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One Hot ’61 Mini Cooper

thomas — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:57:04 +0000

Our resident photographer David Le and I spotted this hot ’61 Custom Mini Cooper getting set up for the local San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival. The owner is the creative mind behind TragiKkicks – Just like his custom dunks and Airforce 1′s this ’61 shows the care he takes in details right down to the custom fabricated wing. The below pictures are just a taste of his work. We hope we can corner him and get an official shoot together.

photo taken by David Le of DavidLeCreative

Product Spotlight: GoMiniGo.com The ‘NO HOLES’ License Plate Bracket

thomas — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:39:08 +0000

In most states, especially in California where we are based, it’s required that you run a front license plate. This is not a problem, unless you are running a specialty kit on your Micro Car. For us at MicroCar Magazine that specialty kit came in the form of our DAMD Kit on our 2008 RS 1.0 xD. For the longest time I tried to go without punching holes in the bumper, until we got a fix it ticket from the Los Angeles Parking Enforcement.

Lucky for us, GoMiniGo.com has the all around solution to what could have been resolved by punching holes into our nice bumpers. This wonderful product is the ‘No Holes’ License Plate Bracket, a wonderful solution that uses your car’s already existing tow hook receptacle.

Our Kit came with the following:

Stainless Steel 19mm Bolt

Large Washers (Use as spacers)

Large Lock Washer

One-Piece Plate Bracket

plus other bolts and washers

The best printed instructions designed for your car

Tools Required: 19mm Socket w/Rachet – 10mm Wrench – 4mm Allen Wrench(provided)

GoMiniGo.com could not make this kit any easier to install. Total install took me about 10 minutes!!! The only thing that took the longest was actually removing the piece that was hiding the tow hitch receiver.

GoMiniGo.com offers the ‘No Holes’ License Plate Bracket for all types of Micro Car models, ranging from the Mini Cooper to the SMART. The pricing for this product ranges from $50 – $80, not too bad when you consider that the typical fix-it ticket for no front plate can range from $25 – about $300 depending on who pulls you over.

Check out GoMiniGo.com for the application that works with your MicroCar, or email them and see if they can create an installation for you.

MicroCar Magazine opens its doors!

thomas — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:54:50 +0000

MicroCar Magazine, the parent company of Scionmag.com, officially opened for business. We will be reporting on all things from the MicroCar industry. Come check us out for product reviews, editorials, and of course all the same things that have made Scionmag.com a great place to visit.