PICKING UP THE PIECES

Tracking down and buying your dream Mini has never been easier. A quick online search can provide a list of potential purchases in seconds, and if you’ve got the cash, you need never leave your armchair to have your next project on its way to you.

For David Wilson, there was one Mini he’d always wanted. “I’ve always had Minis – back to when I was 18 years old when I had my first one. I suppose I moved away from the Mini scene a bit but I’d always hankered after a Mini Pickup, and that started years ago after I spotted one parked at the hillclimb at Doune.”

“I was at the NEC Classic Car Show – I’d gone to the show just to take a look at some pickups – and I saw this beautiful green standard one. I started to look online at