Skye Poier wrote:
>
> Word on the street is that Rocky Frisco said:
> > Sorry to disappoint you, but that wasn't the Millennium Mini at all.
> > BMW/Rover are playing marketing games. That was a concept car introduced
> > at some shows a few years back, called the "ACV30." I like it a lot more
> > than the so-called "New Mini."
>
> Oh I know it was a concept car, but I swear to god the little plaque
> beside it said "Millenium Mini".
That's true, but it's just more marketing smoke and mirrors. They take
for granted that we don't read the UK Mini magazines and won't know
these cars apart. They are wrong. ;) That car was the first concept
2000 Mini; the second was the "Spiritual," a really horrible botch-job;
the third was the one they fixed on, even though it was not received all
that well by the existing Mini community.
> > To see what they have done to the Mini, have a glance at:
> > http://www.automedia-online.de/e_spion.htm and scroll down to "Rover."
>
> You're right, I like the concept car a lot better.
The one I like the best is the concept car designed by Stefano Ferrari,
one of the young racing drivers on the Mini-List. Stef sometimes posts
from Italy and sometimes from North Africa. Stef is also a really good
artist/designer in my opinion. His designs are at:
http://www.database.it/~madmax/stef/main.htm
-Rock
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