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Not passing my test in my Mini 850 Traveller

Not passing my test in my Mini 850 Traveller

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Ben Whitworth, 30 September 2009 10:30

I took my driving test in my Mini 850 Traveller. In Zimbabwe 'passing your test' in the mid 1980s normally involved the handing over of a wodge of cash to the instructor and taking him to the supermarket to do his shopping in return for a signed and stamped driving license. I tried to buck the trend – and, literally, ...

Mini memories: why my first car was a Mini

Mini memories: why my first car was a Mini

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Ben Whitworth, 21 September 2009 15:44

My first car was a cherry red 850 Traveller. My elder brother and I pooled our resources and, with a little help from our father, we purchased the immaculate Mini from a friend. It cost $850 – we lived in Zimbabwe at the time – one Zimbabwean dollar for each cubic centimetre. And it was superb. It was big enough ...

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CAR magazine June issue 611
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