The Domino Pimlico

Photo credits:  At left Simon; at right: Matt Gaze Photography

A kit car company is one that produces car parts or body shells of a specific automobile which the consumer assembles onto a working chassis.  Domino Cars (GB) Limited was one such company which manufactured fibreglass bodies for the Austin Mini from 1986 to 2007.  The Mini models were called the Domino Pimlico, Premier, Premier Plus, HT, HT-ES (made from carbon and kevlar composites), Pickup and Pickup Crew Cab.

In addition to this type of production, some manufacturers fashioned their own autos based on the Mini model.  Innocenti, an Italian company, features several of these models.

The Pimlico is just one example among an abundance of cars sold as a kit.  The Domino Car company has since ceased to exist and a search of the Internet yielded little about their history and whether there may be a future re-emergence.  In our search we did find an interesting bit about the entity called British Motor Heritage Limited, which is the licensee and manufacturer of bodies and body parts for a number of classic British cars (including the Mini).

Here's a video of a test run of the Domino Pimlico.

 

Photo by Simon