> > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/02/09 Fri AM 03:00:17 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: PESO: Made in England > > > > > and the hypothesis that all of them were painted lilac. > That's just sick, (and I don't mean in a good way).
As an American, I'm not sure you have any say whatsoever regarding taste and automobile design. > > > John Francis wrote: > > My aged neurons are coming up with the suggestion that while the > > official one millionth car probably made it into the corporate > > museum there were some number of other vehicles made at around > > the same time which were offered for sale to the public. > > > > A quick Google search comes up with some evidence to support this; > > there was a special run of 350 commemorative vehicles, called the > > Minor Million. At least one (registration 1MLL) was still running > > in 2001, and took part in the (London) Lord Mayor's parade. > > The official name for the colour of that car is "lilac", which > > wasn't a colour normally available on the Minor. > > > > Here's a link to one for sale (for 2950 pounds). > > > > http://www.theminorsite.co.uk/ads_item.php?id=256 > > > > >From the photograph that appears to be lilac as well; perhaps they > > all were. If you know what you're looking for you can see the > > "1000000" lettering on the boot. > > > > You can also buy a diecast model from Minichamps for rather less: > > > > > > http://www.grandprixlegends.com/DieCastSite/D_RoadCars_I_Morris(DieCast)/PGC137001%28GPL%5FBaseCatalog%29/DieCast.htm > > > > that confirms the number of units as 350, and the hypothesis that all > > of them were painted lilac. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 10:57:28AM +1000, John Coyle wrote: > > > >> Thanks John - I always wondered whether it was truly the 1,000,000th! > >> > >> John Coyle > >> Brisbane, Australia > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 10:25 AM > >> Subject: Re: PESO: Made in England > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 09:39:26AM +1000, John Coyle wrote: > >>> > >>>> When I lived in Wimbledon (South London for those who don't know it) in > >>>> the > >>>> 1960's, there was a pink Morris Minor lived in a nearby street that had a > >>>> badge reading "Minor 1000000" instead of the usual "Minor 1000" on the > >>>> boot > >>>> lid. Don't know whether it was the genuine 1,000,000th Minor or not, but > >>>> it's made a good story! > >>>> > >>> I don't know if that was the car that ended up in your neighbourhood, > >>> but the 1,000,000th Minor off the production line certainly did have > >>> "1,000,000" in those chrome letters rather than the customary "1,000". > >>> > >>> I believe this was only the second car model to achieve 1,000,000 units. > >>> The first, of course, was the (original) VW Beetle. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > > -- > -- > > The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
