Undisguised MINI Clubman photographed up close

[I love MINI, Laura]

Hi all,

Just got back from a bank holiday trip in the cotswolds. Was just lovely, took our new Parklane MCS for a drive in the country and stopped off at Chipping Camden for lunch. Imagine my suprise when my partner Shawn from across the table (my back to the window) shouts "thats a MINI Clubman driving by!" I turn to see the back end of a sparkling silver/black clubman driving by. Luckly the dinning room was quite empty as I got very excited. I thought it was gone and that was all I could see when we see it drive back past and only park outside the window on the other side of the road!

Well! I tried to grab my mobile for pics but realise I've left it in the car! (typical) so borrow my dads digital camera and take some spy shots as the driver (wearing a BMW Tshirt obviously an employee) with his wife and 2 children get out of the car with all 5 doors open. Unfortunately these shots are still on my dads digital camera and hes still up in the cotswolds for the rest of the week but we sneeked out after they were gone and took some photos on Shawn's mobile so we could have some shots for you.

It was drawing some crowds as many people didn't have a clue what it was!

Here you go:

[I love MINI, Laura]

It had lounge leather seats but yellow colour line! Yuck. the only thing I didn't like (apart from the suicide door on just the one side) was the view through the windscreen to the rear. 2nd to last photo shows that theres a very big black stripe right where you should be viewing the cars behind you. Not sure how this is in the car. The back seats had about 20cm foot well gap and the boot was slightly bigger but couldn't see that much as they had the estate boot cover pulled over.

Very cool though and had me very entertained all lunch time!

[Scrogg]

Good spot Laura!

I do love the way MINI are still covering up the badges (with oh-so-difficult to remove black tape) but have a BMW/MINI sticker in the front windscreen and MINI logo on the number plates!

[KillerByte]

Nice find Laura.

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Well done Laura and family!!

Not keen on it myself, but im sure i'd still get excited if i saw one

[Paul]

MINI2 member "I Love MINI, Laura" had a nice surprise while on holiday in the Cotswolds. No less than an undisguised (save for Cooper S and MINI badges carefully blanked out!) MINI Clubman pulling u...Read full report

[Jordan210]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scrogg (original)

Good spot Laura!

I do love the way MINI are still covering up the badges (with oh-so-difficult to remove black tape) but have a BMW/MINI sticker in the front windscreen and MINI logo on the number plates!

Well they need there factory pass


Its also so hard to guess what car it is that tape does make it hard


Great spot

[I love MINI, Laura]

thanks guys! I'll have more photos asap when my parents bring their camera back from the Cotswolds. I got some great photos of the family climbing out of the car with all the doors open and everything! I'll get these onto this thread asap!

Thanks for the news report Paul! It really was exciting! My sister wasn't very impressed with it but my Mum really liked it!

[Paul]

If you do get the others on here, be aware of privacy etc. with the photos of the family, especially if they have kids with them.

Good snapping.

[I love MINI, Laura]

One thing I noticed that I didn't really get was that the roof wasn't smooth and rounded edges like on our minis but there were slightly raised up parts on the edges of the roof running down the car on both sides looking like it had slight bumps or horns from the front. I guessed it was for better connection to a roof rack but I didn't like that and didn't lend its self to nice easy cleaning and waxing (and stroking, don't pretend you dont either!)!

[I love MINI, Laura]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett (original)

If you do get the others on here, be aware of privacy etc. with the photos of the family, especially if they have kids with them.

Good snapping.

OK. Didn't think of that. Will blur faces before placing on!

[M111 CGC]

Nice work Laura!

[hein]

nice pics laura, I have also some of a hot chocolate cooper S thanks to a member of german forum, here they are

[I love MINI, Laura]

COOL! Like the dark chocolate colour. That would look cool with the silver roof and boot bits.

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Now that one i do like