1986 Minikin

1986 Minikin built in St.Cloud, MN. Front view 1986 Minikin side view Minikin In 1983 D & A Vehicles (USA) first introduce the Minikin to the public after acquiring the rights of the Freeway. H.M. Vehicles produced over 700 Freeways before they went into bankrupt. Mechanically the Minikin is almost identical to the Freeway it would use the 16 hp 453.25cc Tecumseh engine, which was a air cooled four stroke engine. The Minikin allows two people to be seated side by side, just like in a regular car. The Minikin utilized the frame work and running gears from the Freeway and was featured as a soft top convertible, the body had a different look than it counterpart but it was still made of fiberglass with a (gel coat) finish. The Minikin could be purchase in yellow, orange and red. When researching the Minikin, all I could find out was that D & A Vehicles was based out of St. Cloud, Minnesota. In 1983 D & A had placed a few two page ads in bubble notes for the Minikin in local publications. only 17 Minikins were produced between 1983 when they started production to 1986 when they stopped production.  When researching the Minikin I was only able to find a few articles written about the Minikin and the Freeway. I did not find any mention of the car in any of the small car publication. So if you have any more information on the Minikin or even the Freeway it would be a great help. Just send me at email at schwankemuseum@yahoo.comit would be appreciated.