Hi sandman 77 ,enjoyed reading your post.I love the minis especially the cooper s,i would also own a converted vy van in a heartbeat,but i wish you could retract one sentence in your story regarding the sour faced folk,everyone is entitled to an opinion and while we are out enjoying driving they are probably rebuilding their pride and joys or researching the cars. If it wasn't for these rivet counters who else would care enough to research and create sites like this one and many others.My personal opinion on the modern sandman is they are a beautiful thing but will never have the pedigree like the H series.Sorry if i upset anyone with my opinion Brian.