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Beachcomber Production Revisited

AutoExpress spoke with Ian Robertson, Director of BMW Marketing and Sales, at this year's Geneva Motor Show about the MINI Rocketman and Beachcomber concepts. This comment by Robertson has rekindled hope that the Beachcomber will be produced:
"Strictly speaking the Rocketman is just a concept, we’re saying nothing at this stage, but it does prove that we are experts at looking at our history and interpreting a future for it. The packaging, doors and boot are all nods to the original Mini, but the Rocketman definitely has its own personality.

There’s been some difficulties getting the Beachcomber through crash regulations, specifically side impacts. We could bolster up the side protection but that would ruin the point of the car. Let’s say that it hasn’t been ruled out.”

[Source: via MotoringFile]