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[mab01uk]

ATV Today: 17.01.1966: Modified Mini
Gwyn Richards interview with Ralph Broad, the designer of the new Broadspeed GT Coupe, a modified Mini Cooper designed as a road car to run at up to 125mph.
Description     We see the competition version of the Broadspeed GT Coupe being tested at high speed at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Gwyn Richards interviews Ralph Broad about the aims of the car which will sell for £1495 and it is hoped will appeal to the American market.
Broadspeed Engineering were based at Sparkbrook in Birmingham.

Click on Link to watch video:
http://www.macearchi...ntry/30648.html

 

 

 

Midlands News: 18.01.1968: Mini Cooper leaves Solihull for Monte Carlo Rally
Mini Cooper 'S' an all Midland entry for the Monte Carlo Rally leaves Solihull.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/11392.html

Midlands News: 21.08.1959: New BMC car at Longbridge
New BMC Mini car at Longbridge.
Shots of the new BMC Mini car outside the factory in Longbridge (it is an Austin Seven version). The door is opened to show the interior. This is followed by a view of the engine assembly on display inside a showroom. Finally we see the car on the road.
http://www.macearchi...Entry/3269.html

Midlands News: 12.01.1965: Strike at Austin 1100 & mini engine shop
http://www.macearchi...Entry/7776.html

Midlands News: 08.10.1965: Crane hoists mini car onto factory roof
Crane hoists a mini car onto the roof of a factory in Sedgley with the idea of attracting workers.
http://www.macearchi...Entry/8625.html

Midlands News: 02.02.1965: Millionth Mini at Longbridge
The millionth Mini motor car leaving the production line at BMC, Longbridge. The car's designer Alec Issigonis is at the wheel.
We see a gathering of Longbridge staff around the Mini production line as Alec Issigonis gets into the car and drives it off the end of the line. A brief shot of production lines at Longbridge follows.
http://www.macearchi...diaEntry/7.html

Midlands News: 29.05.1968: Mini Moke Collected by Helicopter
A Mini Moke loaned to the Royal Navy collected from British Leyland's Longbride factory in Birmingham by helicopter.
We see the Mini Moke car being lifted by a Royal Navy helicopter.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/11924.html

Midlands News: 18.06.1969: Two Millionth Mini
he two millionth mini has been produced at the British Leyland factory at Longbridge in Birmingham. Jeffrey Watson interview with the car's designer Sir Alec Issigonis.
We see the two millionth Mini at the end of the production line surrounded by workers as Alec Issigonis looks on. Jeffrey Watson then interviews Issigonis away from the factory about Japanese competition to the Mini, his initial thinking about the design and his future plans for small cars.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/13355.html

ATV Today: 19.06.1979: Mini Cram In
Mini 'cram-in' attempted by boys of the Leckhampton scouts in Gloucestershire who crammed sixty youngsters into a Mini in their pre-world record attempt.
We see the scouts squeezing into a parked Mini.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/31167.html

ATV Today: 11.09.1980: Mini World Record
A team of engineers from RAF Abingdon have broken the world record for changing a Mini engine - they did it in 49 seconds. Rob Golding saw them break the record.
We see the men changing the engine and celebrating with a glass of champagne after their success.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/34550.html

Edited by mab01uk, 06 September 2015 - 09:47 AM.

[A-Cell]

Another great find. Well done.
Started my Austin Apprenticeship at Longbridge in 1968.
I was there in CAB1 when the two millionth Mini came off the line. Not in the film though!

[mab01uk]

Midlands News: 03.11.1964: Train Car Carrier at Kings Norton
Train car carrier at Kings Norton. BMC Minis loaded onto flat waggons.
We see Mini cars being loaded onto railway wagons.
http://www.macearchi...Entry/7598.html

ATV Today: 22.11.1971: New Car Park for Small Cars
Greg Barnes report on a new car-park in Leicester that is only for use by drivers of small cars.
We see Greg Barnes driving up to the entrance to the car-park in a Ford Cortina but being turned away. He interviews Councillor Bill Scotton of Leicester City Council about the car-park which has an eleven foot limit on its spaces and is designed for the driver of Mini and other small cars. We see a couple of shots of the car-park full of Mini cars.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/16651.html

Midlands News: 08.10.1963: Wilf Brampton off on world tour in a Mk1 Mini
Tony Holmes interview with Wilf Brampton off in a Mini from his garage (Brampton Service Station) on Stratford Road, on a world tour.
http://www.macearchi...Entry/6488.html

Midlands News: 23.03.1964: Wilf Brampton returns from world tour!
Wilf Brampton returns from round the world trip in a Mini.
http://www.macearchi...Entry/6922.html

Midlands News: 18.03.1965: Car carrying - students attempt record
Car carrying - Coventry students attempt on record carrying at Mini.
http://www.macearchi...Entry/7970.html

Midlands News: 28.12.1967: Worcester Police Mini Panda Cars
Panda cars issued to Worcester police force.
We see officers standing alongside their new Mini estate panda cars.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/11320.html

ATV Today: 11.03.1975: British Leyland Toolmakers Strike
British Leyland toolmakers strike creates a shortage of new Mini cars on the market.
Standing in a showroom John Withington interviews car dealer Reg Evans about the drastic shortage of all Leyland cars, and in particular the Mini, on the market due to the strike and how the industry is also being effected by the increasing numbers of foreign cars.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/22814.html

[mab01uk]

Midlands News: 29.04.1968: Panda Cars for Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire County Police force's new fleet of panda cars.
We see a display of police Mini panda cars outside a large building (likely the Warwickshire force's headquarters at Leek Wootton). An officer inspects the line-up and the cars drive away in convoy.
http://www.macearchi...ntry/11789.html

ATV Today: 21.11.1974: British Hot Rod Team practising at Hednesford
British Hot Rod Team practising at Hednesford raceway in Staffordshire. John Withington watches the drivers in action.
Description     We see two Ford Escort cars being tested on the circuit at Hednesford. John Withington talks to driver Trevor Shaw who was having trouble getting his Mini to start in the damp conditions. Withington also talks to team captain Tom Laffey about what makes a good Hot Rod racer.
Click on Link to watch video:
http://www.macearchi...ntry/22279.html

[Gerbil367]

That Broadspeed Mini coupe sounds awesome - I wonder how many were actually produced and if any still survive these days??