Graham O’Hanlon, from the South Burnett Antique Motor Club, checks out one of the last series of Minis manufactured … a 1994 fuel-injected Rover Mini Cooper S (Photo: John Miller)
July 6, 2015
No you weren’t imagining it, there were a LOT of Minis on South Burnett roads at the weekend.
The Mini Owners Club of Queensland chose Nanango and Kingaroy as the destinations for their “Christmas In July” run, bringing a string of Minis in all shapes and sizes – plus a Mini Moke and a Morris 1100 – to town.
The vehicles came from Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Toowoomba and also included some home-grown South Burnett vehicles.
On Saturday, they stopped in at the Visitor Information Centre in Nanango, where the drivers saw the old Butter Factory engines started.
They then headed out to ‘Bethany’ for a tour of the Bjelke-Petersen property.
On Sunday, the convoy stopped in at the Visitor Information Centre in Kingaroy before heading to the Bunya Mountains, where they had lunch at Dandabah.
The Minis – and their drivers – take in the view from Bethany on Saturday (Photo: Tony Hall)A multitude of Minis outside the Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre on Sunday (Photo: John Miller)This Mini panelvan was flying the flag for Australia (Photo: John Miller)A Mini Cooper S in British Racing Green and a little yellow Moke (Photo: John Miller)This Mini Cooper S was showing off its rallying heritage (Photo: John Miller)The 1994 Rover Mini Cooper S … the last original Mini rolled off the assembly line in October 2000 (Photo: John Miller)Earlier model Minis had sliding windows and low seats; the 1100 at the rear is owned by Tony Hall and has been in his family for many years (Photo: John Miller)
