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Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 4:11 pm
by Minornut59
Right, can anyone suggest any tv show or film the Morris Minor has appeared in, even if its been once? And even better, shows for the USA or other countries as well as home grown TV too?

I'll start off;

Lovejoy,
Some Mothers Do Ave em..

And, rather interestingly, a red Minor pick up appeared in an episode of Battlestar Galactica....!!! I kid you not!!

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:09 pm
by Coalmossian
Got to get in quickly here as it's the only one I can think of just now.......Roy and Hayley Croppers' lovely Traveller in Coronation Street.

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:48 pm
by chesney
Pretty sure there was one or two in 'The Borrowers' :roll: :lol:

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:58 pm
by MarkyB

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:19 pm
by ben_sH

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:52 pm
by morris van
There was a Traveller in Eastenders and a couple of vans in a chase scene in 1995 film The Steal which is on youtube.

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:14 pm
by Roni
There was a Minor Traveller in the movie "Caprica", it appeared in a couple of scenes. There is also a brief view of the back of a Minor 1000 in the movie "Signs" just as the alien was seen for the first time.

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:21 pm
by brucek

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:34 pm
by lowride stepside
Open all hours,nnnurse gladiss , antiques' roadshow, and I'm sure I saw one in the opening titles of American graffiti

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:12 pm
by chesney
Fairly sure there's a couple in 'Carry On Doctor' and other Carry On films I'm sure, but that one springs to mind.

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:54 pm
by Minornut59
Ok, rather than the links can we list them as well?

There is one, possibly more, Minors parked on the sides of the street in Bullitt when Steve McQueen is doing his famous Ford Mustang car chase through the streets.
And in one episode of the TV Series of Mission Impossible from around 1966, the bad guys drive a Minor 1000 convertible!!

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:49 am
by Hubert
I'll never forget the Morris Minor Van chase in the movie "The Steal".

It's on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVsdhS7UFTU

And there is even a German movie with comedian Otto featuring a very tatty Minor Traveller:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ0dyg1MZ0s

The Minor appears at 10:20 and can be seen for few moments.

Cheers
Hubert

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:34 pm
by Minornut59
The Steal clip was awesome!! i've never seen that before!!

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:19 pm
by Hubert
I've found something else:

http://minormania.com/feature.php?id=2110

I've watched all of the James Bond movies in cinema or on tv, but I honestly can't recall Sean Connery in Thunderball in a Minor Convertible. I hope it'll be on tv again soon, I must keep my eyes open then.

Cheers

Hubert

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:51 pm
by Minornut59
Yes, i remember that.. Bond definitely does ride in one albeit briefly.
Also there was a red Post office Minor van in i think, Goldfinger being modified in Q's workshop..

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:14 pm
by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH
My traveller and my blue saloon was in Breakfast on Pluto, Best his mothers Story, Mickey Bo and Me and another couple Ive forgotten the name of!

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:04 pm
by Gilesv
Just seen an episode of "Man About The House" with a Snowberry White convertible VBJ 892G which I believe was also in "No Sex Please, We're British" both were made in 1973. The DVLA database shows this car is currently on the road:

The vehicle details for VBJ 892G are:

Date of Liability 01 02 2014
Date of First Registration 01 10 1995
Year of Manufacture 1968
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1000cc
CO₂ Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:24 pm
by Minornut59
There was a blue Minor van featured prominently in an episode of The Avengers which i think was called, ' The Positive Negative man'. It was apparently capable of being electrified!!

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:35 pm
by LobbyLudd
The classic 1970s TV film play 'NUTS IN MAY' set in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.

Re: Morris minors in films and TV shows.

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:49 pm
by mbo145
Nuts in may! and here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9vbQ3WLUU