You want this twin-Yamaha-engined, hugely modified classic Mini

This is a small, humble car. It started its little life back in 1990, where it was christened a Rover Mini, bestowed with the Mayfair spec and sent off to wow the world with its diminutive proportions and everlasting appeal.

Some 13 years later, a tuning outfit called Z-Cars in the UK decided it was to be humble no more, ripped out the Mini’s guts, and inserted a pair of Yamaha R1 engines in the back. Welcome to the ‘Twini’, and yes, you want it.

Because not only was it given a pair of rev-happy motorbike engines, Z-Cars also gave it matching six-speed sequential gearboxes, a limited slip diff, tubular subframes front and back, a roll cage, carbon fibre and fibreglass body panels and lovely little 13in wheels.

Actually, Z-Cars gave it more. Like four-into-one manifolds, disc brakes all round, adjustable coilovers, racing clutches, Cobra bucket seats and a Sparco steering wheel, a MoTeC digital cluster and even five-point harnesses courtesy of Sabelt. If Scrappy Doo were personified as a car, he’d look something like this.

Look at it! It’s so little and yet so angry! Less a car, more a pair of bike engines with some wheels. It was shipped over to the US in 2021, and sold via Bring a Trailer last December. It’s now in Arizona and back on BaT, and at the time of writing, the current bid stands at $1,500. Naturally that’ll rocket – much like the Twini’s accelerative prowess – as it runs out the auction deadline.

After which, it’ll wow its new owner with its Scrappy Doo proportions and twin-engined appeal.