We know the website looks like we haven’t done anything since 2019, but we are still doing events on a regular basis! Most of our chatting and planning happens on Facebook check us out over there! https://www.facebook.com/groups/MinnesotaUnitedMinis/ We will be working harder to keep the event calendar on this page up to date with upcoming […]
MINI USA has announced the dates for MINI takes the States (MTTS) 2020. The event will be held from July 18 to July 26. The route will be announced at a later date. […]
MN Cars & Coffee was founded in 2008. The event started at a small coffee shop in Minnetonka with only 35 cars. In 2017, the show took another huge step forward, moving to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN. The attendance has now doubled, with the summer shows drawing 20,000+ spectators. Always held on the FIRST SATURDAY of […]
We all like Mini/MINIs but I suspect the majority of us like a variety of classic cars, motorcycles and boats. This isn’t a M.U.M. event but it is the next best thing. The seventh annual 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance will be held on Sunday, July 28, 2019, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. at the Excelsior […]
Maybe you hear that 2019 is the 60th anniversary of Mini. While Minnesota United MINIs (M.U.M.) has great events throughout the year, there are many national events held at various locations. Some will be doing special things for this anniversary year. Some 2019 events are listed below. Some M.U.M. members have participated in these events […]
First a little history. Years ago there were two Mini/MINI clubs in Minnesota. One was the Minnesota Minis Pizza Eating and Psychiatric Self Help Association or MMPEAPSHA for short. That club was for the original or classic Mini Coopers. The second club was ‘Sota-MINIs and formed for the new MINI Cooper cars. In 1973, a Mini gathering […]
MOTM? What the heck is that? MINI on the Mack or MOTM is an event to break the Guinness World Record for the most Mini and MINI Coopers in a parade. The existing record of Mini cars was on May 17, 2009 by the London & Surrey Mini Owners Club as part of the London to […]
I look at all the Classic Mini Cooper vehicles and they call them different names. The names don’t match the current MINI Cooper cars, why not? There are some different variations of Minis, what is up with them? The information below concerns the original or classic Mini Cooper. BMW purchased British Rover Group in 1994 […]
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The information below concerns the MINI Cooper produced by Bavarian Motor Works (BMW). In 1994, BMW purchased the British Rover Group which consisted of the brands Rover, Land Rover, Mini and MG and the defunct brands including Austin and Morris. Some were sold but the Mini brand was kept and launched in 2001. The revised […]
Why do we drive from New London to New Brighton every year? That’s a really good question! It all started with the London to Brighton Mini Run… In 2005 we decided to copy this event in the United States. The SotaMINIs car club organized the New London to New Brighton Run in the state of Minnesota […]
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