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John Lennon's Mini - green and a hatchback

"The disappearance of John Lennon's Mini remains a great enigma. All we knew for sure was that Lennon's Mini was a Radford De Ville, based on a 1965 Austin Mini Cooper 'S', registered LGF 696D and painted black. But now it seems that even that must be reconsidered. But it's painted green and cream here, with golden Cosmic wheels like George Harrison's. What's more: it's clear now that the car came with the Aston Martin DB5 rear light units as Paul McCartney's Mini had them too, and with a hatchback door as Ringo Starr's! The best of all combined into one vehicle..?"

https://maximummini....okBijKjMhWo&m=1

Where is John Lennon's Mini?

http://maximummini.b...nnons-mini.html

 

 

LGF 696D
✓ SORN
MOT No results returned
Vehicle Details
Vehicle make AUSTIN
Date of first registration February 1966
Year of manufacture 1966
Cylinder capacity 1275 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BLACK
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 18 August 2008

 

Photo’s of the Mini (in green) from the new Lennon / Yoko footage released last week.

https://youtu.be/8Z3Qu-ZZgPw

 

 

John Lennon's Mini, a black 1965 Austin Cooper 'S' equipped with black bumpers, wheels and Shadowlite dark tinted windows.

Edited by mab01uk, 07 April 2021 - 06:04 PM.

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GGU 707C

 

Edited by mab01uk, 15 April 2021 - 07:44 AM.

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More details here:-

https://www.beatlesc...om/lennons-mini

 

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http://classics.hone...n-this-weekend/

 

Quote:
"The hammer went down at £22K which equates to £26K including buyers premium. Sounds like alot of money but remember it's a Radford, it's mostly complete, not in that bad a shape and has great provenance going back to original owner George's brother Peter Harrison, via Beatle Manager Brian Epstein's company. The good news is it's gone to an enthusiast as opposed to an unscrupulous dealer and will get a sympathetic restoration."

 

Now that was a cool find. On subject of the Beatles. I saw Paul McCartney last month at the Glastonbury Festival right at the front and also got myself on TV via the BBC which was funny....

 

Wonder where Paul's original Mini is now.

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On subject of the Beatles. I saw Paul McCartney last month at the Glastonbury Festival right at the front and also got myself on TV via the BBC which was funny....

 

Wonder where Paul's original Mini is now.

 

 

Can’t buy me love: ex-Paul McCartney Mini sells for £182,000:-

https://www.motoring...ney-mini-sells/

 

 

Paul's Mini is now owned by Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner who also own Ringo's Mini.

Edited by mab01uk, 28 July 2022 - 10:15 PM.

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Newly discovered footage of George Harrison driving his psychedelic Radford Cooper S on location filming for 'Magical Mystery Tour' on 24th September 1967 :-

https://mk1-performa...beatles-mmt.mp4

 

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Sporting Minis:-
"Formerly the property of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein this Austin Cooper S was recorded as being sent to Hooper Motor Services for modification and a repaint in black in late 1966 before being registered to Brian in January 1967. The car was purchased through Brian’s own car dealer business Brydor Cars, as most of the Beatles’ cars were, featured Cox front seats with built in seat belts amongst other unusual features and was registered on the same day as Mick Jagger’s OGO 668E, another black Austin Cooper S by Wood & Pickett so did they also do the work on this one? Brian Epstein had little chance to use the car as tragically he died in the August of 1967 and the car passed to second owner George Ciancimino the London based furniture designer in February 1968, George had a shop in Chelsea. The car was repainted gold at some point and eventually ended up in Hawaii via Los Angeles with its current owner Mike who was such a fan of the Beatles he built a private Beatles museum around this car in his basement! The car is still in Hawaii and currently for sale."
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Mick Jagger’s on the right , registered the same day

 

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Nippycars:-
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Last pictured together in LONDON in 1968 during rehearsals for the White Album The Beatles Minis are back together once again in London on what would have been George Harrison’s 80th Birthday.
Photo: Sporting Minis
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