America Ruins the Mini Cooper
June 5, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Americans have a habit of, well, Americanising things. Usually the rest of the world simply nods and moves away. However when this thing showed up on our screens this morning. We just couldn’t nod anymore.
This is more than one million Swarovski crystals attached to a poor Mini Cooper. Referred to as the Burkitt & Burkitt’s American Icon. A work of CrystalArt.com, the whole process wasted the life of four people for almost half a year. The company says all crystals were placed on the car one at a time.
Firstly, has anyone reminded the Americans that
- U571 was about a British Submarine
- The Mini Cooper is originally a British car
- It is now owned by the Germans (BMW)
Obviously not. The car is so American the paint work reflects such patriotic American images as Mount Rushmore, the Hollywood sign as well as the Statue Of Liberty.
As for the price? Its not for sale, we would think that would be more due to the lack of demand than the 6 month waiting list and the half million dollar price tag.
Print it: 
I just could not pass up the opportunity to add this link regarding the state of affairs in the USA
http://www.leftlanenews.com/ma.....rican.html
It makes for good reading.
Why doesn’t that suprise me. I am suprised though they knew any other countries names though. God Americans are idiots!!!
Arrh! I can only see prison-trash like Ms Hilton driving a piece of crap like this…. and I loves me MINIs
What can I say, watch the You Tube from Top Gear whilst in Alabama .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....mp;search=
“sshhe’s sshort n sshkinny but sshhe”s strong “
Hi,
Were are Brits turned Canadian and we created that beautiful mini in Canada and sold it to an American company for lots of dosh. Are we nuts or what. Me no think so.
Regards to all. Ken.
That poor mini. I almost cried when i saw what had been done to it. The only flag that belongs on a mini is the union jack.
It’s funny that you believe that only Americans won’t find this gaudy. As a proud American MINI owner(of two!)I think this is horrible, but I wont us it as an excuse to talk negitively about the country as a whole. Prison trash? honestly? Aren’t all Aussies descended from convicts? See, you don’t like it do you? MINI owners are usually nice people (at least they are here in the States), But after reading your trash, I,m ashamed to call myself one.
Wayne Harrison from Advanced Airbrush would have done a far better job..
But why did they decide to Paint a series of images of Americana on a British icon.. why not a Cadillac
Yes Wheelnut, That Wayne Harrison if airbrush.com.au would of done better than that. He’s the person who paints the “Maiden” picture holding the Australian flag on the V!RGIN BLUE jets.
May I remind you that Swarovski is Austrian, and their company has a history of doing outrageous and ridiculous applications of their crystals… so before you attack this “American car” you should look at the non-american company responsible for its creation