Casually flip down the vibrato, basically you can see the female Internet celebrities with the theme of racing cars and playing cars as video themes... yes! Women playing with cars have long been strange at the moment, but in the 60s of the last century, racing cars and playing cars were basically men's world!
One woman, who did not believe in evil, won the Dutch Tulip Rally in 1962 driving the Mini Cooper, and won trophies in many subsequent rallies, becoming one of the most successful female rally drivers in history. She's Pat Moss!
---- tribute to perseverance
You may not know how difficult it is to run a rally. We have organized a team to run the Zhaoqing Circuit venue endurance race before, the various conditions of the vehicle, plus the physical strength of the drivers, team members, and logistical resources... And so on the problems that need to be overcome, Xiaobian looks at the side and thinks that it is simply going to die!
But Pat Moss drove her Mini Cooper, which lasted 7 days and 4,000 kilometers, between Noordwijk in the Netherlands and the French Riviera, and finally defeated more than 140 male opponents to reach the top of the Dutch Tulip Rally. Let the classic Mini, Pat Moss famous.
Running a rally requires perseverance, excellent gymnastics and willpower, which is very difficult for a woman. In tribute to Pat Moss, a great woman, MINI launched the world's 800-unit limited Pat Moss commemorative three-door and five-door models on Women's Day on March 8.
---- unique gradient roof
The 800 limited edition models certainly have something special to offer – for the first time, they applied a color-changing roof, which gradually changed from chili red to matte silver and finally transitioned to black. The tricolor gradient effect highlights the unique aesthetic features of the Pat Moss Edition. And MINI's Oxford factory in the United Kingdom has also integrated this innovative paint process into production, becoming a new breakthrough for MINI!
The tulip motif symbolizing the rally victory appears on the C-pillar and side windows of the vehicle along with the word "Pat Moss", and the rim cover is composed of tulip motifs and MINI words, full of tulip rally elements and full of beautiful focal points that make female buyers feel excited.
On the front fenders and sill strips, the Noordwijk-Monte Carlo-Noordwijk stage route, the 2,500 km stage length, the participating mini Cooper, the championship license plate number "104", and the born to compete.
The horizontally arranged white bonnet laces, paired with a 3D printed combination of numbers and letters – 737 ABL – the classic Mini registration number that won the 1962 Tulip Rally, are also a stark symbol of the classic deeds. In addition, the signature signed by Pat Moss on the hood of the vehicle after the victory also appeared on the front skirt with a graphic imprint decoration!
Inside, the sports leather steering wheel has a tulip motif on the lower spokes, while the driver's side interior motif is an abstract depiction of the engine piston moving up and down.
In order to meet the theme of racing, the limited edition of 800 units mainly includes COOPER S three-door version, COOPER S five-door version, john COOPER WORKS, these three models equipped with 2.0T four-cylinder turbocharged engine, driving more fun.
Pat Moss Commemorative Edition models have been accepted for orders in March, and according to the inertia of MINI to be snapped up quickly every time it launches a limited edition model, it is estimated that friends who want it will have to hurry up!
Come all come, don't you like it?