DROP HEAD GORGEOUS
Gary Pearson is a lifelong Mini owner and a dyed-in-the wool enthusiast, but his introduction to ownership was a little unusual, coming from a very practical point of view on the part of his parents. “I was only 5’ 2” when I was seventeen years old and my Mum and Dad had this great idea that I wouldn’t be driving anything bigger than a Mini. They thought it would be the ideal vehicle – they bought me one, as they thought I could learn mechanics as well. So by the time I’d learnt mechanics, passed my test and got it through the MoT, I was six foot tall…”
It was habit that stuck though. “I’ve had Minis all my life – and the longest I didn’t have one was for three weeks. I ordered the Cabriolet, it came into the dealer in July and I decided not to register it until the first of August to get the new registration. Someone at Miniworld had seen the advert for my Mini Cooper that I was selling. The magazine wasn’t even out, and someone phoned me. ‘We’re putting the advert in the magazine but we’re actually
