<div dir="ltr">Color me dim. I don't see any connection unless the new MINI is being built on the same ways....</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 8:23 AM, HealeyRick via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Pop quiz: Even though the new Mini may be a BMW, it has a very important connection to the BMC Spridget. What is it? See the attached picture for a hint.<div><br></div><div>Rick Neville</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 5:07 AM, GUY DAY via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,Sans-Serif;font-size:16px"><div id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264"><div id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_11013"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,Sans-Serif;font-size:16px" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_11012"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><span id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_6812" style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px">The longest Mini (works designed one) ?</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><span id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_8379" style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px">At 4,253 (168.3 in.) long, 1,800mm (70.9 in.) wide and 1,441mm (56.7 in.) tall, with a 2,670mm (105.1 in.) wheelbase, the new Clubman is 270mm longer</span><span id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_6814" style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px"> (10.6 in.) and 73mm (2.9 in.) wider than the car it replaces. It's also 270mm (10.6 in.) longer, 90mm (3.5 in.) wider and with a 100mm (3.9 in.) longer wheelbase than the new 5 door MINI hatch</span><span id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_6816" style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px">. </span><span></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><span id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_8495" style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px">Next year it should have a potential of a 4WD option using a Haldex coupling to include the rear wheels. Being owned by BMW f</span><span id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_9663" style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px">ew see them as a British car any more and the new Mini will probably be using the engine from the BMW 225 series.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px"><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px">Regards to all</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px"><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:24.96px">Guy R Day</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_7569"><br clear="none"></div> <div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477902501772_11014"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389.yiv0716106264yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,Sans-Serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,Sans-Serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yqt0169073846" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yqtfd95094"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Monday, 31 October 2016, 2:17, Hal Faulkner via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264y_msg_container"><div id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264"><div><div dir="ltr">The world's largest Mini? <br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Billy Zoom via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yqt7664215705" id="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264yqt82837"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span class="m_-9144135536090681565m_-6759518857737623389yiv0716106264"></span><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This guy could find employment in the design studio at MINI in England.</span><br clear="none" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </div></blockquote><br clear="none"><div>He could design the “longest Mini yet”.</div></div></div><br clear="none">------------------------<br clear="none">
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