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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 74099" data-attributes="member: 23">Oh yes. That was one cute car. I'd forgotten all about that. There's no way any of the old-style Minis would pass any kind of safety expectation today, which was part of the reason they stopped making them, of course - it was also what made them so much fun. That said, the exterior shape remained virtually unchanged until they stopped making them less than twenty years ago and they did attempt to include some more luxurious items and a few safety concessions such as airbags on the later ones. They're quite beloved by Brits and I still see a number of "original" Minis on the road - although very few as old as Ria's. Just a few days ago a 1980s Mini drove into the next space to me in the supermarket car park and heads were turned.</blockquote>