Caution: Objects in your mirror may appear smaller, or larger.. or both.. Here’s an unusual vehicle, as if I really needed to say that. This is a 1984 Mini Suzuki Nissan 4×4 and it’s a doozy! It’s listed on the Gumtree website in gorgeous Langebaan, South Africa, on the West Cape, where I should be right now with our local temperature being 5 degrees F as I write this. This tip was sent in by a Barn Finds reader so yes, there are fans from around the world. Sorry if this one isn’t in your particular neighborhood, or, neighbourhood. But, it’s in someone’s area who watches this website and we thank them for sending it in.

There’s your 5 mph bumper! No, it’s just one of the custom fabrication bits on this fun and funky car. There isn’t much information given in the ad at all, just the main chunks: it’s a 1984 Mini (Cooper, I’m assuming since, yeah..), Suzuki “Jimmy”, which Im assuming is actually Jimny, and it has a Nissan 1400 engine, which would be a Nissan A14, a 1.4L with somewhere between 50 and 85 hp, unless it’s been modified, which given the rest of the car, seems like a safe bet.

The photos were taken with a special type of South African camera that doesn’t have the ability to get the entire car in the frame.. wait, no, they just didn’t take the time to make sure that they were standing far enough back. That’s one huge brush guard, or as we would say in Minnesota, deer guard or deer catcher. I’ve hit two deer and it’s not a pleasant experience, I’m sure that this heavy-duty steel grille guard would help with that. The tires don’t look too aggressive to me, tread-wise, but they sure make the car look cool. Or, give it a cartoony look, whether that’s a good thing or not depends on each individual’s preferences. I personally think this would be a fun car to own. With a bullet-proof engine and drivetrain and a cool Mini Cooper look, what’s not to like?!

This is a right-hand-drive car, as you can see. And, it bloody well should be since it’s a Mini Cooper from South Africa! The interior looks tidy with nice seats, although the white door panels look a little weird to me given that everything else is black in there. I’d change those out for sure. But, the seats are nice and you can find a replacement accelerator pedal cover, as well as pretty much every bit and piece for this Mini Suzuki Nissan. There are no engine photos and oddly, no sales price given. Shipping will be an issue for anyone not in South Africa, but shipping is always an issue even if it’s 500 miles/KMs away. Could you see yourself driving a small, tall, custom maxi-Mini like this?