Mini Alternatives Gallery

Mini Alternatives/freestyle

Mini Kits, Conversions, Derivatives and Prototypes Gallery

including the complete list of Mini derivatives (unless you know differently).

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Cars can be assumed to be four wheel, front engine unless stated on this or the linked page.

9X Mini Alex Issigonis's Mini replacement prototypes from 1969 to 1978, now at Gaydon.

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ABC Tricar Rare GRP three-wheeler at the 2005 Mini World Action Day, Castle Combe.

ABS Freestyle see Freestyle

AC Donington Three wheeled buggy (front engine)

AEM Scout (previously SMC Scout) Steel bodied utility kit at Stoneleigh, 1987 and Shoreham, 2005.

AF Grand Prix Rare Alexander Fraser three-wheeler at Sandown Park kit car show, 1989.

AF Spyder Alexander Fraser Spyder in about 1991.

Alto Boxer Cabrio conversion with body kit at Stoneleigh 2000.

Alto Duo Mini Alternatives Registrar, Geoffrey King with his Alto Duo.

Andersen Cub Scouse Moke. (106k 2i)

Anderson Cub 6 6-wheel version of above.

ASP 1300S Rear-engined sports-racer. Location unknown.

Austin 1300 PBP Fibreglass bodied prototype at Gaydon, October 2006.

Austin Ant BMC's 4-wheel drive utility at Gaydon.

Autocars Marcos Short-lived Mini Estate by Marcos

Autocom Minibuggy no information

Auto Ego various conversions

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Badsley Eagle Targa sports prototype

Banham Roadster 2-seater chop-top conversion (site)

Banham Sprint Frogeye Sprite replica.

Banshee Georgeous one-off open sportscar from South Africa.

Beauford Mini on a truck at the London-Brighton Mini Run, 2003.

Berkeley Bandera Mini engined Berkeley at Stafford kit car show, 1999.

Berkeley Bandini Variant of the classic Villiers-powered machine.

Biota Biotae at Mini In The Park 1998 and Brooklands Mini Day, 2004.

Blitz 2 ² Alan Fixter's 1275 Mini engined NCF Blitz Mk. 2.

Boro GT no information

Boxer Rear-engined tub.

Broadspeed GT 2+2 Fastback at the 2007 Skope Classic in New Zealand

Brookland Swallow Open three-wheeler.

Brookwell Trifid Flies-in-the-teeth three-wheeler (F)

Bulanti Australian sports coupé with frog-eye pretentions. (site)

Butterfield Musketeer Rear-engined sports.

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Camarotta Dave Ratner's attractive two-seater makes its debut at Stoneleigh in 2001.

Camber GT Andy Clayton's Nerus-tuned Camber GT which is closely related to the Silhouette and Maya.

Capricorn Jeepish.

Casual Lofa Edd China's motorised sofa.
Chairman Wheelchair adaptation.

Checker Mini Marcos's Mini Cooper lookalike

Cirrus Buggy

Clubman SRV4 BL/TRRL Safety Research Vehicle at Gaydon, October 2006.

Coldwell GT road-race GT

Cord see Mini Cord

Costin Prototype Simon Garrett's aluminium bodied prototype.

Cox GTM A Cox GTM (Grand Touring Mini) at Yeovil Festival of Transport, August 1997.

Crayford Convertibles A nest of Crayford Hornets at Mini In The Park 2006.

Cub see Andersen Cub

Curley Trike Front-engined three-wheeler.

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D.A.R.T. Dizzy Addicott's special that inspired the Mini Jem

Davrian Mk.8 ³ Stuart Cleevely's Mini-engined hillclimb car.

Deep Sanderson 301 The Chris Lawrence/Chris Spender 301 at le Mans in 1963.

De Joux Special portfolio: two Mini De Joux from New Zealand, including the prototype.

Domino Cabrio Cabrio at the Mini World Action Day, Castle Combe, October 2004.

Domino Gullwing Gullwing door version of the Cabrio

Domino HT GRP Mini Saloon

Domino Pimlico Pimlicos in Holland and at Sandown Park.

Domino Premier Carcraft 2003, Bingley Hall.

Domino Pickup Minis by the Sea, Shoreham, August 2005.

Duckham's Q20-50 Promotional vehicle at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon.

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Ecurie de Des 2+2 Australian coupé conversion.

Elswick Envoy Mini In The Park, 2005

ERA Turbo 30 Mini Years, Silverstone, 1989

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Fireball Midget racer

Fletcher GT Paul Ogle's Fletcher GT is in fact a restyled Ogle SX1000.

Fortech Body kits for Minis on steroids.

FRA Mini FRA Engineering's GRP Mini on show at Stoneleigh 2003. (site)

Freestyle Mike Brown's Freestyle attracts attention at Castle Combe.

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Gecko John Hidle's Gecko.

Gitane Rear-engined coupé

Gnat Wedge-shaped, rear-engined sports buggy

Gnat see also MG Gnat

Goa Mini shorty kit

Grantura Yak see Yak

GTM Coupé GTM Coupé at the foot of Brooklands Test Hill, April 2002.

GTM Rossa Mk. 1 and Mk. 2 GTM Rossas at Newark Kit Car Show, 1990.

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Hobo Bob Egginton's adaptable Hobo utility vehicle shown in Kit Cars & Specials in 1988.

Hooper Coachbuilt conversions (e.g. Peter Sellers's Mini)

Hovercraft We're not joking - this Mini Hovercraft is at the Hovercraft Museum, Lee-on-the-Solent.

Hustler Force 4 Carol Kerry's Hustler at the 1997 Mini Cooper Day, Beaulieu.

Hustler 6 Smart six-wheeler at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show, May 2002.

Hustler H6 Hustler H6 at Newark Kit Car Festival, June 2004

Hustler Harrier This six-wheeler can take a wheelchair ramp at the rear. Uxbridge Autoshow, July 2002.

Hustler Hellcat Utility

Hustler Hobo Pickup

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Jiffy Pickup Glenn Bowden's Jiffy at the Mini World Action Day, September 2002.

Jiffy Romahome A classic camper at Mini in the Park, August 2005.

Jiffy Tipper Truck Another Jiffy option at Minis By The Sea, September 2007.

Jimini Jim Meikle's 1977 JiMiNi still going strong, plus a later Jimini 2 at Kinross.

JKD Mini Mini profile racer (Jack Knight Developments)

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KAD Mini Mini profile racer (Kent Automotive Developemnts)

Keith Clubman Convertible Rachel Smith's soft top conversion by Keith's Convertibles.

Kingfisher Sprint See Kingfisher Story (site)
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Lambert Mock Moke

Landar R6 Unknown Landar R6 racer.

Landar R7 Can-Am style racer mid-engine.

Lenham Le Mans Sports racer mid-engine.

Leonhardt Tiger Messerschmidt Tiger idea, mid-engine.

Limo A number of Mini-based stretched limousines have been constructed.

Luna Bug Buggy (Stimson Mini-bug copy)

Lynx utility

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Mackintosh M1 ⁴ open sports

Magenta ⁵ MG 1100-based buggy

Magenta LSR Roadster

Magenta Sprint This tidy Mini-based Magenta was seen at the Newark 2002 kit car show.

Maguire Replica Maguire Mini profile spaceframe racer.

Many Mego Noddy car (site)

Maya David Marley's unique racing Maya GT.

McCoy Two McCoys at the Stafford Kit Car Show, 2000.

MG Gnat Wally Hall's MG racer in 1970

MG Mini Mini engined MG prototype Midget replacement at Gaydon

Micron GT Targa-top mid-engine

Midas Bronze John Marr's D&H Midas.

Midtec Bronze Ex-factory demonstrator seen at the Mini World Action Day, 2002.

Mincia Lancia engined Mini Clubman at IMM 2002 in Terwolde (NL).

Minette town car (door at rear)

Mini Beach Toast rack Mini conversion from California.

Mini Bug See Stimson Bug

Mini Cord 1992 GRP-bodied Mini Cord from Venezuela, now at Gaydon.

Mini Coupé Unidentified coupé conversion in South Africa.

Mini CS Saloon, electric drive option.

Mini Daly Runabout Cabriolet

Mini Dart Sports (GRP prototype that became the Jem)

Mini DB6 Austin-Martin?

Mini de Ville Radford's hatchback conversion

Mini Jem See Mini Jem Story (site).

Mini Limo Various stretched Mini limousines.

Minim Bob Egginton with his Minim pictured in Kit Cars & Specials in 1988.

Minimach GT Venetian Blinder! - Innocenti-based Unipower-styled kit from Italy.

Mini Madness Some outrageous Mini modifications at Mini30, Silverstone, 1989.

Mini Marcos See Mini Marcos Story.

Mini Michelotti 1970 1275GT-based, Michelotti-built sportscar prototype at Gaydon.

Mini Monaco John Centrone's Buckle Monaco in Sydney.

Mini Scamp see Scamp.

Minisport 5 Very clean grass-tracker at Brighton, 18th May 2008.

Mini Sprint Rally Sport Replicas' Mini Sprint replica, formerly Hawke's Stewart & Ardern.

Minissima William Towns's ultimate town car, the Minissima, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.

Mini Zagato Saloon (site)

Minki 2 Rover's K-Series Mini prototype at Gaydon.

Minnow GT Van conversion.

Minus A stunning metallic red Minus takes pride of place at Carcraft 2000.

Minus Maxi Brian Luff's Rancho-style Clubman at Brooklands Museum, 2002.

Moko Utility

Mosquito Matthew Smith's Chris Hollier Mosquito.

Mosquito (three-wheeler) See Triad.

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Nautica Ken Appleby's Twini Elf special.

Navajo Utility

NCF Blitz See Blitz

Nifty Estate

NC 1000 Nostalgia Cars' Ogle SX 1000 replica.

Nimbus Magazine and publicity photos of the mid-engined two-seater from Hampshire.

Nimrod Mike Jupp's Nimrod production number 1.

Nomad Dave Parlett's Nomad, and a quartet at Newark '03.

Nota Fang
(Nota Type 4) This toothsome two-seater is owned by David Whitehouse in Australia.

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Ogle SX1000 One of the first Mini variants is seen at the Mini Marque Day at Gaydon in 2000.

Onyx Bobcat Bobcat demonstrator on the Onyx stand at the Three Counties Kit Car Show, Malvern in August 2001.

Onyx Tomcat Buggy

Outspan Orange Outspan Oranges at Herts '94 and the National Motor Museum, beaulieu.

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Paul Huxford ¹ Vortz Racing conversions sold under the Cooper name.

Pellandini Max Kinsmore's sleek road-racer in South Australia.

Phoenix Estate This nice example of a Phoenix Hatchback Estate was displayed at Mini In The Park at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire in August 1999.

Premo Coupé See GTM Coupé.

Pulsar no information

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Quasar Unipower Glass cube on wheels.

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Radford Various conversions.

Ranger Cub This three-wheeler buggy was a hit with about 200 being sold over a two year period.

Ranger Pickup 1100-based Ranger pickup at Bingley Hall.

Ridgway Sports Conversion Nose job for Minis

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Sabot Not a lot of people know about this interesting fun buggy.

Sabre Sprint Previously owned by club member Richard Loewenstein, this Sabre guested on the Mini Marcos stand at Stoneleigh 2001.

Sabre Vario Removable rear hardtop.

Sabrina Strange one-off creation at Stoneleigh 2005.

Scamp Mk. 1 Mk. 1 Scamp at the 1989 Stoneleigh Kit Car Show

Scamp Mk. 2 Mk. 2 Scamp at Stoneleigh 1989.

Scamp Mk. 3 Scamps in glorious mud and on show at Brooklands.

Scarab Production prototye of a sports coupé by Alan Staniforth based on the Terrapin.

Scout See AEM Scout

Seagull Buggy

Silhouette GT See Camber GT.

Siva Moonbug S1 William Janssen's rapidly restored Moonbug is seen at the 1999 International Mini Meeting at Gaydon.

Siva Mule Unusual Mini-based utility vehicle.

Skip 1000 Open (rear wheels close together)

SMC Scout See AEM Scout.

Speedwell Performance conversions

Sprint See Banham Sprint, Mini Sprint

SRV4 See Clubman SRV4

Status 365 The wedge-shaped mid-engined 365 at Mini In The Park in 2001.

Status 4R2 mid-engined Minus variant.

Status Minipower
Status Symbol Open wedge (mid-engine)

Stewart & Ardern Hawk Cars' Mini Sprint replica at Knebworth 2006.

Stimson Bug Open fun car, Finlake Mini Festival '98.

Stimson CS2 Runaboat at Mini@40, Silverstone, August 1999.

Stimson Safari 6 Open six-wheeler also at Mini@40.

Stimson Scortcher Automatic Scortcher at the European Kit Car Show, Chatham 1997, and a manual version at the Yeovil Festival of Transport, 1997.

Stimson Trek Also known as the Trek King, this roll cage on wheels at least has four wheels!

Surfite Single seat surf-buggy from California.

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Taylorspeed Jem ⁶ See Mini Jem (Australia) (site)

TDK Racing Mini Spaceframe racer (site)

Terrapin Single seater from New Zealand.

Thatched Cottage This is getting rediculous!

Tici Mini Short open (site)

Tickford Coachbuilt conversions

Tomcat See onyx Tomcat.

Townscar See Minissima.

Tracer ⁷ William Towns designed Tracer at the Motor Heritage Centre, Gaydon.

Trek King See Stimson Trek

Triad (Mosquito) Two views of a Triad at Newark'98.

Tricar See ABC Tricar.

Trimini Tony Anchors in his own creation.

Trifid See Brookwell Triffid.

Trio no information

Triton ⁸ John Foers's estate car kit. Words by Steve Hole of Total Kitcar.

Twini Two-engined Mini (generic)

Twini Moke Twin engined Moke prototype at Gaydon, October 2006.

U Top

Ultimini Spaceframe Mini profile (site)

Unipower GT Left hand drive Unipower at Morges, IMM '98, and two more at Hindhead in the 80s.

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Viking Hornet Sport Wolseley cabrio conversion.

Viking Minisport This 2+2 GRP-bodied Mini was seen at the Newark Kit Car Show in 1988.

VW90 Rancho-style estate.

W Top

Wasp Scaled-down Cobra (New Zealand)

Westfield TRZ Bike engined spaceframe Mini profile racer.

Whippingham Wrogue See Scarab.

Whitby Warrior James Flynn's "Baby Defender" in Coventry.

Wildgoose Calle Berntsson's Wildgoose leads the flock at IMM '99.

Wood & Pickett Various Mini conversions

Y Top

Yak This Moke-inspired Grantura Yak is in need of some TLC.

Z Top

Z-Cars Mini Bike-engined beast at Stoneleigh 2005.

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9X Mini	Alex Issigonis's Mini replacement prototypes from 1969 to 1978, now at Gaydon.
A
ABC Tricar	Rare GRP three-wheeler at the 2005 Mini World Action Day, Castle Combe.
ABS Freestyle	see Freestyle
AC Donington	Three wheeled buggy (front engine)
AEM Scout	(previously SMC Scout) Steel bodied utility kit at Stoneleigh, 1987 and Shoreham, 2005.
AF Grand Prix	Rare Alexander Fraser three-wheeler at Sandown Park kit car show, 1989.
AF Spyder	Alexander Fraser Spyder in about 1991.
Alto Boxer	Cabrio conversion with body kit at Stoneleigh 2000.
Alto Duo	Mini Alternatives Registrar, Geoffrey King with his Alto Duo.
Andersen Cub	Scouse Moke. (106k 2i)
Anderson Cub 6	6-wheel version of above.
ASP 1300S	Rear-engined sports-racer. Location unknown.
Austin 1300 PBP	Fibreglass bodied prototype at Gaydon, October 2006.
Austin Ant	BMC's 4-wheel drive utility at Gaydon.
Autocars Marcos	Short-lived Mini Estate by Marcos
Autocom Minibuggy	no information
Auto Ego	various conversions
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Badsley Eagle	Targa sports prototype
Banham Roadster	2-seater chop-top conversion (site)
Banham Sprint	Frogeye Sprite replica.
Banshee	Georgeous one-off open sportscar from South Africa.
Beauford	Mini on a truck at the London-Brighton Mini Run, 2003.
Berkeley Bandera	Mini engined Berkeley at Stafford kit car show, 1999.
Berkeley Bandini	Variant of the classic Villiers-powered machine.
Biota	Biotae at Mini In The Park 1998 and Brooklands Mini Day, 2004.
Blitz 2 ²	Alan Fixter's 1275 Mini engined NCF Blitz Mk. 2.
Boro GT	no information
Boxer	Rear-engined tub.
Broadspeed GT	2+2 Fastback at the 2007 Skope Classic in New Zealand
Brookland Swallow	Open three-wheeler.
Brookwell Trifid	Flies-in-the-teeth three-wheeler (F)
Bulanti	Australian sports coupé with frog-eye pretentions. (site)
Butterfield Musketeer	Rear-engined sports.
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Camarotta	Dave Ratner's attractive two-seater makes its debut at Stoneleigh in 2001.
Camber GT	Andy Clayton's Nerus-tuned Camber GT which is closely related to the Silhouette and Maya.
Capricorn	Jeepish.
Casual Lofa	Edd China's motorised sofa.
Chairman	Wheelchair adaptation.
Checker Mini	Marcos's Mini Cooper lookalike
Cirrus	Buggy
Clubman SRV4	BL/TRRL Safety Research Vehicle at Gaydon, October 2006.
Coldwell GT	road-race GT
Cord	see Mini Cord
Costin Prototype	Simon Garrett's aluminium bodied prototype.
Cox GTM	A Cox GTM (Grand Touring Mini) at Yeovil Festival of Transport, August 1997.
Crayford Convertibles	A nest of Crayford Hornets at Mini In The Park 2006.
Cub	see Andersen Cub
Curley Trike	Front-engined three-wheeler.
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D.A.R.T.	Dizzy Addicott's special that inspired the Mini Jem
Davrian Mk.8 ³	Stuart Cleevely's Mini-engined hillclimb car.
Deep Sanderson 301	The Chris Lawrence/Chris Spender 301 at le Mans in 1963.
De Joux	Special portfolio: two Mini De Joux from New Zealand, including the prototype.
Domino Cabrio	Cabrio at the Mini World Action Day, Castle Combe, October 2004.
Domino Gullwing	Gullwing door version of the Cabrio
Domino HT	GRP Mini Saloon
Domino Pimlico	Pimlicos in Holland and at Sandown Park.
Domino Premier	Carcraft 2003, Bingley Hall.
Domino Pickup	Minis by the Sea, Shoreham, August 2005.
Duckham's Q20-50	Promotional vehicle at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon.
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Ecurie de Des 2+2	Australian coupé conversion.
Elswick Envoy	Mini In The Park, 2005
ERA Turbo	30 Mini Years, Silverstone, 1989
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Fireball Midget	racer
Fletcher GT	Paul Ogle's Fletcher GT is in fact a restyled Ogle SX1000.
Fortech	Body kits for Minis on steroids.
FRA Mini	FRA Engineering's GRP Mini on show at Stoneleigh 2003. (site)
Freestyle	Mike Brown's Freestyle attracts attention at Castle Combe.
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Gecko	John Hidle's Gecko.
Gitane	Rear-engined coupé
Gnat	Wedge-shaped, rear-engined sports buggy
Gnat	see also MG Gnat
Goa	Mini shorty kit
Grantura Yak	see Yak
GTM Coupé	GTM Coupé at the foot of Brooklands Test Hill, April 2002.
GTM Rossa	Mk. 1 and Mk. 2 GTM Rossas at Newark Kit Car Show, 1990.
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Hobo	Bob Egginton's adaptable Hobo utility vehicle shown in Kit Cars & Specials in 1988.
Hooper	Coachbuilt conversions (e.g. Peter Sellers's Mini)
Hovercraft	We're not joking - this Mini Hovercraft is at the Hovercraft Museum, Lee-on-the-Solent.
Hustler Force 4	Carol Kerry's Hustler at the 1997 Mini Cooper Day, Beaulieu.
Hustler 6	Smart six-wheeler at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show, May 2002.
Hustler H6	Hustler H6 at Newark Kit Car Festival, June 2004
Hustler Harrier	This six-wheeler can take a wheelchair ramp at the rear. Uxbridge Autoshow, July 2002.
Hustler Hellcat	Utility
Hustler Hobo	Pickup
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Jiffy Pickup	Glenn Bowden's Jiffy at the Mini World Action Day, September 2002.
Jiffy Romahome	A classic camper at Mini in the Park, August 2005.
Jiffy Tipper Truck	Another Jiffy option at Minis By The Sea, September 2007.
Jimini	Jim Meikle's 1977 JiMiNi still going strong, plus a later Jimini 2 at Kinross.
JKD Mini	Mini profile racer (Jack Knight Developments)
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KAD Mini	Mini profile racer (Kent Automotive Developemnts)
Keith Clubman Convertible	Rachel Smith's soft top conversion by Keith's Convertibles.
Kingfisher Sprint	See Kingfisher Story (site)
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Lambert	Mock Moke
Landar R6	Unknown Landar R6 racer.
Landar R7	Can-Am style racer mid-engine.
Lenham Le Mans	Sports racer mid-engine.
Leonhardt Tiger	Messerschmidt Tiger idea, mid-engine.
Limo	A number of Mini-based stretched limousines have been constructed.
Luna Bug	Buggy (Stimson Mini-bug copy)
Lynx	utility
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Mackintosh M1 ⁴	open sports
Magenta ⁵	MG 1100-based buggy
Magenta LSR	Roadster
Magenta Sprint	This tidy Mini-based Magenta was seen at the Newark 2002 kit car show.
Maguire	Replica Maguire Mini profile spaceframe racer.
Many Mego	Noddy car (site)
Maya	David Marley's unique racing Maya GT.
McCoy	Two McCoys at the Stafford Kit Car Show, 2000.
MG Gnat	Wally Hall's MG racer in 1970
MG Mini	Mini engined MG prototype Midget replacement at Gaydon
Micron GT	Targa-top mid-engine
Midas Bronze	John Marr's D&H Midas.
Midtec Bronze	Ex-factory demonstrator seen at the Mini World Action Day, 2002.
Mincia	Lancia engined Mini Clubman at IMM 2002 in Terwolde (NL).
Minette	town car (door at rear)
Mini Beach	Toast rack Mini conversion from California.
Mini Bug	See Stimson Bug
Mini Cord	1992 GRP-bodied Mini Cord from Venezuela, now at Gaydon.
Mini Coupé	Unidentified coupé conversion in South Africa.
Mini CS	Saloon, electric drive option.
Mini Daly Runabout	Cabriolet
Mini Dart	Sports (GRP prototype that became the Jem)
Mini DB6	Austin-Martin?
Mini de Ville	Radford's hatchback conversion
Mini Jem	See Mini Jem Story (site).
Mini Limo	Various stretched Mini limousines.
Minim	Bob Egginton with his Minim pictured in Kit Cars & Specials in 1988.
Minimach GT	Venetian Blinder! - Innocenti-based Unipower-styled kit from Italy.
Mini Madness	Some outrageous Mini modifications at Mini30, Silverstone, 1989.
Mini Marcos	See Mini Marcos Story.
Mini Michelotti	1970 1275GT-based, Michelotti-built sportscar prototype at Gaydon.
Mini Monaco	John Centrone's Buckle Monaco in Sydney.
Mini Scamp	see Scamp.
Minisport 5	Very clean grass-tracker at Brighton, 18th May 2008.
Mini Sprint	Rally Sport Replicas' Mini Sprint replica, formerly Hawke's Stewart & Ardern.
Minissima	William Towns's ultimate town car, the Minissima, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.
Mini Zagato	Saloon (site)
Minki 2	Rover's K-Series Mini prototype at Gaydon.
Minnow GT	Van conversion.
Minus	A stunning metallic red Minus takes pride of place at Carcraft 2000.
Minus Maxi	Brian Luff's Rancho-style Clubman at Brooklands Museum, 2002.
Moko	Utility
Mosquito	Matthew Smith's Chris Hollier Mosquito.
Mosquito	(three-wheeler) See Triad.
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Nautica	Ken Appleby's Twini Elf special.
Navajo	Utility
NCF Blitz	See Blitz
Nifty	Estate
NC 1000	Nostalgia Cars' Ogle SX 1000 replica.
Nimbus	Magazine and publicity photos of the mid-engined two-seater from Hampshire.
Nimrod	Mike Jupp's Nimrod production number 1.
Nomad	Dave Parlett's Nomad, and a quartet at Newark '03.
Nota Fang (Nota Type 4)	This toothsome two-seater is owned by David Whitehouse in Australia.
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Ogle SX1000	One of the first Mini variants is seen at the Mini Marque Day at Gaydon in 2000.
Onyx Bobcat	Bobcat demonstrator on the Onyx stand at the Three Counties Kit Car Show, Malvern in August 2001.
Onyx Tomcat	Buggy
Outspan Orange	Outspan Oranges at Herts '94 and the National Motor Museum, beaulieu.
P	Top
Paul Huxford ¹	Vortz Racing conversions sold under the Cooper name.
Pellandini	Max Kinsmore's sleek road-racer in South Australia.
Phoenix Estate	This nice example of a Phoenix Hatchback Estate was displayed at Mini In The Park at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire in August 1999.
Premo Coupé	See GTM Coupé.
Pulsar	no information
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Quasar Unipower	Glass cube on wheels.
R	Top
Radford	Various conversions.
Ranger Cub	This three-wheeler buggy was a hit with about 200 being sold over a two year period.
Ranger Pickup	1100-based Ranger pickup at Bingley Hall.
Ridgway Sports Conversion	Nose job for Minis
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Sabot	Not a lot of people know about this interesting fun buggy.
Sabre Sprint	Previously owned by club member Richard Loewenstein, this Sabre guested on the Mini Marcos stand at Stoneleigh 2001.
Sabre Vario	Removable rear hardtop.
Sabrina	Strange one-off creation at Stoneleigh 2005.
Scamp Mk. 1	Mk. 1 Scamp at the 1989 Stoneleigh Kit Car Show
Scamp Mk. 2	Mk. 2 Scamp at Stoneleigh 1989.
Scamp Mk. 3	Scamps in glorious mud and on show at Brooklands.
Scarab	Production prototye of a sports coupé by Alan Staniforth based on the Terrapin.
Scout	See AEM Scout
Seagull	Buggy
Silhouette GT	See Camber GT.
Siva Moonbug S1	William Janssen's rapidly restored Moonbug is seen at the 1999 International Mini Meeting at Gaydon.
Siva Mule	Unusual Mini-based utility vehicle.
Skip 1000	Open (rear wheels close together)
SMC Scout	See AEM Scout.
Speedwell	Performance conversions
Sprint	See Banham Sprint, Mini Sprint
SRV4	See Clubman SRV4
Status 365	The wedge-shaped mid-engined 365 at Mini In The Park in 2001.
Status 4R2	mid-engined Minus variant.
Status Minipower Status Symbol	Open wedge (mid-engine)
Stewart & Ardern	Hawk Cars' Mini Sprint replica at Knebworth 2006.
Stimson Bug	Open fun car, Finlake Mini Festival '98.
Stimson CS2	Runaboat at Mini@40, Silverstone, August 1999.
Stimson Safari 6	Open six-wheeler also at Mini@40.
Stimson Scortcher	Automatic Scortcher at the European Kit Car Show, Chatham 1997, and a manual version at the Yeovil Festival of Transport, 1997.
Stimson Trek	Also known as the Trek King, this roll cage on wheels at least has four wheels!
Surfite	Single seat surf-buggy from California.
T	Top
Taylorspeed Jem ⁶	See Mini Jem (Australia) (site)
TDK Racing Mini	Spaceframe racer (site)
Terrapin	Single seater from New Zealand.
Thatched Cottage	This is getting rediculous!
Tici Mini	Short open (site)
Tickford	Coachbuilt conversions
Tomcat	See onyx Tomcat.
Townscar	See Minissima.
Tracer ⁷	William Towns designed Tracer at the Motor Heritage Centre, Gaydon.
Trek King	See Stimson Trek
Triad (Mosquito)	Two views of a Triad at Newark'98.
Tricar	See ABC Tricar.
Trimini	Tony Anchors in his own creation.
Trifid	See Brookwell Triffid.
Trio	no information
Triton ⁸	John Foers's estate car kit. Words by Steve Hole of Total Kitcar.
Twini	Two-engined Mini (generic)
Twini Moke	Twin engined Moke prototype at Gaydon, October 2006.
U	Top
Ultimini	Spaceframe Mini profile (site)
Unipower GT	Left hand drive Unipower at Morges, IMM '98, and two more at Hindhead in the 80s.
V	Top
Viking Hornet Sport	Wolseley cabrio conversion.
Viking Minisport	This 2+2 GRP-bodied Mini was seen at the Newark Kit Car Show in 1988.
VW90	Rancho-style estate.
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Wasp	Scaled-down Cobra (New Zealand)
Westfield TRZ	Bike engined spaceframe Mini profile racer.
Whippingham Wrogue	See Scarab.
Whitby Warrior	James Flynn's "Baby Defender" in Coventry.
Wildgoose	Calle Berntsson's Wildgoose leads the flock at IMM '99.
Wood & Pickett	Various Mini conversions
Y	Top
Yak	This Moke-inspired Grantura Yak is in need of some TLC.
Z	Top
Z-Cars Mini	Bike-engined beast at Stoneleigh 2005.
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Manufacturers

Some of the cars listed above may also be known or prefixed by other names:

ABC - Tricar
ABS Minis - Freestyle (bought by THE)
AEM - Scout
Alexander Fraser - AF AB1 Tricar, AF Grand Prix
Andersen - Cub
ASD - Hobo, Minim
Atlantis - Goa
BMD Motors Ltd. (British Columbia) - Mini CS
Competition Cars (New South Wales) - Mini Marcos
Cox - GTM
D & H Fibreglass Techniques - Mini Marcos, Midas
Fellpoint - Mini Jem, Mini Bug
Grantura - Yak
Hawk - Stewart & Ardern (Sprint replica)
High Performance Mouldings - Mini Jem
W.J. Last Ltd. - Viking Hornet and Minisport
Marcos - Mini Marcos, Checker Mini
M.P.G. & H. Engineering - Minnow
NCF - Blitz 2
Nostalgia Cars - NC 1000
Onyx - Tomcat, Bobcat
Rally Sport Replicas - Mini Sprint, Van and Pickup replicas.
Sarcon - Scarab
Status - 365, Minipower, Minus, Minus Maxi, 4R2, Sabot
Stewart & Ardern - Mini Sprint
TCM - Scout
T.H.Engineering - Freestyle
Universal Power Drives Ltd. - Unipower GT
Whitby Engineering - Warrior

Designers and Builders

A few more people and the cars associated with them:

Addicott, Desmond ("Dizzy") - DART, Mini Dart
Ayre, Iain - Brookland Swallow
Banham, Paul - Sprint
Broad, Ralph - Broadspeed
Buckingham, Guy - Nota Fang
Buckle, Bill - Mini Monaco conversion
De Joux, Ferris - De Joux (New Zealand)
Delmar-Morgan, Jeremy - Mini Jem
Dermott, Harold - Mini Marcos, Midas
Egginton, Bob - Hobo, Minim
Fell, Malcolm - Mini Jem
Fletcher, Norman - Fletcher
Foers, John - Nomad, Triton
Hawkridge, Gerry - Stewart & Ardern
Hill, Anthony - TiCi
Hollier, Chris - Mosquito
Holmes, George - Camber, Maya
Houghton, John - Biota
Ingram, Nick - Gecko
King, Roger - Kingfisher Sprint
Lawrence, Chris - Deep Sanderson
Luff, Brian - Status (see above)
Macintosh, Owen - M1
Maguire, John - Maguire spaceframe Minis
Moulton, Brian - Mini Marcos
Newell, Malcolm - Mini Marcos
Oakes, Richard - Domino, Jiffy, Midas
Pellandine, Peter - Pellandini
Polinghorne, Ken - Ultimini
Raubenheimer, Brian - Mini Marcos (South Africa)
Rawlings, Brian - Bulanti
Staniforth, Alan - Terrapin, Scarab
Statham, Robin - Mini Jem, Mini Bug
Stimson, Barry - Bug, CS2, Scortcher, Safari, Trek
Taylor, John - Mini Jem (Australia)
Towns, William - Envoy, Hustler, Minissima, Tracer
Trickett, Neville - Siva

Notes

These cars were distributed by the Cooper Car Company (1984) Limited which had no connection with John Cooper Garages (the "Works"), and were prepared by Vortz Racing. Austin-Rover and John Cooper put a stop to it with a threat of legal action as Rover was about to relaunch the Mini-Cooper brand. It's a shame that they chose to use the Cooper name for what were apparently well engineered conversions in their own right, not cheap look-alikes.
The original Blitz is F.I.A.T. 126 based.
The Davrian was essentially Hillman Imp based, but some A-Series engined cars were produced.
Mackintosh Design subsequently offered this car as a Metro-based kit, but we believe that production ceased following the death of the proprietor.
1100/1300 based.
The Taylor Jems were built under licence in South Australia.
The Tracer was initially Metro Turbo based but later versions were powered by Norton motorcycle engines.
The Triton is Metro based.

With acknowledgements to all contributors, especially Geoff King, Colin Wrigglesworth, Stef Jones, Georges Dumont, Ivan Gorridge, Olaf Braasch, Chris Rees, Simon Woolley, Peter "Amazing Mini" Filby, Malcolm McKay, Doug Anderson, Steve Edmonds, Andy Clayton, Alexandre Ollier, Steve Hole, Martyn Jones, Mark Apsey, Iain Ayre and Phil Wells, plus all the owners who have sent in pictures of their cars.

Comments

Additions, missing information and corrections are eagerly awaited.

Last updated 16th July, 2008