Welcome to our gallery. Here we put some of our favourite mini moments, which range from customer vehicle restorations, to trips to mini events to one-off experiences. We hope you enjoy them.

The picture right shows John and Stan Chalmers going through the wiring of the 407 ARX mini, recently restored by us.

	205 Rallye Mr David Wiggins win's the 1400cc class in the Adrian Hemingway Northern Speed Championship 07.
	Flying Saab Mr Alcock's Saab flies to a very credible third in class in the Pirelli International Historic Rally held in Carlisle in April 06.
	407 ARX relives (part 3) This article goes through the engine bulding, fitting, tuning and maiden voyage.
	407 ARX relives (part 2) This article goes through the reassembly of the bodyshell, in particular the dash, cockpit, wiring, and suspension.
	407 ARX relives (part 1) Thanks to the BBC TopGear programme, the 407 ARX mini cooper S is restored to as authentic a state as possible. Part 1 of the 3 part series of articles shows the disassembly and preparation of the bodyshell.
	Traveller's Tales Fond memories come flooding back as Mrs. Spry's mini traveller returns to the road in better-than-new condition. Now part of our collection, we take Mrs Spry out around the lakes and listen to her recounting this wonderful mini's history.
	Blackpool Run 2005 Amazing weather provided a perfect day for a big mini run starting from various northern locations to congregate on Preston, and then on to Blackpool, and join in on a quintessential British Transport event.
	From Lorien Yet again, we turn a pile of rust into a beautiful Elf fit for its return to Lorien. Mr. Glendinning's pride and joy is constructed and reborn.
	Lakes Tour 2004 Now becoming a regular major event, the Lakes Tour took place in June, run by the Mini Mad Merseyside club. Its route took a slightly more north-westerly route on the outbound leg, which with the beautiful weather, made a very pleasant run.
	Mini in the Park 2004 Once again, we went to MITP for the 45th anniversary meeting, this time at Silverstone. The show was not only sizeable, but also very interesting, particularly for the minimaster staff who accompanied us.
	Emergency assistance for the RAC In November, a couple of RAC rallies were being held: the Roger Albert Clark memorial rally, and the Lombard RAC Revival Rally. Chris Day brought in his mini on the second leg from Carlisle to Chester in the Revival Rally.
	By the seaside, beside the sea... The summer saw a hugely successful first run of a charity event for mini fans in the North. Around 120 minis congregated on the north side of the Blackpool peninsular to soak up the rays.
	Lights, Camera, Action! Mini Magazine came to visit in April to do an article on Minimaster and our famous mini van. We take a "behind-the-scenes" look at the setting for what turned out to be a very interesting article.
	Leaping into rallying... Our mini was converted into a rally car, and competed in the Pendragon 2004 rally. At the same time, Minimaster hosted the event's scrutineering post.
	Mini 45 A rather neat idea for a celebration mini, this beauty was specially commissioned to celebrate the 45th Anniversary. Continuing the theme, we are looking for ideas for the S and SE version!
	Flaming Mini Neil's pride and joy, recently recovered from a rather ill-fated encounter with a body shop in Glossop, came to Minimaster to be sorted. Being difficult to drive, John set to work to weave his magic once again.
	Irish Magic Minimaster once again spun a spell this time on a lovely Wolseley Hornet for a very proud owner from Northern Ireland. Being a special edition, it had the full treatment to produce one of our more satisfying restorations in 2003.
	Tahiti Dreams Tom set his heart on realising his dream mini, so when time came to renovate his mini Tahiti, no expense was spared. First the body was done, then the engine and then the suspension. The result: a mini so good, it was featured in Mini Magazine.
	Cooper Reconstruction One of our larger restoration centre jobs was Nick's Cooper. Using his old 1.3i mini as a donor car, we created a new Cooper to his precise specifications: and what a car!
	Our Mini Van Over the last 18 months, we have been building our mini van. Summer saw its first outing to MITP. We show the work that went into its restoration.
	Pinkology - a personalised mini As a member of a rather exclusive club, Pinkology is a minimaster personalised mini done specially for a geologist with a thing about the colour pink.
	Putting in the MOT Bay... Now that it is in, we reflect on the trials and tribulations of putting in the MOT bay, and what it took to jump the hurdles.
	Sprinting to Victory... For the second year running, we win the BOC Northern Sprint Championship in the road going cars under 1400cc.
	Lakes Tour Shoot Out Five minis turned up for a shoot out as a nice end to the Lakes Tour in June 2003. We picture them on the rolling road.
	Mini in the Park, 2003 Our annual trip to MITP this year was a special one being the first outing for our van. Sadly the trip was marred by food poisoning.
	Pink Dinosaurs What has Minimaster got to do with Pink Dinosaurs? Find out how we prepared a vehicle and carried out stunts for a Channel 4 documentary.
	Cabriolet Conversion Chippy does it again, converting a very delapidated mini cabriolet into a custom hot cab for one of our favourite customers, Martin.
	VW Car Club Shoot Out - 28/Aug/2002 Another major car club meets at Minimaster to do a shoot out. This time its a dozen high-powered Volkswagon vehicles.
	Traveller reborn - Part II In the second part of the series, Anne's traveller has returned from the paint shop and as a result in a change of strategy, is now undergoing a full concourse restoration.
	At Mini in the Park 2002 Once again, we make the summer trip to Mini Mecca to Mini in the Park. Its a rare outing for our "La Femme" and we have the pleasure of seeing one of our customer's vehicles in the concours competition.
	VPCC Shoot out - 20/Jul/2002 The national Vauxhall Performance Car Club visited minimaster on July 20th for a shoot out. 12 modified and some highly tuned vehicles came to find out who was the most powerful.
	Traveller reborn - Part I Anne's very own MkI Traveller gets the full treatment for showing at Mini in the Park 2002 with the Border City Mini club. This is the first of a series of articles tracking its rebuild.
	Elven Immortality This winter saw the restoration of Mr. Vidler's magnificent Riley Elf to a near-concourse condition. The owner's great excitement on taking his treasured car to Norway in June gave us the satisfaction of returning another classic to the road.
	At Mini in the Park 2001 August saw the annual trip to Oxfordshire for a short break and a busman's holiday excursion to Mini Magazine's Mini in the Park.
	Minimaster at the launch of the new MINI Minimaster and many of our friends helped launch the new MINI in Carlisle on July 7th 2001. We take a look at the new BMW.
	Minimaster At Lloyds Rover To celebrate the mini and its place in history, Minimaster displayed its collection of classic minis at Lloyd Rover in Carlisle in Sept 2000.
	Picking up the S-Works Still a very memorable day for us, picking up our very special S-Works from John Cooper himself in Sept 1999. Our journey took us to Ferring with detours on the way back via Wembley and the Hard Rock Cafe. We are so proud of this that it has become the flagship of the Minimaster collection.
	Mini 40 on display Securing one of the last Mini-40s, we try to take a few flattering photos, but it proves to be a little shy. This is Anne's little favourite, and its a pleasure to drive: smooth, quiet and comfortable.