Actually I like minors, but the color gives me nightmares.... mike wilson wrote: >> 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 > > >
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