I have happy rose-tinted memories of proper Minis too. We had one that was on unleaded, and another that was still on 4 star. The leaded one would wheelspin going into 3rd! Also possibly the best car for Cornish backroads, if you know the right bits of road they can overtake pretty much anything.
Having said that, I suspect it would be quite a shock to drive one nowadays. At least once my Isetta is finished it won't be going fast enough to be scary!
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