Classic Car Buyer

THE AFTERLIFE

hen the last classic Mini rolled off the factory production line on October 4, 2000, the casual observer could have been forgiven for thinking that was the classic Mini’s final fling — multi-point injection, big wheels and all. Officially, that may have been true, but unofficially we all know different. In the 21st century the Mini’s development has continued in the hands of countless specialists and

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