Mini Kits, Conversions, Derivatives and Prototypes Gallery

including the complete list of Mini derivatives (unless you know differently).

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Cars can be assumed to be four wheel, front engine unless stated on this or the linked page.

9X Mini	Alex Issigonis's Mini replacement prototypes from 1969 to 1978, now at Gaydon.
A
ABC Tricar	Rare GRP three-wheeler at the 2005 Mini World Action Day, Castle Combe.
ABS Freestyle	see Freestyle
ABS Sprint GT	Like a Peel Viking Minisport with a Minus front.
AC Donington	Three wheeled buggy (front engine)
AEM Scout	(previously SMC Scout) Steel bodied utility kit at Stoneleigh, 1987 and Shoreham, 2005.
Aerocomet	Three-wheel prototype - others were tour wheelers.
AF Grand Prix	Rare Alexander Fraser three-wheeler at Sandown Park kit car show, 1989.
AF Spyder	Alexander Fraser Spyder in about 1991.
Alexander Fraser	A variety of vehicles from Sandy Fraser
Alto Boxer	Cabrio conversion with body kit at Stoneleigh 2000.
Alto Duo	Mini Alternatives Registrar, Geoffrey King with his Alto Duo.
Andersen Cub	Scouse Moke. (Site)
Andersen Cub 6	6-wheel version of above.
ASP 1300S	Rear-engined sports-racer. Location unknown.
Aurora	Mid-engined sports-racer.
Austin 1300 PBP	Fibreglass bodied prototype at Gaydon, October 2006.
Austin Ant	BMC's 4-wheel drive utility at Gaydon.
Austin Reliant	Reliant body, Mini unit at front, single rear wheel.
Autocars Marcos	Short-lived Mini Estate by Marcos
Autocom Minibuggy	no information
Auto Ego	various conversions
Automotive Refabrication	Fastback conversions and kits (Australia)
B	Top
Badsley Eagle	Targa sports prototype
B.A.L. Special	Rear engine sports/hillclimb car.
Banham Roadster	2-seater chop-top conversion (site)
Banham Sprint	Frogeye Sprite replica.
Banshee	Georgeous one-off open sportscar from South Africa.
Barquette	Strange Gallic sports-racer.
Beach Buggy	Two Mini powered beach buggies made in Devon.
Beauford	Mini on a truck at the London-Brighton Mini Run, 2003.
Berkeley Bandini	Mini engined Berkeley at Stafford kit car show, 1999.
Berkeley Bandini	Variant of the classic Villiers-powered machine.
Biota	Biotae at Mini In The Park 1998 and Brooklands Mini Day, 2004. (site)
Bison	CJC Bison sports convertible. 1275 A-series but not much Mini.
Blitz 2 2	Alan Fixter's 1275 Mini engined NCF Blitz Mk. 2.
Boro GT	Mid-engined sports.
Boxer	Mid-engined tub.
Broadspeed GT	2+2 Fastback at the 2007 Skope Classic in New Zealand
Brookland Swallow	Open three-wheeler.
Brookwell Trifid	Flies-in-the-teeth three-wheeler (F)
Bulanti	Australian sports coupé with frog-eye pretentions.
Butterfield Musketeer	See Musketeer.
C	Top
Camarotta	Dave Ratner's attractive two-seater makes its debut at Stoneleigh in 2001.
Camber GT	Andy Clayton's Nerus-tuned Camber GT which is closely related to the Silhouette and Maya.
Cannon	Trike
Capricorn	Jeepish.
Caraboot	Demountable camper based on Mini van.
Casual Lofa	Edd China's motorised sofa.
Chairman	Wheelchair adaptation.
Chambers Special 5	One-off GRP coupé.
Checker Mini	Marcos's Mini Cooper lookalike
Christopher Mini	Clubman style
Cirrus	Buggy
Clubman SRV4	BL/TRRL Safety Research Vehicle at Gaydon, October 2006.
Codford	GRP Coupé, MGB-GT styled rear.
Coldwell GT	Road-race rear engined GT
Cooper Bertone	Upmarket Cooper S rework.
Cord	see Mini Cord
Costin Prototype	Simon Garrett's aluminium bodied prototype.
Cox GTM	A Cox GTM (Grand Touring Mini) at Yeovil Festival of Transport, August 1997.
Crayford Convertibles	A nest of Crayford Hornets at Mini In The Park 2006.
Cub	see Andersen Cub
Curley Trike	Front-engined three-wheeler.
D	Top
D.A.R.T	Dizzy Addicott's special that inspired the Mini Jem
D.A.R.T restoration	A recreation of D.A.R.T using a newer shell.
Davenport Special	One-off mid-engined coupé
Davrian Mk.8 3	Stuart Cleevely's Mini-engined hillclimb car.
Deep Sanderson 105	Twini single seater.
Deep Sanderson 301 Prototype	Photo courtesy of Steve Hole, Total Kitcar.
Deep Sanderson 301	The production DS301 at Le Mans in 1963 and 2004.
De Joux	Special portfolio: two Mini De Joux from New Zealand, including the prototype.
Domino Cabrio	Cabrio at the Mini World Action Day, Castle Combe, October 2004.
Domino Gullwing	Gullwing door version of the Cabrio
Domino HT	Mini in the Park, 2006.
Domino Pimlico	Pimlicos in Holland and at Sandown Park.
Domino Premier	Carcraft 2003, Bingley Hall.
Domino Pickup	Minis by the Sea, Shoreham, August 2005.
Double Decker Bus	Waspy’s double decker at Mini@40, Silverstone 1999
Dougal Bug	Stewart McDougall’s one-off special in 1971
Duckham's Q20-50	Promotional vehicle at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon.
E	Top
Ecurie de Des 2+2	Australian coupé conversion.
Elswick Envoy	Mini In The Park, 2005
ERA Turbo	30 Mini Years, Silverstone, 1989
Euxton Caraboot	See Caraboot
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Ferrari	Not sure what its called, but this Ferrari-ish creation hails from South Africa.
Fireball Midget	racer
Fletcher GT	Paul Ogle's Fletcher GT is in fact a restyled Ogle SX1000.
Fortech	Body kits for Minis on steroids.
FRA Mini	FRA Engineering's GRP Mini on show at Stoneleigh 2003. (site)
Freestyle	Mike Brown's Freestyle attracts attention at Castle Combe.
G	Top
Gecko	John Hidle's Gecko.
Gemini	John Wright's three-wheeler as featured in Mini World.
Gitane	Rear-engined coupé
Gnat	Wedge-shaped, rear-engined sports buggy
Gnat	see also MG Gnat
Goa	Mini shorty kit
Grantura Yak	see Yak
Greenwood Mini Sidecar	Bananas sidecar racing machine.
GTM Coupé	GTM Coupé at the foot of Brooklands Test Hill, April 2002.
GTM Rossa	Mk. 1 and Mk. 2 GTM Rossas at Newark Kit Car Show, 1990.
H	Top
Hobo	Bob Egginton's adaptable Hobo utility vehicle shown in Kit Cars & Specials in 1988.
Hooper	Coachbuilt conversions (e.g. Peter Sellers's Mini)
Hovercraft	We're not joking - this Mini Hovercraft is at the Hovercraft Museum, Lee-on-the-Solent.
Hull Special	Graham Hull’s scratch-built three wheeler.
Hustler Force 4	Carol Kerry's Hustler at the 1997 Mini Cooper Day, Beaulieu.
Hustler 6	Smart six-wheeler at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show, May 2002.
Hustler H6	Hustler H6 at Newark Kit Car Festival, June 2004
Hustler Harrier	This six-wheeler can take a wheelchair ramp at the rear. Uxbridge Autoshow, July 2002.
Hustler Hellcat	Utility
Hustler Hobo	Pickup
I	Top
Ibis	Scaled-down Kiwi Cobra which later became the Wasp.
IGM Minibug	Gordon Murray's spaceframe buggy
Isetta-Mini	One-off 850 Mini-powered Isetta.
J	Top
Jackson Sportster	Rear-engined Targa-top from South Africa, now in Australia.
Jiffy Pickup	Glenn Bowden's Jiffy at the Mini World Action Day, September 2002.
Jiffy Romahome	A classic camper at Mini in the Park, August 2005.
Jiffy Tipper Truck	Another Jiffy option at Minis By The Sea, September 2007.
Jimini	Jim Meikle's 1977 JiMiNi still going strong, plus a later Jimini 2 at Kinross.
JKD Mini	Mini profile racer (Jack Knight Developments)
K	Top
KAD Mini	Mini profile racer (Kent Automotive Developemnts)
Keith Clubman Convertible	Rachel Smith's soft top conversion by Keith's Convertibles.
Killeen	See Springbok K.16
Kingfisher Sprint	See Kingfisher Story (site)
L	Top
Lambert	Mock Moke
Landar R6	Unknown Landar R6 racer.
Landar R7	Can-Am style racer mid-engine.
Land Rover	Landie-styled Mini (at the front, at least)
Lawther GT	Sleek mid-engined coupé
Lenham Le Mans	Sports racer mid-engine.
Leonhardt Tiger	Messerschmidt Tiger idea, mid-engine.
Limo	A number of Mini-based stretched limousines have been constructed.
Lolita	Clubman style mid-engined racer (AUS)
Lolita Mk.2	Flat wedge shaped racer (AUS)
Luna Bug	Buggy (Stimson Mini-bug copy)
Lynx	utility
M	Top
Mackintosh M1 4	open sports
Magenta 5	MG 1100-based buggy
Magenta LSR	Roadster
Magenta Sprint	Mini-based buggy.
Maguire	Replica Maguire Mini profile spaceframe racer.
Many Mego	Noddy car (site)
Mare Innocenti	See Mini Mare Innocenti
Martini	Strange coupé experiment from Germany.
Maya	David Marley's unique racing Maya GT.
McCoy	Two McCoys at the Stafford Kit Car Show, 2000.
Méan BMC Mini (Sonora)	Mid-engined spaceframe sports coupé (B)
Méan Spider	Mid-engined spaceframe open racer (B)
Meredith Convertible	Multi-car mash-up.
Metron	Metro-based rear-engined racer
MG Gnat	Wally Hall's MG racer in 1970
MG Mini	Mini engined MG prototype Midget replacement at Gaydon
Micron GT	Targa-top mid-engine
Midas Bronze	John Marr's D&H Midas.
Midtec Bronze	Ex-factory demonstrator seen at the Mini World Action Day, 2002.
Minamow	Colin Lourie's homebuilt Scampish special. (Site)
Mincia	Lancia engined Mini Clubman at IMM 2002 in Terwolde (NL).
Minette	town car (door at rear)
Mini Beach	Toast rack Mini conversion from California.
Mini Bug	See Stimson Bug
Mini Cord	1992 GRP-bodied Mini Cord from Venezuela, now at Gaydon.
Mini Coupé	Unidentified coupé conversion in South Africa.
Mini CS	Saloon, electric drive option.
Mini Daly Runabout	Cabriolet
Mini Dart	Sports (GRP prototype that became the Jem)
Mini DB6	Austin-Martin?
Mini de Ville	Radford's hatchback conversion
Mini Jem	See Mini Jem Story (site).
Mini Limo	Various stretched Mini limousines.
Minim	Bob Egginton with his Minim pictured in Kit Cars & Specials in 1988.
Minimach GT	Venetian Blinder! - Innocenti-based Unipower-styled kit from Italy.
Mini Madness	Some outrageous Mini modifications at Mini30, Silverstone, 1989.
Mini Marcos	See Mini Marcos Story.
Mini Mare Innocenti	Italian beach car.
Mini Michelotti	1970 1275GT-based, Michelotti-built sportscar prototype at Gaydon.
Mini Monaco	John Centrone's Buckle Monaco in Sydney.
Mini Scamp	see Scamp.
Minisport 5	Very clean grass-tracker at Brighton, 18th May 2008.
Mini Sprint	Original Mini Sprint at IMM 2004 in Norwich.
Mini Sprint	Rally Sport Replicas' Mini Sprint replica, formerly Hawke's Stewart & Ardern.
Minissan ZSX	Mike Guido's Nissan ZX conversion in the USA. (site)
Minissima	William Towns's ultimate town car, the Minissima, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.
Mini-Trac	Caterpillar Mini (AUS)
Minki 2	Rover's K-Series Mini prototype at Gaydon.
Minnow GT	Pickup with a roof.
Minus	A stunning metallic red Minus takes pride of place at Carcraft 2000.
Minus Maxi	Brian Luff's Rancho-style Clubman at Brooklands Museum, 2002.
Mod	Front engined buggy
Moke Special	GRP superstructure on Moke tub.
Moko	Utility
Mosquito	Matthew Smith's Chris Hollier Mosquito.
Mosquito	(three-wheeler) See Triad.
Mouse	Three-wheeler.
Musketeer	Rear-engined sports.
N	Top
Nautica	Ken Appleby's Twini Elf special.
Navajo 5	Utility
NCF Blitz	See Blitz
Nifty	Estate
NC 1000	Nostalgia Cars' Ogle SX 1000 replica.
Nimbus	Magazine and publicity photos of the mid-engined two-seater from Hampshire.
Nimbus Don Parker Special	One-off mid-engined sports-racer.
Nimrod	Mike Jupp's Nimrod production number 1.
Nomad	Dave Parlett's Nomad, and a quartet at Newark '03.
Nota Fang (Nota Type 4)	This toothsome two-seater is owned by David Whitehouse in Australia.
O	Top
Ogle SX1000	One of the first Mini variants is seen at the Mini Marque Day at Gaydon in 2000.
Onyx Bobcat	Bobcat demonstrator on the Onyx stand at the Three Counties Kit Car Show, Malvern in August 2001.
Onyx Tomcat	Buggy
Outspan Orange	Outspan Oranges at Herts '94 and the National Motor Museum, beaulieu.
P	Top
Pantoufle	Trike.
Paul Huxford 1	Vortz Racing conversions sold under the Cooper name.
Peel Viking Sport	This 2+2 GRP-bodied Mini was seen at the Newark Kit Car Show in 1988.
Pellandini	Max Kinsmore's sleek road-racer in South Australia.
Phoenix Estate	This nice example of a Phoenix Hatchback Estate was displayed at Mini In The Park at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire in August 1999.
Premo Coupé	See GTM Coupé.
Project X	Sports Car World magazine special mid-engined coupé (AUS)
La Puce	J-C Hrubon's Schmitt 6CV under a different guise.
Pulsar	no information
Q	Top
Quasar Unipower	Glass cube on wheels (site).
R	Top
Radford	Various conversions (see Mini de Ville).
Ranger Cub	This three-wheeler buggy was a hit with about 200 being sold over a two year period.
Ranger Pickup	1100-based Ranger pickup at Bingley Hall.
Reeves Matrix	Scary three-wheeler
Reptune GT	Blob (CAN)
Ridgway Sports Conversion	Nose job for Minis
Roamer	Metro-based utility (pick-up version here).
S	Top
Sabot	Not a lot of people know about this interesting fun buggy.
Sabre Sprint	Previously owned by club member Richard Loewenstein, this Sabre guested on the Mini Marcos stand at Stoneleigh 2001.
Sabre Vario	Removable rear hardtop.
Sabrina	Strange one-off creation at Stoneleigh 2005.
Saga	Odd shaped coupé
Scamp Mk. 1	Mk. 1 Scamp at the 1989 Stoneleigh Kit Car Show
Scamp Mk. 2	Mk. 2 Scamp at Stoneleigh 1989.
Scamp Mk. 3	Scamps in glorious mud and on show at Brooklands.
Scarab	Production prototye of a sports coupé by Alan Staniforth based on the Terrapin.
Schmitt 6CV	J-C Hrubon's Shorty Moke
Scorpion Hayley	Mini nose job
Scout	See AEM Scout
Seagull	Buggy
Sidecar	See Greenwood Mini Sidecar
Silhouette GT	See Camber GT.
Siva Moonbug S1	William Janssen's rapidly restored Moonbug is seen at the 1999 International Mini Meeting at Gaydon.
Siva Mule	Unusual Mini-based utility vehicle.
Skip 1000	Open (rear wheels close together)
SMC Scout	See AEM Scout.
Sonora	See Méan.
Speedwell	Performance conversions
Springbok K.16	Mid-engined open sports.
Sprint	See Banham Sprint, Mini Sprint
Sprint Works	GRP cut-down flip-front Mini
SRV4	See Clubman SRV4
Status 365	The wedge-shaped mid-engined 365 at Mini In The Park in 2001.
Status 4R2	mid-engined Minus variant.
Status Minipower	Wedge shaped mid-engined single-seater.
Status Symbol	Open wedge (mid-engine)
Stewart & Ardern	Hawk Cars' Mini Sprint replica at Knebworth 2006.
Stimson Bug	Open fun car, Finlake Mini Festival '98.
Stimson CS2	Runaboat at Mini@40, Silverstone, August 1999.
Stimson CTS	Trike.
Stimson Safari 6	Open six-wheeler also at Mini@40.
Stimson Scortcher	Automatic Scortcher at the European Kit Car Show, Chatham 1997, and a manual version at the Yeovil Festival of Transport, 1997.
Stimson Trek	Also known as the Trek King, this roll cage on wheels at least has four wheels!
Surfite	Single seat surf-buggy from California.
T	Top
Taylorspeed Jem 6	See Mini Jem (AUS) (site)
TDK Racing Mini	Spaceframe racer (site)
Terrapin	Single seat mid-engined racer.
Thatched Cottage	This is getting rediculous!
TiCi	Mid engined motorised barrow (site)
Tickford	Coachbuilt conversions
Timeire	Saloon (IRL)
Tomcat	See Onyx Tomcat.
Townscar	See Minissima.
Tracer 7	William Towns designed Tracer at the Motor Heritage Centre, Gaydon.
Trek King	See Stimson Trek
Triad (Mosquito)	Two views of a Triad at Newark'98. (site)
Tricar	See ABC Tricar.
Trifid	See Brookwell Triffid.
Trimin		James Webber’s Trimin
Trimini	Tony Anchors in his own creation.
Trio	no information
Triton 8	John Foers's estate car kit. Words by Steve Hole of Total Kitcar.
Twini	Two-engined Mini (generic)
Twini Moke	Twin engined Moke prototype at Gaydon, October 2006.
U	Top
Ultimini	Spaceframe Mini profile (site)
Unipower GT	Left hand drive Unipower at Morges, IMM '98, and two more at Hindhead in the 80s.
V	Top
Viking Hornet Sport	Wolseley Hornet cabrio conversion.
Peel Viking Sport	See Peel.
VW90	Rancho-style estate.
W	Top
Wasp	Later development of the Ibis.
Westfield TRZ	Bike engined spaceframe Mini profile racer.
Whippingham Wrogue	See Scarab.
Whitby Warrior	James Flynn's "Baby Defender" in Coventry.
Westwood Xtreme	German Moke variant.
Wildgoose	Calle Berntsson's Wildgoose leads the flock at IMM '99.
Wood & Pickett	Various Mini conversions
Y	Top
Yak	This Moke-inspired Grantura Yak is in need of some TLC.
Z	Top
Zagato Mini Gatto	Sports Saloon (site)
Z-Cars Mini	Bike-engined beast at Stoneleigh 2005.
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Last updated 23rd June, 2022