More Fun than Fast: Jennilee's 1973 Mini | Why I Drive #4
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 เม.ย. 2018
- Jennilee Calkins didn't grow up in the classic car scene. But when she walked into a restoration shop a few years ago and laid eyes on a vintage Mini Cooper, something clicked, and she just had to have one of her own. Like many Minis, it's a hodge-podge of parts from different years, but that doesn't bother Calkins. It's a blast to drive-and that's all that matters.
Read the full story on Jennilee and her 1973 Mini Cooper here:www.hagerty.com/articles-vide...
Subscribe to our TH-cam channel for new videos every day! bit.ly/HagertyTH-cam
Visit our website for daily automotive news, cars stories, reviews, and opinion: www.hagerty.com/media
Stay up to date by signing up for our email newsletters here: www.hagerty.com/media/newslet...
Follow us on social media:
Facebook | / hagerty
Instagram | / hagerty
Twitter | / hagerty
If you love cars, you belong with us. Hagerty Drivers Club is the world’s largest community for automotive enthusiasts. Members enjoy valuable automotive discounts, exclusive events and experiences, roadside service created specifically for collector vehicles, and a subscription to the bimonthly Hagerty Drivers Club magazine. Join Hagerty Drivers Club here: www.hagerty.com/drivers-club
Like what you see? Watch our other series including:
Redline Rebuild | Engine Time-lapse videos from start to finish bit.ly/RedlineRebuild
Barn Find Hunter | Tom Cotter searches the country for abandoned cars bit.ly/BarnFIndHunter
Hagerty's Daily Driver | Industry news, buzz, and interviews bit.ly/HagertyDailyDriver
Chip Foose Draws a Car | Reimagining popular cars with new designs bit.ly/HagertyChipFoose
Contact us:
Suggest and feedback - tips@hagerty.com
Press inquiries - press@hagerty.com
Partnership requests - partnerships@hagerty.com - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Not a matter of how fast you go but how you go. Cool iconic car.
Well said.
What's so fun about going slow???
@@michaelmeliambro5117 what kind of comment is this???
@@Nickoboss29 Oh, I don't know.....a LOGICAL one???
I passed my driving test in my grandmother's mini, the best fun car ever and incredible roadholding too. If I could afford one now I would buy one. The best of British, thanks Mr issigonis.
This was absolutely refreshing!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽. In an environment where you usually see men of all ages and different parts of their life's story, or young women who are usually in the college years or are otherwise non obligated; it's so wonderful to see a mother of 3 children and all the responsibilities that come with it. Still making the time to pursue a passion that though small in an individual sense, is big in it's happening; by paying tribute to an icon through preserving a classic car, taking the mental and spiritual recharge needed for today's demanding world ( something many people should be doing) when she drives it and lastly but still equally great in importance, allowing a connection to be established with a new generation that marries youthful enthusiasm to old era. And In so doing, they too may grow up to carry on that preservation and appreciation into their distance future. Blessings to Her, her family and this channel! Thank you 🙏🏽
I saw one today on the road. Gave me a smile ear to ear. Now it’s my dream car
Never had more fun driving a car than with a Mini.
Go Girl!!! Well said.
Mike
What a nice car!
Wow. I hope you guys have more of these "shorts" You really know how to pack a punch in a short time. TY!
Mesmerizing ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
I also share a huge appreciation for the Classic Mini. As a 16 year old diehard petrolhead id never want to settle for a Vauxhall corsa or a Ford Fiesta for my first car. It’s something you remember and look back on fondly. A late night on ebay led me to my first car. A 1980 British Leyland Mini Clubman full of rust holes, filler and yet underneath all that, a stunningly beautiful yet aggressive little car hides. She’ll be on the road one day. She’s a project all right but one that should be done soon and as someone who has decent mechanical knowledge but who hasn’t tackled something like this I can assure you there is no better starting point than a Mini
In the past I've driven a couple of different model ' Mini s' , what great little cars, in hind sight I should have bought one myself, this one looks like a real gem. Cheers
So cool....both the Mini and the lady. 😊
Your welcome from England!!!!
Great video!
I loved this
nice video ... nice story ... nice car ... super cool mom! love it!
Another awesome piece, and awesome car
NICE!
Enjoy with this funny car.
The irony of an insurance company having a video of clearly a much newer mini than a 1973 mkIII is not lost on me.
America had a policy of not letting cars be imported unless they were 25 years old (to help boost their own car sales) so unscrupulous importers would just change the plates of a much newer mini and say it was a 1973.
They will still crush them today if they are found to be misrepresented.
The reversing light rear clusters, the interior, the badging, the non 10" wheels all show clearly that it's not a '73
Ironically the insurance company wouldn't pay out if they found out!!
Such a fun little car.
Wish they still made them. I've had every model except the pickup and loved them.
Awesome....Drive long and prosper!
Grew up driving on winedy roads in all kinds of vehicles. The most fun was small death traps. The knowledge of knowing your limits and the cars. Kids now just fly off the roads. Driving by the seat of your pants. Understanding wheel base, top heavy, centrifugal force, inertia, how & when to shift and a dozen other things. You had to pay attention. Good times.
Is Hagerty the next Petrolicious?
I might be wrong but I think petrolicious is produced by Hagerty.
You always in your own World when your drive a mini Thay are so fun I love my min to
Hope We get some More Clips like this
Awesome thanks
The classic mini makes me proud to be English!!
Me to I love my mini Two pieces they Are so fun to drive
My parents thought I was too tall for a Mini (still trying to prove them wrong, but can't find anyone mad enough to let me squeeze into their Mini), so I ended up with a '67 MGB GT instead...
It's currently off the road, but I wouldn't change a thing *:)*
An MG is tighter than a mini especially with that big console
I have a 2012 Mini Countryman Cooper S. I've had people 6'3 fit very comfortably in my car with still 3 inches of clearance above their head.
@@PokrPro21 That's not a Mini, it's a huge BMW.
This remember me of my 1962 Austin Healey Sprite.
Cute little thing, turned on a dime.
Every Saturday morning practically, plan on rebalancing the carburetors and tighten up the exhaust manifolds -pipes that keep loosening.
Dangerously small!!
That was a main reason why I got rid of it, had too many near misses.
The exaust pipe is very close to the ground :o
Can't wait to get my minis back stateside. The insurance in Germany is killing me.
Very Cool.
Esses video sao feitos em uns lugares muito dahora e bons de acelerar.
Used to do that with my 66 beetle back in the day.
I love how people driving some of these cars always say you have to be aware of your surroundings, as if you don’t have to do that in modern cars…
Passions Keep You Young
Came for the car, stayed for the girl😍
Its not a 1973 more like a 1993
But you can't import them into the US
I own a 1973 Mini Clubman and a 1994 Mini Sprite
Also have owned a 72, 84,
Correct. No such thing as a 73 Cooper anyway unless it’s an Italian built Innocenti. A 73 Mini of any type would be a mark 3 . That’s a mark 5 . As you say , more like 1990’s . I hope the owner wasn’t duped into thinking it’s the real deal. There is the added issue of a great many car enthusiasts in North America referring to all classic Minis as “Coopers” when in fact only a few hundred thousand out of over 5.5 million classic Minis built were actually Cooper or Cooper S ‘s . Still a nice little car though !
You’re right. It looks like a 1992- on SPi ( mk6) or a
1997-on MPi ( mk7) which is not allowed in the states... And I know that because I have a mini myself, a 1991 mini mayfair ii.
What's your favorite f1 colours of all time?
Mine will always be the British racing green on their jaguars
Followed by the Renault's cyan & gold during the first half of 2000s
Great to see a Mini being driven … thats a much newer shell than '73 though, hinges, seams, lights, etc are typical of an Mark IV, so at least '76-, more likely late '80s/90s. So not a Cooper as described. In the classic line "Cooper" is much more than just a branding exercise, it was a seperately developed car, something that BMW has done much to lose.
Looks like a mk6 or 7 to me
@@brokenpartstiresmokeoffici7132 yes, it's an MPi.. see my comment about USA classic car import policy. Importers had to make them look 25 years old or they'd be crushed. Long story..
So they'd get newer cars and give them older paperwork
What a great noise. Who needs a radio with a sound track like that?
Lol....😂 to funny
weight to power
love for the old school
The original Mini Cooper went out of production in 1971 ( Mk3 S ) Then reintroduced in 1990 . 🤔 Unless it’s an Italian built Innocenti?
See even people who once drove Civics can still do great things. Everyone seems to hate Civics because of ricer boys.
Fact
It’s not just a any old 1275 under the hood I hear straight cut gears or maybe even a supercharger.
A Mini’s engine and gearbox share the same oil, they are a bit “whiney” too..
Gear whine. Probably a 1992~1997 mini too, because it doesn’t look like a mk3 or doesn’t sound like one either...
My fist love was mini, but I've been bitten by the 2002 bug 🐛 now
Cool chick.
Considering how many times the term "funnest" is used nowadays(profoundly and otherwise), perhaps Webster should give it status as an actual word...... :-)
oh ya baby , i built two, stainless steel
Great to see in the US, but it’s definitely NOT A 1973 mini!! More like 1996 or later, too many things that give that away, god knows how she got it imported
Google Project Binky on Bad Obsession Motorsport. It's a mini that gets really tricked out.
CALIFORNIE
First liker!!!
First
It was good until the end...."both mom and dad can drive a classic car"...Who said otherwise? Annoying.
“ came from a family that drove anything reliable “ drives a Mini Cooper...¿
The gist of that was to establish that she never considered cars for sport and the mini cooper changed that view for her.
Mini Cooper is reliable. I owned one myself. Sure the electrical is terrible but it always started.
not 1973
Zzzzzz