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Only a German-owned British brand could storm Washington D.C. on the Fourth of July and be greeted with waves, grins and the occasional thumbs up.
Minis just make people smile.
More than 300 Mini models of all shapes, sizes and years began the first leg of the 11-day Mini Takes the States 2012 campaign on America’s birthday, stopping in Philadelphia and then going on to take in the fireworks in the nation’s capital.
This is the fourth run of the cross-country trek of Minis, this time celebrating Mini’s 10th anniversary since returning to America. (Note: 2012 is also the 200th anniversary of the original British Invasion in which the King’s troops burned much of Washington D.C., including setting the James Madison-occupied White House ablaze, before being repelled in the War of 1812.)Continue reading Mini Takes The States: Brits re-invade Washington on 200th anniversary of War of 1812
Mini Takes The States: Brits re-invade Washington on 200th anniversary of War of 1812 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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