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
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>> Subject: Re: PESO: Made in England
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>>> and the hypothesis that all of them were painted lilac.
>>>
>> That's just sick, (and I don't mean in a good way).
>>
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> As an American, I'm not sure you have any say whatsoever regarding taste and
> automobile design.
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>> 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
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>>>> From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>>> Subject: Re: PESO: Made in England
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>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
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