The best ever little car made ,regardless of which model .Like a lot of people it was my first car.

Great episode guys, I forgot all about this one. Enjoyed watching it again, and even more so now me and my dad are building a Classic Mini Mk1 Cooper of our own 👍👍

Fantastic video. Can’t help but love the original mini

My aunty had a mini most of her life and she loved it. Thank you for sharing the history of this great little car.

There is something about the Mini that I just cant explain.

So enjoyed that thank you

Way back in 1961 as an 19 year old I bought a Morris Mini Cooper, (2333 ML) and whilst driving it down in the New Forest a Mini came up behind me and flashed his headlamps at me. The race was on. I could not believe that he could keep up with me and on a straight stretch, he overtook me and started pulling away. I flashed him and he pulled into a lay bye where I quizzed him on the car. Turned out, his mini was the Downton Test bed mini.

Nice to see these being uploaded! Can't wait for the 1970 Ford Transit Mk1 Diesel to be uploaded, that's a great episode.

Why is the front so high?? Fantastic looker in every other aspect. Well done

THE CAR OF THE CENTURY

My first car was this two door Mini Austin. Strong, Roomy and easy to drive.

I love minis.

Just bought a superb 1991 Mini Cooper here in the UK - last of the carb models before they went all fuel injection and computers. Goes like a rocket!

Upload all the episodes please

13:18 can't you just feel for him and his memories!

wonderful

My first car was a 1964 Mini with a standard 850 sliding windows. Converted it to 1300 twin cab, quarter race camshaft. Sold it after a couple of years..regret it. What a great car.

RIP Sir Sterling Moss. This had to be the last interview ever.

the adorablest car in the world

Nice!

My second car was a Morris Cooper, 1963 model I think,,,bought for 1100 Aussie bucks,,,so much fun memories

my first two cars were minis, both automatics, first mini didn't like wet weather, always difficult to start, second one was completely different very reliable, yet the first one I had from new, second one I bought was second hand.

Philip is hilarious😂

Nice one Guy's !!!>

Hey , Ant I wish you'ld have a chat over on Bad Obsession Moters, they've been building "project Binky" over on KZread for 6 years, but I still love em!

Where do you get the spare parts? The early model of Honda Civic looks very alike to Mini Cooper.

I’ve always wanted one 😢

@GTE_Channel

2 жыл бұрын

Any classic Mini will do, go out and buy one today!

I like old Minis but I'll have that Citroen thanks, and when are they going to restore that Granada ?

"This was no longer just a car, this was love" Aye, ain't that the truth

Feels a little like Wheeler Dealers. I like Ant but really miss Edd. Don't miss Mike.

@lacossanostra

3 жыл бұрын

same here !!

@pecheur1951

3 жыл бұрын

I think Mike likes Mike best. Don't fancy him though.

15:53 Jamo D-series on garage radio duties!

Philip is such a character 😂

I can’t wait until bad obsession motorsport finish binky I have only been waiting about 7 years ....

@jaysonmcduck5476

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me to I've been watching since day one it seems forever lol👌👍

@Bobg425

4 жыл бұрын

Yeh me 3,I think il be too old to see the screen by the time Binky is done.

@jaysonmcduck5476

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bobg425I thought about that myself so I got a huge screen lol 🤣👀💻

@Radfordperson

4 жыл бұрын

It does seem a long time, but, I started rebuilding my Riley elf about 35 years ago, it's still in my garage part done!

@mrwolf9335

3 жыл бұрын

john g binkys in paint engine and gear boxes both rebuilt the end is close maybe 3 more episodes

More about the history than the actual restoration. Still entertaining and worth watching though. 😃👌

This is the 1st Cooper. I own the last one, Innocenti Mini Cooper last 300. Great cars either

Too high on front,thats not just the new cones,theyre new on rear as well and thats fine.

In 1965 I bought a 997 Morris mini cooper .wish I still owned it Rog brown Pacific sunset sunset

Anybody know the last 2 soul records at the end

Front number plate should be below the bumper. to be correct

Kid on mini "because I like the wheel"... ☺

Does anyone know the name or artist of the song at 42:47 ? I’ve been looking for hours, but I can’t find anything.

I also ride a MINI in Japan. It's cute and cool, isn't it? !!

minis peaked at Gen 2

Shame about the ride height at the front,bring it down. Look wonderful.

@rowanbarker2830

4 жыл бұрын

It's because it will have new cones so they need time to settle and lower.

@saabturboguy

3 жыл бұрын

i thought that !!

I bought a s/h Mk1 998cc Cooper in 1968, I used it live in London so I took it to Downton Engineering to have it tuned, they had a branch in South Kensington in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Having a look at the parts laid out on Ant’s garage floor, one thing for sure it didn’t have a Downton exhaust manifold and it wasn’t an original one either, the one fitted to that Cooper is a right heap of junk. Who ever fitted the head lining in the car has made a complete dogs dinner of it - looks awful.

Subtitules in spanish please!!

My 14 year old Thai step daughter regards the Mini as the coolest car here in Thailand - she would, Mini's in Thailand are so expensive.

I’d it still existed it would be in the Top Gear Sub-Zero fridge 👍.

❤️

In the experiment about kids choosing their favorite car, I think they followed other kids to choose, it wasn’t their election. If you ask privately each kid to choose, the results would been very different.

where can i shop for the bumpers

@kevinduffy6712

3 жыл бұрын

Try the place in Brookvale they bought out mini kingdom at Revesby

Should have included the auction to complete the story.................

why is the front so high?

Front end is way too high

The height un the front is way too high

@robertgarrett4046

4 жыл бұрын

don't be critical .

@johnwilkinson2604

4 жыл бұрын

I admit to being an originality pedant, but those wheels are not factory original, neither is the steering wheel and I don’t see the point of trying for as much originality as possible and then putting in obvious after market product. But they have done a nice job. My 1968 Mark 2 Cooper S is as original as I can make it, back to when it was when it was assembled in Blackheath, Cape Town

I loved Mini's had at least 6, a Couple for Spares. Buying One Now in Oz, is like chassing a Unicorn..! Their Either Restored to Death or just so Much Rust with a Wheel on each Corner. And even a 'Rust Pile' is Selling for Mega $$$ The Mini is Fun and Fairly simple to Fix and UpGrade. Wish I still had One..! Kim in Oz, not Owning one of Britains Greatest Car's. 🤑🤢🥰

What a cool car, mr bean car restored 😂

Nice to see him without Fat Boy Brewer.

How much did this resto cost?

@GTE_Channel

2 жыл бұрын

Most parts are fairly cheap, so can't be all that much. Welding and painting would be the highest cost of a project like this

how you rebuild a mini without mentioning the bracket !! 😅

Wish they were £9500 still , fetching 45k-60k now restored

@regalworm5802

4 жыл бұрын

@Bob Jo yep brought my 99 cooper sport for £200 and now its worth around £ 5000

@copperkipper1

3 жыл бұрын

thats for cooper s 1098cc not cooper. you can get a restored cooper for £15k

28.09 the first British Car to sell over 1 million was the Morris Minor in 1961 not the Mini in 1965. Where did he get that fact from.

At least 4mins of the video where dedicated to the actual restauration...

19:47 it's over.

10k for that car is insane lol, worth at least 15k in that condition

Mr. bean approves of this video=)

Metal 16 blade fan not plastic, plastic was used in the 70's

They are asking $9to 10 grand for mini K;s In NSW Australia . Yet a 2006 cooper with an EP problem is $3500 go figure the minis were sold at a loss by British Leyland when i was doing my apprenticeship on them in 1973 they went up to 1000.00 pounds !,

"4 million dollars through a traffic jam "

Phill yes, ant no!!

The guy apart from the mechanic needs a bath before coming to the show

I Like to see the repair not the history of the car

I sold my mini in just 6 thousand pakistani rupees in 1988.

i dont like the high gloss paint it should be semi gloss !

I see miserable austerity

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Poor mini no kids like it only on but she only like the wheels

Design psychologist! Apparently car makers have too much money.

I found an old mini cooper, the engine was still ok, but can't start! I worked on it 2 years and one morning I get in, turn the key and hear the engine working again!🥹🥹🥹