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[MaxAndPaddy]

I know its probably been done before but its an excuse to put up this picture



Few I didnt realise owned classic mini's are

Simon Le Bon
Liam Gallagher
Kevin Spacey

Out of geeky interest what is that car with Mr Sexy Mcqueen?

[Black.Ghost]

Jensen Interceptor maybe?

[pockets]

Thats a mk1 Rover P6, blimey I wonder if it was his? very advanced car for its time with fantastic ride quality almost Jaguar-like in fact due to its unusual rear axle set-up.

Edited by pockets, 05 October 2011 - 10:35 AM.

[analogue_radio]

Wasn't there someone famous on here? His wife was some tarted up blonde lass.. and I think his mini was blue.. that's all I can remember.

[mini_mad69]

Wasn't there someone famous on here? His wife was some tarted up blonde lass.. and I think his mini was blue.. that's all I can remember.

Mark croft was on here for a bit.

Edit: Not that they are famous for anything worthwhile.

Edited by mini_mad69, 05 October 2011 - 10:57 AM.

[MaxAndPaddy]

Few are aware that McQueen had a Mini. And he chose a good one, this ’67 Mini Cooper S 1275, one of the most desirable and, naturally, quickest of the original Mini Coopers. It was originally British Racing Green, but McQueen liked to customize his cars a bit back then, if only to make them his own. The Mini was repainted, the wheels chromed and reversed, a sunroof added, and the interior retrimmed in brown vinyl with a wood dash. It now lives in Southern California, and is otherwise much as McQueen owned it. Photo by Matt Stone.


Even Steve Mcqueens car gets rust...shock horror!!

[mini_mad69]

I read about mcqueens car somewhere a while ago.

Im pretty sure he drove it once, smashed it into a kerb and then parked it.

I could be wrong though!

[Juju]

Taffy1967 put together pictars of a load of celebs & their minis before he left our planet.

His photobucket account can still be viewed at http://s97.photobuck...ties/?start=all

It's an impressive collection!

[Mini_Magic]

Tread sticking out much?

Who's Mark Croft?

[mini_mad69]

Who's Mark Croft?

The guy who married kerry katona.

I wouldnt class them in the same league as Mcqueen or anything though.

[MaxAndPaddy]

Great pics on Taffy1967's link, saw the Peter Sellers one:-


''Peter Sellers' 1963 Radford Mini Cooper goes under the hammer this week.
His personal transport while in the South of France, it starred in the Clouseau movie A Shot In The Dark, and the special wicker-sided conversion and posh interior are reputed to have cost more than a contemporary Rolls Silver Cloud.
Sellers eventually gave it to his friend and Pink Panther director Blake Edwards.
In perfect original condition, with a haystack of paperwork and photos of Sellers with the car, the estimate is £35k-£40k.'' from 2009

Saw this car back up for sale earlier this year, price on application ...wasnt brave enough to ring and find out

[jbs.998]

Paul weller

[Swainy]

God has a mini.

Can't fault him really

[Bearface]

Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon
John Lennon
George Harrison
Jenny Agutter

Just looked at Taffy1967's collection, very impressive!

Edited by Bearface, 05 October 2011 - 12:00 PM.

[coopdog]

Few are aware that McQueen had a Mini. And he chose a good one, this ’67 Mini Cooper S 1275, one of the most desirable and, naturally, quickest of the original Mini Coopers. It was originally British Racing Green, but McQueen liked to customize his cars a bit back then, if only to make them his own. The Mini was repainted, the wheels chromed and reversed, a sunroof added, and the interior retrimmed in brown vinyl with a wood dash. It now lives in Southern California, and is otherwise much as McQueen owned it. Photo by Matt Stone.


Even Steve Mcqueens car gets rust...shock horror!!

The back wheels must of rubbed like hell!!!