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Ls 7717 1959 Mk1 850 In Edinburgh National Museum


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#1 rich_959

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Posted 05 November 2018 - 12:59 PM

I was pleasantly surprised to bump into this at the museum during a visit to Edinburgh yesterday. Poor thing is tucked behind a coffee shop and a lift, in a corner that not many people pass through. I think the plaque said it was the 500th (or so) off the production line. Does this make it one of the oldest surviving? Also, does anyone know if the colour is Clipper Blue?

 

http://nms.scran.ac....0-180-002-335-C

 

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Posted 05 November 2018 - 01:41 PM

looks like it could be..

 

http://1959miniregis...ns-body-colour/

 

i'm liking the authentic oil leaks too !!!


Edited by KTS, 05 November 2018 - 01:45 PM.


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Posted 05 November 2018 - 01:45 PM

That's the fella. Finally landed on a colour for my project, after seeing it in the flesh. Thanks KTS.



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Posted 05 November 2018 - 06:56 PM

What a lovely (and now very valuable)  Mk1.



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Posted 05 November 2018 - 07:08 PM

DVLA says registration number is now on a 2016 Mitsubishi......



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Posted 06 November 2018 - 07:16 AM

DVLA says registration number is now on a 2016 Mitsubishi...…

 

Yes, I saw an earlier post saying that it was registered to a Hyundai a few years back. I don't think it's ever seen the road since being delivered to the museum, and has obviously lost the plate.






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