The reason you get disparing stories on who makes it is because Rover Group
which owns almost all of the old british margues was bought a few years back
(somewhere around '94) by BMW. So technically both ways are right.
Just think I own a '79 BMW Spitfire 1500 and a 1999 Mercedes Grand Caravan.
Don't I feel Ritzy!!
Patrick Bowen
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Welch <mikew@turbopower.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
> http://www.mini.com/ has pictures and the story. According to the legal
> notice, it is being produced by the BMW Group.
>
> Mike Welch
> http://home.turbopower.com/~mikew
> '68+/- Triumph Spitfire
> '60 Jaguar MkII 3.8 auto
> '87 Jeep Cherokee
> '96 GMC Suburban
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 3:47 PM
> To: Bowen, Patrick A RP2; Thearthurhsmith@cs.com;
> spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
>
>
> Yeah, I read the same thing in Sports Car International, I think it
> was...cute car!
>
> Laura
>
> Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
> To: <Thearthurhsmith@cs.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 1:02 PM
> Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
>
> >
> > Speaking of Minis I read yesterday in the latest Popular (Mechanics Or
> > Science) I don't remember that they are making them again, had a neat
> > looking picture of the new ones. It stated they are to be sold in the
> U.S.
> > It said they were being produced by Rover Group and the way they talked
> this
> > was happening now, not as a concept.
> >
> > Patrick Bowen
> > p.s. If anyone is interested it is I believe the latest version of the
> > magazine and the front page is titled "Secrets of the KGB"
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thearthurhsmith@cs.com [mailto:Thearthurhsmith@cs.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 3:03 PM
> > To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/4/00 11:10:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > susan@bearcom.com writes:
> >
> > > The Italian Job, which I've not seen, but understand there
> > > were several Minis going off cliffs in it.
> >
> > The movie was a drag. A whole lot of LBCs got smashed. The Mini chase
was
> > the
> > high point. Not worth the $2 to rent.
> >
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