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Smile on Saturday theme: mini figures
I’ve needed some help on my sewing projects and they came to help.
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Lesser Tenrecs Boo (Big girl on left and 18 month old Azizi (Small boy on right)
Tenrec teddy bear included in image for extra cuteness, in case it needed it!!!
Macro Mondays- Handle
LACPIXEL - 2020
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Macro Mondays theme Five
Running a bit behind at the moment! I've just returned from visiting my mother in Devon (220 miles away) who is in the latter stages of dementia, she slept throughout each of my visits - a bit soul destroying.
These are five mini chocolate snow balls (on a bed of sparkly icing sugar) - they are only available at Christmas, so it's a must!
The frame measures around 6cm across.
Happy Macro Mondays! 😊
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Couldn't get any closer. The red insect was so small that I couldn't really get a good focus of it. Have a nice weekend everyone!
Retitled from "Red Bulb" to "Red Mini Bulb" - Thanks Akash!
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Mini burgers with ricotta cheese and mushrooms. Potatoes with bacon and salad.
Bon Appetite!!!
Mini hamburguesas con queso ricota y champiñones. Papas con panceta y ensalada.
Buen provecho!!!
BY 1963 the BMC Competition department knew what they wanted to do with the Mini. Their efforts culminated in the 1963 Austin Cooper S and Morris Cooper S. Besides a host of upgrades, the primary difference was a specially cast engine block and cylinder head that was more suitable for racing.
The first Cooper S models used a 1071 cc engine with a special nitrided steel crankshaft. In 1964 a range of displacements was offered including 971 cc and a 1275 cc.
For extended trips and rally racing, a second fuel tank was fitted. Other factory upgrades included larger front disc brakes, a vacuum-assisted brake booster and offset steel wheels which were widened to 4½ inches by 1964.
Despite only having around 75 bhp on tap, the Minis were very successful in Group 2 Rally racing, winning the Monte Carlo Rally outright.
Originally the brainchild of race car builder John Cooper, the Austin Mini Cooper was designed by Alec Issigonis. Issigonis thought that the Mini should be a “people’s car” rather than a performance machine and he did not like the idea of a souped-up Mini. He persuaded British Motor Corporation to do just that and agreed to a trial run of just 1,000 cars in order to meet the homologation rules of Group 2 rally racing. It was a great decision.
The Mini Cooper was one of Britain’s great sports car legends that became the definitive rally car of the ’60s. Its small size, maneuverability, and front-wheel drive allowed it to dance around bigger, more unwieldy cars to gain victories.
The Mini was a perfect blend of pin-sharp steering and terrific handling balance. The Mini Cooper, a nimble, economical and inexpensive car has a low center of gravity and a wheel at each extreme corner – the perfect credentials for solid handling.
The Mini Cooper, dubbed the “S”, was developed in tandem and released in 1963. The Mini Cooper S earned acclaim with Monte Carlo Rally victories in 1964, 1965 and 1967.
Now we wonder how many MINI Cooper automobiles were sold thanks to the movie, the original “The Italian Job”. We saw Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeos, Jaguars, and Aston Martins being raced in the movie but the real stars were the three Mini Cooper S models used during the gold heist hauling three tons of gold in these tiny cars.
A sweet little thing, eh?
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