Retro Mini Hire is a company born purely out of an authentic love and passion for all things Mini!.
~ THE RETRO MINI HIRE STORY ~
It started the very 1st time that Bex sat down to watch that Great British Classic 'The Italian Job' as a young girl.
99 minutes of complete Mini Mayhem with Charlie Crocker and Co and Bex was hooked! This moment in Bex’s life went on to inspire the next 10 years of her career as a worldwide celebrated artist celebrating all things motorsport but in particular all thing ‘Italian Job’ and all things ‘Mini” where Bex has become a well recognised and established character at Mini Events all over the country.
Along the way Bex has worked with some of the Greatest Mini icons including Mini Monte Carlo Rally winner Paddy Hopkirk, and a healthy portion of the original 1969 Italian Job cast.
Despite all this Bex had one part of the dream missing...... owning a Classic Mini Cooper.
This all changed when Bex met Allan and spoke with such passion for all thing’s Mini. This love and passion for the Great British Classic inspired Allan to take his 1st test drive in a Classic Mini. From that turn of the key, the ignition of that iconic 1275cc petrol engine, the noise, the smell, the character, the burst of excitement and energy that burst into life on that very first run out was the birth of our shared desire!
The sheer elation that this tiny pocket rocket ignited inside of us both was just far too great to contain and the Retro Mini Hire dream was born!!.
In that moment we knew that we just had to get as many people as we could to experience that unforgettable experience that we had just had, We just HAD to get our own Classic Mini Cooper.
The search began, days and weeks of scouring the internet for the perfect Mini for us and reaching out to Bex’s contacts in the Mini community. And we found her….. ‘Matilda’. A 1275cc SportsPack Mini Cooper in Red, she was the perfect project.
Teamed with Lancaster Insurance, with whom Bex has a long standing acquaintance, we set about launching Retro Mini Hire in the entrance of the biggest Classic Motor Show in the UK at the Birmingham NEC. But 1st matilda had to be made ‘show ready’. She was given a new leather interior along with gearbox reconditioning, a custom roof rack and a VERY VERY rare ‘Italian Job’ light bar! as well as so much more.
The Retro Mini Hire team was established and we set about spreading our love and passion for the Classic Mini to the masses.
Since that 1st debut at the NEC we have returned on several occasions working closely with the team of the Classic Motor Show and Lancaster Insurance living our dream.
So what makes Retro Mini Hire special????
We are one of the only companies outside of London that will hand you the keys to not only a Classic Mini Cooper but to our absolute pride and joy, and wave you off on your very own Mini road trip. We have several tailor made, pre-planned routes, many of which making the most of the sheer beauty and idyllic driving roads of the Staffordshire Moorlands and The Peak District where the Mini really does excel.
But it doesn’t end there. Each trip is packed with attention to detail such as carefully prepared routes which are given to roadtrippers in both physical AND digital format with a picnic basket and hand picked places to stop along your route for site-seeing and great places to eat.
We have been fortunate enough to have spread our love and passion far and wide with people coming to experience Matilda from as far afield as Norway and Australia.
We have been lucky enough to help happy couples experience The Classic Mini Cooper on their wedding day, Couples reliving their youthful memories and general fun-seekers having the best time behind the wheel.
The charm of Matilda has also been utilised on a corporate level with businesses incorporating Matilda into their marketing campaigns including a TV appearance outside of Bolton Town Hall in a government advert for Polling Day!
Wherever in the world you are, whatever your occasion, get in touch and make a lifetime memory for yourself by joining the growing number ‘Smiles Per Mile’ club members ending their roadtrip declaring it ‘THE BEST DAY OF THEIR LIFE’ which continues to make all our efforts at Retro Mini Hire heart-warmingly worth it.
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