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Spotted Minor million
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:57 pm
by olderisbetter
Today was the Himley classic car show, While having a wonder around i spotted a minor million, I know they are about but this is the first time i have seen one in the flesh so to speak, I am guessing many of you have seen it at events but i was stunned to say the least, I will add a picture ot two when i get my phone to charge.
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:25 pm
by viewsonic1
Well done! The first one I saw in the mid seventies belonged to a student. I'd never heard of the Minor Million and thought he had doctored the boot badge himself!
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:28 pm
by SteveClem
Rare of course, but a 'marmite 'colour...love it or hate it.
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:54 pm
by olderisbetter
OK picture have been developed(battery charged and uploaded)
and the colour is ok with me but i can see why a very butch man might be a little uneasy with it
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:00 pm
by busguy
Someone has taken a lot of care in its renovation. Looks a very smart car!
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:27 pm
by olderisbetter
busguy wrote:Someone has taken a lot of care in its renovation. Looks a very smart car!
It looked just as good underneath aswell, it probably gets looked after better than i do
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:37 pm
by SGTBILKO
Looks like a trailer queen, did they actually drive it to the show? Only saying that out of jealousy, it looks fabulous!
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:21 pm
by jagnut66
It's in very good condition and a credit to it's owner but would you really want to be seen driving a car that colour????? 
best wishes,
Mike.
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:11 pm
by irmscher
The car must be one of the worst colours ever
no wonder they stuck in the showrooms
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:14 pm
by faversham999
I think there are 21 on the road in the UK
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:23 pm
by minor65
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Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:16 am
by POMMReg
Hope the repro chassis plate stamped correctly!!
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 3:38 am
by shoebone
Back in the day .... my mother was a driving instructor, and taught a number of pupils to drive in a million !!
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:56 am
by MrIan
This isn't the only strange colour choice. Back in the 70s how many young boys wanted a Raleigh Chopper ?? and what did Raleigh decide to do with their top of the range 5 speed Chopper bike ???
!!!! Painted it PINK !!!!
Hence very rare now
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:03 pm
by olderisbetter
I do remember the pink raliegh bikes but was not aware of the pink chopper, But i am sure there must be a few double entenders in there somewhere
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:32 am
by irmscher
I think it was called a palm beach
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:12 am
by POMMReg
olderisbetter wrote:I do remember the pink raliegh bikes but was not aware of the pink chopper, But i am sure there must be a few double entenders in there somewhere
DO hope it wasn't the "IT" bike!!
Re: Spotted Minor million
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 11:01 am
by olderisbetter
I had chopper that someone wanted and now it hangs on a wall as a decoration, and "palm beach" i will look into it, if my dad knew they made a pink boys bike when i was young he would have got me one as a joke, i bet they must be worth ££££ now then.