Don't know about anyone else but I love the sound of this one .

http://www.veloce.co.uk/shop/products/p ... %20Trucks&

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im not going to rush out and buy it.
it be better if it was about minis them self then cars based on them.


TUCK3R

I already have two shelves on a large bookcase full of books just on mini's , a lot of them only have a small chapter on the kit cars , be great to see them all together to see how the mini's unique features have been interpretated and used by other designers .

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I reckon its great, these cars always add interest to mini shows.

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Flute - 68 MK I Cooper S
Member: VMCI #2474
Member: International Mini Model Collectors Club

This says it all for me

Synopsis

This is the first book to focus solely on the cars derived from the classic Mini. Small GTs, sports cars, roadsters and fun cars: Mini-derivatives made the specialist motoring market roar in the sixties, but after that they didn’t fade away. The seventies, eighties, and nineties saw new variants on the car that simply wouldn’t die – some genius, some crazy, but always out of the ordinary and colorful. From the well known Mini Marcos and Unipower GT that even raced at Le Mans, to the very obscure but at least as exciting Coldwell GT or Sarcon Scarab, almost 60 cars are thoroughly researched, described and photographed. Many of the people originally involved with designing and building them were interviewed, and some cars that were thought to be long gone were found during the researching of this book. Others weren’t, but nevertheless made it in as old material came to light. Of the over 500 pictures in this book, most have never been seen in print before. Just like the enthusiasm needed to build the cars described, this book has been written with a true passion.

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Models covered:
Autocars Mini by Marcos • Biota mk1 • Biota mk2 • Boro GT • Broadspeed GT • Broadspeed GT by Brian Foley • Buckle Monaco • Bulanti • Butterfield Musketeer GT • Camber GT • Coldwell GT • Cox GTM • D.A.R.T • Davrian mk7 (Demon) • Davrian mk8 • Deep Sanderson 105 • Deep Sanderson 301 • Dejoux Mini GT • Domino Pimlico • Ecurie de Dez 2+2 • ESAP Minimach GT • Fletcher GT • Gitane GT • GTM Coupé • Kingfisher Sprint • Landar R6 • Landar R7 • Lawther GT • Lolita mk I • Lolita mk II • Maya GT • McCoy GT • Midas Bronze • Mini Marcos mk I-II • Mini Marcos mk III-IV • Mini Jem mk I • Mini Jem mk II • MiniSprint • Nota Fang • Nimbus • Nimbus Don Parker Special • Nimrod • Ogle SX1000 • Pellandini • Peel Viking Minisport • Sabre Sprint • Sarcon Scarab • Siva Moonbuggy • Status Minipower • Status 365 • Stimson Mini Bug • Stimson Safari 6 • Stimson Trek • Terrapin • TiCi • Unipower GT mk1 • Unipower GT mk2 • Zagato Mini Gatto

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Looks like a good book

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

Jeroen is from Holland and has contributed a couple of times to The Mini Experience.

Issue 17 will also be looking at just a handful of Mini-based derivatives and specials, and Jeroen has contributed with a story on the Wildgoose - a Mini van-based camper.

We've also got a BMC Mini Tractor, the Australian-built Mini-Trac snowmobile, Mini Jem, the Silver Flea, Nota Fang and more.

If this sort of thing turns you on then grab the next issue of TME. If that leaves you wanting more, then grab Jeroen's book - it is due out by the end of the year, and as soon as we have one in hand we will be doing a review of it in TME.

By the way, many of the photos of Australian cars in the book are courtesy of The Mini Experience.

Cheers,
Watto.

Thought that might have been the case when I saw the Australian car's listed (Lolita's , Fang , Pellandini ...) watto . Never heard of the silver flea , be interested to see it in the mag (getting some vague memory of a mini engined speedway car with a similar name now though) .

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Nope, nothing like it.

The Flea was built in Victoria a few years ago by Ray Porteous and his brother, and is based on the Terrapin from the 1960s.

Ray uses it regularly in hillclimbs. It is slow (998cc) but a lot of fun.

Cheers,
Watto.

Well, now i'm just licking my lips to see issue #17!

BTW Watto, I finally managed to get my Jem registered. Yay! and Phew!
Let me know if you need any other details on it.


Syd

Come on Syd, you can make a bigger announcement than this. You've had a lot of fun with our friends at Rego to get to this stage. Well Done!!!

OK, sorry. My car is offically registered!!!
That's as big a font size I could find.

It's on order at the local library and i'm 3rd in the queue for reservations already

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http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Nhc ... &q&f=false

like this one, this was posted a few days back

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.