The Truth Behind the Men of Metal

No idea how we missed this but the New York Times recently dove into the world the “Men of Metal” with an article describing how the marketing campaign was created. While discerning...

MINIs On Top 2004

Here's an update on the MINIs On Top event for 2004 (via Ian Cull). The premier North East USA MINI event is coming up fast – MINIsOnTop is set for June 19,...

MotoringFile Spotlight: Ryan Malcolm

In the third of our “Spotlight” series we'll be featuring Ryan Malcolm or Ryephile as he's known on various MINI forums. Some of you may remember Ryan from his work with MINIUSA...

Goliath Stumbles – David Keeps Humming Along

This news comes from frequent contributor Lee Johnson: I finally got around to the business section of today's NY Times and in the “Openers” section on page 2 there is a brief...

MINI Challenge Launched in Germany

From JCW Press Building upon the popularity in the UK of the John Cooper Challenge, a brand new MINI / John Cooper Motorsport-backed one make racing series has been launched in Germany,...

JCW Confirmed for Nurburgring 24 Hrs Race

From JCW PR: Following the team's debut entry in last year's Nurburgring 24 Hrs race, John Cooper Motorsport is back for more, with a two-car entry for 2004's epic on June 12/13....

MINI Modification Photos

Here's something that arrived in the MotoringFile mailbox the other day that we thought it best to pass it along directly to our readers: I am writing an interior and exterior modification...

Purple Haze in the Flesh

For all those wondering what Purple Haze (called Black Eye Purple outside the US) actually looks like in the flesh here are some pictures taken by Goonery and posted on the MINI2...

The First Designer Convertible

From MINI PR: Vienna. Once again, the big day is just around the corner – celebrities and guests from all over the world will be meeting at the 2004 Life Ball. One...