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lurtch

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Who can name this car?
« on: November 05, 2015, 18:20:29 »
Hey car trivia experts - - -

We all know WHO this is, but does anybody know WHAT this is?

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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2015, 18:37:02 »
Looks like a Mini?

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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2015, 18:39:08 »
Based on an early Mini I think :-\
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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2015, 18:58:51 »
Looks a bit plush for a standard mini, were woods and picket on the go back then?

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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2015, 19:15:15 »
Wood and Picket mini Ringo had made with a tail gate to get his drums kit in,
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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2015, 20:15:00 »
Absolutely positively a Mini (from someone who grew up in the era when Minis (Coopers S) were used by the local police for pursuit cars - and could catch most things on the roads and Minis dominated a major Aussie car race - the Bathurst 500)

Come on lurtch........give us a hard one ;D
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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2015, 14:44:05 »
How about what model of camera he's holding?
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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2015, 15:02:21 »
 ???  Not sure but the cigarette is a Benson & Hedges   :D
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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2015, 15:09:54 »
Here is an article about the Beatles' Minis, including Ringo's (a Radford, not a W&P, which apparently is a big difference for those in the know).

http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
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Re: Who can name this car?
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2015, 21:19:10 »
Peter Sellars had one too


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