Just a nice period picture

[Old English White]

It could be couldn't it. The rear seat is Cooper and although the bonnet badge is a Morris one, I reckon it is probably a Cooper type which is slightly less wide. If the film was made in 1964, the car wouldn't have been terribly old and probably hadn't been messed about with TOO much?

[WMU 211G]

Yes could be - the Austin Cooper grille has visible vertical slats behind, can't see any on this one. Body colour looks pale so possibly smoke grey or tweed grey...?

Meanwhile, here's Mike Yarwood in a Mini....

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[WMU 211G]

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[mab01uk]

Period photos from 1984 of the coach built Tickford Mini..

[minibitz]

Oh my giddy Aunt, what a horses ar*e!

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.....

[mk1]

Does anyone know how to get barf out of a keyboard

[peasantslife]

Dont go blaming Tickford....
Perhaps a stylist may own up, but ultimately some clown signed off the cost to own it!

In my day in Newport we would have sorted out the bonnet shut lines for sure! (pure mini...)

[WMU 211G]

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[WMU 211G]

Earls Court motor show, 15th October 1969...

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[mab01uk]

Earls Court motor show, 15th October 1969...

Just found a carrier bag in my loft full of the car brochures I picked up as a youngster at the 1967, '68, '69 and '70 Earls Court Motor Shows...my older brother was in the motor trade and used to get free tickets and took me along every year. I remember being impressed by the shiny Mk2 Mini improvements and later the BL Mk3 and 1275GT launch. Also remember getting told off by a salesman on the Jaguar stand for taking an E-Type brochure which put me off ever owning any kind of Jag!

I will keep the Mini brochures for now but all the rest really need to go on ebay or maybe sold to a dealer like Pooks?
https://www.pooksmotorbookshop.co.uk/

[WMU 211G]

Earls Court motor show, 15th October 1969...

Just found a carrier bag in my loft full of the car brochures I picked up as a youngster at the 1967, '68, '69 and '70 Earls Court Motor Shows...my older brother was in the motor trade and used to get free tickets and took me along every year. I remember being impressed by the shiny Mk2 Mini improvements and later the BL Mk3 and 1275GT launch. Also remember getting told off by a salesman on the Jaguar stand for taking an E-Type brochure which put me off ever owning any kind of Jag!

I will keep the Mini brochures for now but all the rest really need to go on ebay or maybe sold to a dealer like Pooks?
https://www.pooksmotorbookshop.co.uk/

I've driven through Rothley loads of times and had no idea Pooks was there.

Earls Court, 18th October 1961...

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[mab01uk]

Those special motor show cars like the Riley Elf above, that BMC and BL built were very impressive and engineering works of art. Sadly I guess most of them were broken up after the show season ended so few if any examples survive. Looking through my old motor show car brochures from that era there was much more technical detail, diagrams and explanation of what was under the bonnet, suspension, etc.
eg. If you look at a modern BMW MINI brochure it is just a load of meaningless corporate marketing speak/babble/jargon which leaves you none the wiser....

[Bitsilly]

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I think this is Harry S, the PO of my car.

[Polarsilver]

Memory recall that back in the day BMC Motor Show Cars were production cars then striped out with paintwork improved & rebuilt all shiny as Motor Show Cars..remember as a young lad looking through Morris Garages Oxford Showroom window @ Motor Show Cars that were offered for sale.
Years later when working at Cowley specific Marina,Maxi & MGB shells got special treatment as they went through the Pressed Steel Paintshop were those Body Shells show cars or employee purchase cars.

[Peter Laidler]

My friend bought direct from Abingdon via the employees scheme - even though he wasn't one - a damask (maroon...) MGB GT V8 marked on the slam panel SCOT SHOW, as the ex Scottish Show car. All shiny bits and extra chrome. But still a rust box after 6 years

[Costafortune]

1977, and the launch of The New Quiet Minis. Reversing lights! Coachlines! Denovos! More rust! Deckchair stripey seats! 1000/1275GT only) Big ti.....Joanne Latham!

God I miss the old days.

[Costafortune]

Good God!

Look at the tread on that.

[Costafortune]

Leyland Motorsport attire. Yep, her again.

[WMU 211G]

Brian Epstein's townhouse in Chapel Street, Belgravia, 27th August 1967...

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[AndyPen]

Good God!

Look at the tread on that.

Am I the only one who spotted the shadow under the door?