My current fleet of vehicles are…
Lippy
“Lippy” is a 1981 Austin Morris Mini HL Cabriolet by Auto Design (Kent). Fitted with a 998cc engine and manual gearbox, she does have a stage one tuning pack from Mini Sport. I have owned the car since 1992, and now currently slowly being restored. As many trim parts are no longer available, this may take a while.
Jeffery
Another project is a 1983 Austin Mini Mayfair, again fitted with a 998cc engine and manual gearbox. Jeffery will need restoration after Lippy is completed.
Bluebelle
“Bluebelle” is the pretty one of the fleet. She is a 1988 Austin Mini Mayfair Automatic Cabriolet by Auto Design (Kent). Fitted with a 998cc engine and automatic gearbox, she is very much the slowest car on the fleet. I have owned her since 2025, and will be an excellent template for reconstructing the non-existent parts that are no longer available for “Lippy” above.
Daniel
“Daniel” is a 1994 VW T4 Transporter van. Currently in primer, he will return to being white very soon once all the welding is complete. Fitted with a non-turbo 1.9 diesel engine, Cornish hills on the A30 will be fun..! A common conversion is to a 1.9 turbo ABL (non ECU) engine, which may be done in the future.
James
“James” is a 2006 Skoda Octavia 4×4 1.9 TDI, in mint condition. Purchased in 2026 with only 69,000 miles, and full history including the original order for the car along with the hand over to the first owner when new, this is an excellent candidate to be a future classic since it is the 4×4 model.
Sebbie
“Sebbie” is here for completeness, but is owned by Mrs Rambling Motorist, her mint condition 2016 Vauxhall Corsa. She does let me drive from time to time, especially for the school pick up. Annual costs for this car is excluded from the annual fleet cost round up.
Colin
“Colin” is our 1994 classic Elddis Typhoon XL caravan.
Daisy
“Daisy” is a large twin axle utility trailer of unknown vintage. We use her to carry all of our family camping equipment and large family tent.
Trailer Swift
“Trailer Swift” is my car transporter trailer of unknown vintage that is used to transport the Minis around.