Part one of ‘The Car’s The Star’ which was the Top Gear spin off TV show (written & presented by Quentin Willson) that featured the great British Mini in this particular episode which was first shown on BBC2 in 1997.
A 52 minute DVD. The first in Aldislamp Productions ‘Classic’ series of DVDs featuring automotive icons in Western Australia. Combining car show footage of all the popular marques from the UK along with racing and autokhana action. Visit aldislamp.googlepages.com for more details on our range.
This is a 1969 Morris Mini-Cooper S modified by Downton in Europe. It’s a MK II with sliding windows, external door hinges, and the bigger MK II tail lights. For such a small vehicle, there is loads of room inside the car, as the tranverse mounted twin carbureted 4 cylinder takes up less room because it’s sideways. The designers of the car wanted as much room in a small space as was possible, and they achieved that very well in the Mini-Cooper. This one gets about 35 mpg when you’re light on …
Built in 1999 with the “Last Edition” range, the Mini Knightsbridge was purely an export model to Europe and Japan. 2 cars ( 1 of which I own) were built solely for the UK market and press photography or car shows. This is V203 - the press photo Knightsbridge.
From classiccarsdvd.com and available to purchase with other titles from Kelnat Production Ltd’s shop at: classiccarsdvd.com This taster clip from Mini - The Legend by former BBC Top Gear director Jamie Langton was originaly released back in 1993 but now available again on DVD.