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MINI USA Asks: 'What's Your Carfun Footprint?'
Source: MINI USA

A new marketing campaign from MINI USA and its agency Butler Shine Stern & Partners (BSSP) poses this very question and highlights that driver's don't have to sacrifice fun for fuel efficiency.

God damn these bloody awful Bubble Cars!

“Leonard Lord, the somewhat autocratic head of BMC, reportedly decreed: ‘God damn these bloody awful Bubble Cars. We must drive them off the road by designing a proper miniature car’. ” – Wikipedia

Without the rise of the “bloody awful bubble car”, we might never have seen the birth of the Mini! This post is a tribute to the unsensible awfulness of the bubble car.

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BMW Isetta bubble car

BMW Isetta & Trailer

Peel Trident

Isetta

Family Bubble

Article Date: May 07, 2009
Car Accociations: MINI,NEW_MINI
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Mini Cooper Specials

MINI COOPER S R56 1:24 SCALE DIECAST MODEL - CHECKERED ROOF 2007+ R56 Mini Cooper S Hard Top. 1:24 Scale diecast collectible model car. This Mini Cooper S with the checkered roof is a 7.25"L x 3.25"W x 2.75"H die cast metal car with openable hood, doors & trun [ More Info]

List Price: $21.95

On SALE: $19.95

PIAA 540 XTREME WHITE DRIVING LIGHT KIT, 02-06 MODELS Factory style driving lights, but better and less expensive! This special kit from PIAA is a direct replacement for the factory kit while providing better lights and better visibility. Kit include [ More Info]

List Price: $349.95

On SALE: $329.95

S GRAPHIC IN RED VARIOUS SIZES PAIRS - MINI COOPER S S Graphic to dress up your MINI. Sold in Pairs. Select size from the pull-down menu.

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MINI MANIA KEY RING If you love your MINI, then you need this stylish chrome key chain with the Mini Mania "MM" logo. A great gift idea!

List Price: $16.95

On SALE: $12.95

SHORT SHIFT UPGRADE KIT - MINI COOPER AND S Improve your driving with this unique 'Adjustable' Short Shifter Kit for your 2007+ MINI Cooper and Cooper S Hardtop. This kit includes the Adjustable Short Shifter, an adapter for stock shift knob, [ More Info]

List Price: $279.95

On CLEARANCE: $200.00

MINI MANIA PERFORMANCE EXHAUST - MINI COOPER S Performance exhaust for your 2007+ R56 MINI Cooper S Hardtop. This is a 'bolt-on' system that requires NO cutting. Made from 2 1/2" T-304 stainless steel with dual 3" chrome tips. Eliminates do [ More Info]

List Price: $899.95

On CLEARANCE: $500.00

TURBO HEAT SHIELD TITANIUM - R55/56/57 MINI COOPER S The new TitaNM turbo heat shield is designed to redirect heat from the turbocharger down and around the engine. This reduces intake temps and protects the paint on the bonnet. Unlike other heat shield [ More Info]

List Price: $175.00

On SALE: $169.95

NEW MINI DEFINITION T-SHIRT 100% White Cotton T-Shirt with the 'MINI DEFINITION' on the back and a smaller Lightining Blue Cooper S on the front. MINI COOPER: (noun) a compact remake of the classic vehicle with go-kart l [ More Info]

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