October 16, 2005
Red 5, Ready for Action! ~ The Unveiling of the Star Wars MINI Cooper
Today was the day that I unveiled my Star Wars themed MINI Cooper, Red 5. We had a party with good friends, good food (thanks Jenne for all the hard work), lots of drinkies and replica light sabers for the ceremonial banging of the plastic toys! Steve-o and I pulled back the cover to the strains of the Twentieth Century Fox fanfare and the opening theme to Star Wars: A New Hope. A good time was had by all and I am very happy with the look of Red 5!
Steve-o and I pull back the cover while the Star Wars theme blares on the boom box.
MINIs are better with a bonnet logo on em. Any Imperials I come upon on the highways will know I am with the Alliance! In the windshield you can see a small X-Wing and Tie Fighter hanging below the rear view mirror.
I have the only MINI Cooper XW! From my searching on the Internet I have the ONLY Star Wars themed MINI Cooper, though I know there are other Star Wars fans that own MINIs.
Ready to fuel up!
Incom logo, the manufacturers of the T-65 X-Wing. Thanks MM for all of the artwork you worked on for me!
The roof. Scanned from an 8x10 original. The painting is by conceptual artist, Ralph McQuarrie. Thanks Steve-o for the scan job.
Another shot of the roof art.
Umm, Artoo is that the brake handle or are you happy to see me?
Thanks to Clark for taking the photographs.
Key words for Internet searches and to increase my Google hits.
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Red 5 Standing By
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X-Wing Fighter
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Incom Logo
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Geek.
(Looks nice)
... is that a stick shift? PEDAL SHOT!
Posted by: Malnurtured Snay on October 16, 2005 09:18 PMA man and his car, it doesn't get much better then that. Nice job, the roof graphic is awesome.
Very slick. I think it looks great. I can't wait to see you out driving so I can point you out saying, "Hey, I know that guy! Well...I know OF him! Well...I read about him on the Internet, but that's almost like knowing him!"
Posted by: mike on October 17, 2005 09:42 AMcar looks great - even better in person. This has to be the ultimate guy dream of "personality expressed through vehicle" Cool. Also, great party! Thanks!
Posted by: tea on October 17, 2005 11:39 AMHoply Crap that looks awesome will. Of course I think you should've done an Imperial theme, but hey you can do that for mini number 2!
Glory to the Empire!
-MATT
Posted by: Matt on October 17, 2005 12:00 PMBut see, here's the rub - doing a Rebel Alliance Cooper wasn't Will's first idea. In fact, far from it. Here are his original concepts...
1. The "Small Wonder" Cooper - dedicated to that wonderful TV show. License plate GRLROBOT.
2. The HR PufnStuf Cooper - Purple Haze, with metal flake added aftermarket. PufnStuf roof decal with Sigmund the Sea Monster in the background to satisfy the 15% difference requirement (because no one wants to be hunted down by Sid and Marty Kroft's legal apparatus). License plate LSD4US.
3. The CHiPS Cooper - Black with white bonnet stripes, featuring a bonnet decal of Ponch and John. Official California Highway Patrol decals on the doors, stating "to Serve, Protect, and Wear Really Tight Pants". License plate PNCH4EVA.
4. The "Clan Jade Falcon" Cooper - British Racing Green with white bonnet stripes and Jade Falcon insignia on the roof. Clan Wolf kill markings on the side. License plate QUI AFF.
5. The "Magic the Gathering" Cooper. Let your imagination run wild. License plate MAGEEK.
So you see, it wasn't a cut and dried thing. It did turn out nicely, but I think that the Small Wonder Cooper would've been the BOMB. For more info, go to http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0088610/
Will, you have my express permission to post this in BDTH, the NYT, the WaPo, or any other news outlet other than WorldNutDaily or Newsmax. Oh, and Bill O'Lielly cannot comment on this entry unless he pledges his eternal fealty to the Flying Spaghetti Monster, long may his noodly appendage wave. That is all.
Posted by: Steve-o on October 17, 2005 01:13 PMNice job, but perhaps a little over the top (pun intended) and it almost makes adding vampire teeth to the front of a Miata seem sane. :-)
Posted by: Brian the Red on October 17, 2005 08:25 PMOh. My. God. I so have to come east to see this wonder in person. Hmmmm. First must scam free plane ticket...
Posted by: juli on October 23, 2005 12:36 AM