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60th Birthday feature on BBC East Midlands News
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:24 pm
by HarryMango
Tonight there was a short piece on Midlands Today about the forthcoming festivities - it featured an intervies with Phil Vincent at the Nottingham Minor Centre & a few owners talking about their cars.
Here is the link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7466620.stm
Rog
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:41 pm
by muggwump
That maroon 2 door is my car! I only got it on Wednesday when I drove it back from North Wales to where I live in Lincolnshire. It was in at the Nottingham Minor centre for rear seat belts to be fitted on Friday so I could take all the family to the National on Sunday. Phil and Kieth mentioned that the BBC would be there. I didn't expect to have a now 'as seen on TV' car though!
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:34 pm
by chickenjohn
I dont agree with "controls not as good as a modern car" the gear change and feel of the pedals is superior on the Minor to most modern cars,
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:24 pm
by ims101
muggwump wrote:It was in at the Nottingham Minor centre for rear seat belts to be fitted on Friday so I could take all the family to the National on Sunday. Phil and Kieth mentioned that the BBC would be there. I didn't expect to have a now 'as seen on TV' car though!
Vincent & Poodles!!! make sure your rear belts work!!!
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:46 am
by Kevin
Great stuff taken In for seat belts and comes out a Film Star
Next time make sure you get an appearance fee
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:51 pm
by Sidney'61
chickenjohn wrote:I dont agree with "controls not as good as a modern car" the gear change and feel of the pedals is superior on the Minor to most modern cars,
I agree, I'm not actually old enough to drive yet but having driven driving school puntos and my minor I find the minor a lot easier to control
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:54 pm
by alex_holden
Sidney'61 wrote:chickenjohn wrote:I dont agree with "controls not as good as a modern car" the gear change and feel of the pedals is superior on the Minor to most modern cars,
I agree, I'm not actually old enough to drive yet but having driven driving school puntos and my minor I find the minor a lot easier to control
Apparently Minors were commonly used as driving school cars at one time.