2016 is a bit of a landmark year for my life in Minis - this November marks a decade since I took ownership of the keys of Nicole and 20 years since she rolled off the production line. Like most Mini owners, my Mini adventure began when I was a very young child, perched on the back seat of my nan's 1977 one-litre that wasn't quite butterscotch, but also not quite beige, just one of those colours that thankfully disappeared with the 1970s. It was mysteriously sold just before I turned 17.
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