole thing. Its a piece of history now.
What's the go with a copywrite on a 22yr old mag?
Author:  Mick [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:56 pm ]
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Jinx :P
Author:  fordboat [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:20 pm ]
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Its funny reading peoples responses to this. I had this mag plus a heap of others given to me in the mid 90's. I still have the magazine, also stashed in my garage. Only found it again 6 months ago when I got my first mini (nearly 19 years after reading the article).
Author:  gtogreen1969 [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:13 pm ]
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I scanned a copy of the recooperation from a mates magazine. Problem with that was my computer crashed a few years later and I lost my scans. Now I back up everything. Would be great if a full copy could go in the brochure section.
Author:  MrFail [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:20 am ]
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I dont think I ever read that one. But I remember buying the Mini Magic magazine, which they just made with articles from that magazine anyway. :-)
I think I even wrote into the mag and got my letter published. I felt famous. :-D
Author:  clovus [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:24 am ]
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I used to buy that mag too, wish I still had the copy that featured a twin cam head on the cover.
Author:  Mick [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:27 am ]
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MrFail wrote:
I dont think I ever read that one. But I remember buying the Mini Magic magazine, which they just made with articles from that magazine anyway. :-)
I think I even wrote into the mag and got my letter published. I felt famous. :-D


Some of those letter pages in fast fours et al were a crack up. It was either Fords are crap, or rotaries are poofs, or only milk and juice come in two litres. I used to wonder how these neanderthals managed to put a stamp on the envelope after taking time to dip a finger in blue ink to stamp out some words :shock:

I've got that Mini Magic series here somewhere too, I think it came out around 98 right? About 6 issues?
Author:  850 GT [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:55 am ]
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There was 5 editions of Mini Magic
Finishes in one hour.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hottest-Mini ... 461d76a3d1
Author:  braad [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:23 am ]
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clovus wrote:
I used to buy that mag too, wish I still had the copy that featured a twin cam head on the cover.


Pretty sure i have that. In my car. Right now. Im re-reading a heap of old mini mags (90's stuff). They are good reads! Some very nice minis
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