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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 01:32 PM   #1
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Exclusive factory pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My son recently went on a tour of the mini factory with his college.He lost contact with the main group and stumbled across some kind of secret testing and build area for the new cabriolet cooper.As this picture shows they have developed it from the existing chassis of the cooper.The worker assembling this mini looks very shocked to be having his picture taken.
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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 01:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 02:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 02:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Forgot to mention.The worker seems to be wearing some kind of mask.It seems to look like a center console out of a mini has anyone got any other ideas??
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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 05:11 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 05:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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In case anyone missed it, here's another.

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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 05:25 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Old Nov 6th, 2003, 05:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by cjp
Forgot to mention.The worker seems to be wearing some kind of mask.It seems to look like a center console out of a mini has anyone got any other ideas??

Now that you mention it, it is the center console with the cupholders for eyes, etc....great pic...
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Lol! Nice one!

The temptation of wondering off wasnt far off my mind when we went on the factory tour, the stuff u dont see is the most exiting! hehe!

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Are you sure he didn't just travel back in time to the Classic mini line at Longbridge ?
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