In the first episode of Project Binky, we take a rotten old Austin Mini and strip it down to a bare shell. We then take an angle grinder to it and cut it to pieces. It's only then that the customised rebuilding process starts.
We're trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet. We're going to rebuild it with the engine and running gear from a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4. Or at least that's the plan. Whether it comes off or not is another matter.
We're filming this as it happens so what you see is only a few weeks behind where we're actually at so we're not sure yet whether we can do it. That's kind of the fun though. Stick with us through the highs and the lows of the project. Hopefully it'll be worth the agony and cash. Feel free to share it far and wide!
E1: A Case of Tinworm▶ PLAY
E2: Strutting Your Stuff▶ PLAY
E3: Stop! Hammer Time▶ PLAY
E4: Light at the End of the Tunnel▶ PLAY
E5: Binky: A Warning from History▶ PLAY
E6: Sense and Senility▶ PLAY
E7: The Padded Cell▶ PLAY
E8: Je T'Adoor▶ PLAY
E9: Out Of My Cold, Dead Hands▶ PLAY
E10: A Substantial Gift▶ PLAY
E11: Out of Controls▶ PLAY
E12: Silencing The Lambs▶ PLAY
E13: No More Fuelling Around▶ PLAY
E14: The Overarching Solution▶ PLAY
E15: Bro's Before Hose▶ PLAY
E16: Smoke Me A Kipper▶ PLAY
E17: A Suffusion of Yellow▶ PLAY
E18: Greeks Bearing Gifts▶ PLAY
E19: It's not my Volt▶ PLAY
E20: Lights at the End of the Tunnel▶ PLAY
E21: The Consolation Prize▶ PLAY
E22: Speakers of the House▶ PLAY
E23: Stig of the Sump▶ PLAY
E24: Cool and the Gang▶ PLAY
E25: Pun Lovin' Criminals▶ PLAY
E26: Brace Yourself▶ PLAY
E27: Funk in the Trunk▶ PLAY
E28: Strip Off The Old Block▶ PLAY
E29: Earning A Crust▶ PLAY
E30: Motorvation Station▶ PLAY
E31: Safety First▶ PLAY
E32: A Bird in the Hand▶ PLAY
E33: A Paint in the Ass▶ PLAY
E34: A Sticky Situation▶ PLAY
E35: Running, Man▶ PLAY
E36: On The Level▶ PLAY
E37: Rules of Engagement▶ PLAY
E38: Interiority Complex▶ PLAY
E39: Without A Trace▶ PLAY
E40: Rock Around The Clocks▶ PLAY
E41: Otter Chaos▶ PLAY
E42: A Pain In The Glass▶ PLAY
E1: Part 1 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E2: Part 2 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E3: Part 3 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E4: Part 4 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E5: Part 5 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E6: Part 6 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E7: Part 7 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E8: Part 8 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E9: Part 9 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car▶ PLAY
E1: Rallying History Track Day - Curborough March 2020▶ PLAY
E2: 1964 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII BJ8▶ PLAY
E3: Ford GT40 - The Imposter▶ PLAY
E4: BOM at the Historic Rally Festival 2021▶ PLAY
E5: Race Of Remembrance 2021▶ PLAY
E6: Triumph by Revington▶ PLAY
E7: The Silverstone Classic - Racing a Tiga SC81 S2000 Car▶ PLAY
E8: BMW M50 Powered Celica▶ PLAY
E9: 100 Year Old Dodge Touring Car▶ PLAY
E10: A Fuelish Endeavour - Taking a Centenarian to the Pub▶ PLAY