It’s been done before, but hey, why not? Still, I think the execution was better back in the day.
I’m thinking either the key is too small, or the Mini is too big.
Thanks to the interwebs, I found a more traditional example for comparison.
Smaller car, bigger key- Yeah that works.
Yea, that Mini is about the size of my 1993 Camry so not that small anymore. I haven’t seen a car with this key accessory in quite a while.
A friend autoxes a Honda-powered Mini and has a small decal on the rear window that reads, “Actual Size.”
Your critique is correct. The wind up key is too small, and doesn’t look convincing enough. Especially in matte black. And this Mini is too big, and not toy-like enough.
Rather a suitable body accessory for this Mini, and many modern cars that suffer from bloated styling, might be an oversized inflatable toy valve. Either in a closed or released state. 🙂
An entertaining the thought, but I’m not sure there’s enough self-aware owners out there to justify offering one
You’re absolutely right again. 🙂 CC contributors, readers and old car fans would get the inside joke. Perhaps this could be a CC branded accessory Paul could market at this site? 🙂
It would look more convincing on a kei car.
When I see a Tesla with a windup key, then I’ll be impressed.
BMWs ‘Mini’ is too big, the original platform they did their styling exercise on isnt a really small car and not the smallest its manufacturer makes either they could have got a smaller one to begin with, I had a look at a couple of Fiat 500s today at a show OMG they are tiny there were BMC Minis there too and a couple of BMW fakes though not parked near eachother, A workmate had a key fitted to a VW Beetle years ago it went like a windup toy but was also too large.
Doyle Dane Bernbach at its most creative back in the early 1960’s.
I want to add a motorized wind up key to my 1971 VW supetbeetle. Does anybody have one in stock?