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{{infobox automobile
|image=Stimson Mini Bug 2 (2).JPG
|name=Stimson Mini Bug
|caption=Stimson Mini Bug Mk2
|designer=Barry Stimson
|production=Mk1: 1970–71<br />Mk2: 1971–73
|layout=Front-wheel drive
|engine=
}}
The '''Stimson Mini Bug''' is a [[Mini]]-based [[dune buggy|beach buggy]]-styled motor vehicle designed by Barry Stimson. The Mk1 was produced from 1970 until the following year, during which time about 20 were made. It was replaced by the Mk2 in 1971, which continued in production until 1973. About 160 Mk2s were made.{{sfnp|Booij|2009|loc=loc. 1624–1643|ps=none}}
A racing version of the Mini Bug Mk2&nbsp;– the '''CS+1'''&nbsp;– was developed and offered for sale in 1972{{sfnp|Booij|2009|loc=loc. 1643|ps=none}} by Stimson's Barrian Cars, then based in London, and later by Lainston Investment Services of [[Sparsholt, Hampshire]]. Only four were sold.{{sfnp|Hole|2012|p=241|ps=none}}
==References==
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===Bibliography===
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*{{citation |last=Booij |first=Jeroen |title=Maximum Mini: The Definitive Book of Cars Based on the Original Mini |year=2009 |publisher=Veloce Publishing |edition=ebook |isbn=978-1-845848-30-9}}
*{{citation |last=Hole |first=Steve |title=A–Z of Kit-Cars: The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949 |year=2012 |publisher=Haynes Publishing |isbn=978-1-84425-677-8}}
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndy4KrMCwMk Video of the Mini Bug in action]
[[Category:Cars introduced in 1971]]
[[Category:Cars introduced in 1970]]
[[Category:Cars of England]]
[[Category:Cars discontinued in 1973]]