Austin Mini 1000
Hello! My name is Marijn, a 21 year old Automotive Engineering student with a huge passion for cars, but mainly classic Mini’s and communist cars.
Articles by Austin Mini 1000
30/04/17
The Rover P5 series was a group of large luxurious saloon cars that was produced by Rover from 1958 until 1973. The car was marketed under different names, such as Rover 3 Litre, Rover 3.5 Litre and Rover 3½ Litre. The P5 was noticeably bigger than its predecessor, the Rover P4. Which was a mid-size luxury saloon car of which more than 130,000 units have been sold from 1949 until 1964. Only 69,000 P5’s have been build.
24/04/17
From the old Stewart team founded by Jackie Stewart to one of the most successful teams of the modern era. Stewart Grand Prix (1997 - 1999) Stewart Grand Prix was team that competed in Formula One from 1997 until 1999. It was founded by three time F1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart. The 1999 season was by far the team’s best season with Johnny Herbert taking their only win and Barichello taking their only pole position. They finished the season 4th in the Constructors’ Championship.
10/04/17
When you think of McLaren-Honda in modern F1 you think of slow cars who brake down after 10 laps and a frustrated Spaniard who shouts “GP2 engine” and keeps making sarcastic remarks. But it hasn’t always been like this.
07/04/17
The Lola T97/30 was the car which MasterCard Lola tried to compete in the 1997 Formula One Season. The car was driven by the 1995 F3000 champion Vincenzo Sospiri and Ricardo Rosset who came over from Footwork. The car was originally planned to compete in the 1998 season, but due to pressure from their main sponsor MasterCard, the car was rushed into service a year before the initial plan.