Just a nice period picture

[mab01uk]

Batchelors Snackpot Minis...apparently there were around 60 of them in the late 1970's, back in the day privately owned Minis were sometimes paid to carry advertising like Levis jeans, KP Nuts, etc, which is why there is a mix of different marks & models.

[mab01uk]

Alec Issigonis and his Lightweight Special at the Brighton Speed Trials 1948
https://www.thegplcollection.com/1940-1 ... trials-1st

[mab01uk]

[mab01uk]

[Costafortune]

A close shave!

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[Old English White]

Was that all the same accident or were John Whitley's drivers particularly accident prone
Unusual van earlier with the left hand filler etc

[Costafortune]

Same accident. The other Mini Countryman is sporting a Super grille.

The date is around 1971.

[mab01uk]

[surfblue63]

[Pete]

Check out the ‘luggage’

[Exminiman]

Its also got a stripe, was that an original thing ?

[surfblue63]

Check out the ‘luggage’

That's the dogs danglies!

[Old English White]

Its also got a stripe, was that an original thing ?

No, not original. That is "stage 2 tuning". Stage 1 being the removal of the wheel trims
I wonder how many years after that the Bedford Dormobile lasted
Note that there is just one rare foreign car in that picture: A Renault 4 I think, coming the other way in patriotic Britain.

I wonder how long the dog would have stayed put if a rabbit or cat had run across that road behind the car

[Polarsilver]

Perhaps the "GB" Badge of that Bedford survived & is the one now selling on ebay .. just now that ebay GB Badge started out at 99p and has reached £91 Bid & it aint finished yet.

[111Robin]

Check out the ‘luggage’

Brilliant anti-theft device though.

[surfblue63]

Check out the ‘luggage’

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[bmcman.ie]

Ah, but can it put out a fire?

[miniminor]

Check out the ‘luggage’

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Reminds me of the time I was bitten on the arse by a German shepherd, then as if that wasn't bad enough he set his dog on me!