Tag: MINI

August 26, 1959 started it all… SO now as I sit after a full day at work and I think about how a little car has changed my life. I am amazed at how the Mini has really changed me from a comic book, technology, animation geek- into a comic book, animation, Mini Cooper, technology geek. I have gotten to know the ins and outs of the car… I know the subtle differences between model years (but with 50 years of history, I know I don;’t know it all). Today one of my brothers tests drives a Clubman and seems to be fairly serious about purchasing one. I did some shuffling and have Tink ready to go to school tomorrow and hopefully she’ll be all shined up for the Fisher’s Car Show on Saturday. Have I really changed that much over the past 4 years… has it really been only 4 years since I bought Penfold? July 2005- my how things change so quickly. If you had told me then that I would have two other Minis including a classic, that I would have traveled over 18000 miles in one summer with a large portion of it revolving around the Mini, I think I would have thought you were nuts. Here I am- the one who is nuts- and loving every minute of it. So Happy Birthday Mini! and thank you for all you have done for me.

Since I started this in May I have been working on exactly what I would like this comic to be.  I have been focused on trying to give those people reading a glimpse into what I have enjoyed about visiting England and embracing the culture that created the Mini.  As I kept working I found that one piece was missing… It wasn’t fun.  I was having a hard time finding my inspiration- and then I realized that I needed to stop trying to be serious and just have fun… I hope you enjoy this change not only in the style but also the story, I know I am enjoying it.
Well to each his own… I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to get it all home.  I have purchased a bunch of stuff at each MINI location I visit… but I did end up with new turn indicators and a gas cap- the old turn indicators are almost black and the gas cap has only one key-  we lose the key and we can’t fill up the Mini.