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1970 Austin Mini Super de Luxe MkIII [ADO20]

1970 Austin Mini MkIII [ADO20] in Trop jolies pour être honnêtes, Movie, 1972 IMDB

Class: Cars, Supermini — Model origin: UK

1970 Austin Mini Super de Luxe MkIII [ADO20]

Pos: 00:47:13 [*][*][*] Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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rpcm PT

◊ 2014-10-13 23:18

 It's a 1970+ Mini Mk III. By the date of the film and being a French car, we can assume it's a car that still carried an Austin or Morris badge. I would say it can be a 850 or a 1000, as it seems thay could have in France a similar trim (as seen here: /vehicle.php?id=747314). These over-riders with rubber inserts and tubes are aftermarket items from one of the various French firms like Sacred, for instance.

dsl SX

◊ 2014-10-14 00:11

 Given that almost all Minis in F from early 60s to 80s have these extra bumper bits, I think they were made-for-F fixtures, not just accessories. As a total theory I wonder if Mk3 1000 had them fitted as standard, but 850 did not. The early Mk3s we have in F without the bumpers(under both 850 and 1000, and with or without Austin) are mostly that 70-72-ish orange.

rpcm PT

◊ 2014-10-14 01:19

 I think perhaps Bref could help in this case. I know there were several firms making them - as this 1965 ad shows - and, for the obvious reasons, they were very popular in big cities (like Paris). Although being an aftermarket accessory, I agree they could have been ordered at the dealership when buying the car, but as an optional item. That explains the several types available, giving the possibility of a later fitting when the car wasn't ordered with them.

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rpcm PT

◊ 2014-10-15 01:51

 In the May 1972 issue of the French magazine "L'Automobile" I found an ad from C.A.R. accessories that seems to match the kit sported by this Mini. The same magazine also shows the range of Austin/Morris Minis: the 850 was available in a more basic version (perhaps similar to the UK one) called de Luxe and also a Super de Luxe; the 1000 was only available as Super de Luxe.
In this case, I suppose the chrome trim in the window seal identifies a Super de Luxe (I think the basic 850 didn't have it).

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-- Last edit: 2014-10-15 02:26:40

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