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Bullet With Buttertly Wings

So much of life is about contrast between good and evil, right and wrong, peace and violence; the poppies on the battlefield, the smiling assassin, the fight at the wedding. The f lawlessly presented Mk1 you see here throws this perennial cosmic truth into sharp focus: it’s at once delicate and forceful, slender and muscular, a bullet with butterf ly wings.

The essence of the car resides within the way it’s been comprehensively reimagined by the craftspeople and experts at Swiftune. On the one hand, it’s a beautiful high-end restoration; on the other it’s encapsulating all of the knowledge they’ve earned and learned from developing and building consistently successful race Minis over many years. The panache of a Cooper S inside and out, with racing prowess smeared across the chassis and brimming the engine bay.

“This is the first Mini that I’ve let someone else build for me”

The Swift name will no doubt be familiar to most

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