Famous Mini owners

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[WMU 211G]

No pictures sadly, but in 1967 Scott Walker bought a new Mk1 Mini 850 in maroon and had tinted windows fitted to it. The car was vandalised by a young female fan later that year when she didn't like something had said in an interview in the Melody Maker or the NME.

[surfblue63]

Bigger version of the shot showing Jim McCarty sitting in his Mini whilst Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Keith Relf stand about. No idea where Chris Dreja was that day. Picture must be from late 1966





Looks like Beck had a Mini in the early 1990s

[mab01uk]

Jeff Beck - Hot Rods and a Mini....
http://www.mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22597

[WMU 211G]

Bigger version of the shot showing Jim McCarty sitting in his Mini whilst Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Keith Relf stand about. No idea where Chris Dreja was that day. Picture must be from late 1966





Looks like Beck had a Mini in the early 1990s

The Yardies pic was taken in early 1968 Stu, by Linda McCartney, just round the corner from Jim McCarty's flat. Chris Dreja is the one standing behind the Mini, Beck had long left the band by the time the pic was taken

[surfblue63]

I just saw a big nose and thought Beck. I'd even looked at pictures of the others and still didn't click that it was not Beck.

[wantafaster1]

He's still recording actually, plays on a new Ozzy Osbourne track.

[WMU 211G]

I know not everyone on here does facebook, but on one of the Beatles groups I'm in there's some newly discovered footage of George Harrison driving his psychedelic Radford Cooper S on location filming for 'Magical Mystery Tour' on 24th September 1967...

https://www.facebook.com/alex.beatlemas ... 3826213230

[surfblue63]

I know not everyone on here does facebook, but on one of the Beatles groups I'm in there's some newly discovered footage of George Harrison driving his psychedelic Radford Cooper S on location filming for 'Magical Mystery Tour' on 24th September 1967...

https://www.facebook.com/alex.beatlemas ... 3826213230

Looks like it has been removed!

[WMU 211G]

Link still works for me Stu.

[surfblue63]

Must be blocked if you do not log in. No chance of that then as I do not have an account.


PS I get this screen

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[mab01uk]

Must be blocked if you do not log in. No chance of that then as I do not have an account.


PS I get this screen

Same screen as I get.

[mk1]

This link should work for everybody.

https://mk1-performance-conversions.co. ... es-mmt.mp4

[surfblue63]

Thanks Mark.

[surfblue63]

Mika Salo

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Helen Shapiro preferred the luxury of a Humber Sceptre to the Mini




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[mab01uk]

A viewer emailed Angela Rippon when she was presenting the 'GB News Breakfast Show' this morning, to say he remembered her bringing her Mini into his garage years ago....she replied she still has it, a 1960 Austin which she said is so old it is not called a Mini but an Austin Seven which of course is correct, only the Morris was named the Mini-Minor in 1960.


https://jannaludlow.co.uk/Classic_Minis ... brity.html

Angela Rippon on fast cars and the future of driving
Angela Rippon was the Top Gear’s first presenter back in the 1970s “When I was presenting it, it was very much magazine programming."
The legendary BBC journalist can’t hide her excitement when she’s talking about driving. Whether describing tearing up the motorway in her Mazda MX5 convertible or reminiscing about her antique Mini—“It came off the production line on 6 April, 1960 and they only started making them in the back end of 1959. It may be one of the oldest Minis on the road.”—it’s a subject you sense she could enthuse about for hours.
https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/lifesty ... of-driving


Presenting Top Gear in the Seventies.

[surfblue63]

Charlotte Rampling

[surfblue63]

Jenny Clare (model)

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[WMU 211G]

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It's not blue, it's actually black, it's his Radford 'LGF 695D'. That photo has been reproduced several times, it was taken on 20th May 1966 when George arrived at Chiswick House in West London, for the filming of the 'paperback Writer' promo...

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