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Old Sep 5, 2017 | 10:18 AM
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Saw this, thought it was cool.
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Interesting shot. Looks like an original First-Generation Mini-Cooper, either from 1959 (its introduction year) or somewhere in the early 60s.

That car's space efficiency was amazing. It could (reasonably) fit four small-to-average size adults into a car that would almost fit into the trunk of the average Cadillac or Lincoln of that period. That is, if the original 0.8L Mickey-Mouse engine could actually move the car with four people on board LOL.

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That's a pretty cool topiary, was that the actual size of a Mini or was it smaller???

Also that sign below kind of has me scratching my head. HALT is German for stop, not usually a world I associate with english, yet the rest of the sign is in English. I assume this was in England, still kind of weird wording on their sign.
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Originally Posted by Aron9000
That's a pretty cool topiary, was that the actual size of a Mini or was it smaller???
What you see is what you get. That looks like just about the actual size of the 1Gen Mini. It was a true minicar...though a space-efficient one.

Also that sign below kind of has me scratching my head. HALT is German for stop, not usually a world I associate with english, yet the rest of the sign is in English. I assume this was in England, still kind of weird wording on their sign.
Halt, though of German origin, is also a word in the English language.

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Originally Posted by Aron9000
That's a pretty cool topiary, was that the actual size of a Mini or was it smaller???
i'd say actual size.

Also that sign below kind of has me scratching my head. HALT is German for stop, not usually a world I associate with english, yet the rest of the sign is in English. I assume this was in England, still kind of weird wording on their sign.
Ha... guess you've never heard the expression 'halt! Who goes there?' Yes i took the shot the other day in England.

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Chia pet.......car version
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