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#1 the_bandit

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:33 PM

does anyone have any info on marc bolans mini ? was it a cooper ? colour?

1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash
Pop star Marc Bolan has been killed in a car crash in south-west London.
The 29-year-old former T-Rex singer was killed instantly when his car being driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes.


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#2 Bungle

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:35 PM

i think it was a clubby :D

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:51 PM

Bolan died on September 16th 1977, two weeks before his 30th birthday. He was a passenger in a purple Mini 1275 GT (number plate FOX 661L) driven by Gloria as they headed home from a drinking club and a restaurant.


http://en.wikipedia....ark_Bolan#Death

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#4 THE ANORAK

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 06:19 PM

a purple mini ???? i always thought it was a tulip black 1275 GT .

do you think tulip black is another word for purple ??? :D

Edited by THE ANORAK, 05 November 2006 - 06:21 PM.


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Posted 05 November 2006 - 06:34 PM

most likely.

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 06:58 PM

well "black tulip" is an official mini colour. "purple" is not :D

EDIT: well OK, it's listed on the paint code site in the purple section. paint code KMA (BLVC23) :)

i guess that's good enough :alien:

Edited by THE ANORAK, 05 November 2006 - 07:04 PM.


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Posted 06 November 2006 - 08:54 AM

anyone got any pics of his GT?

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 11:36 AM

Well, the rac and dvla both say it doesn't exist anylonger on their vehicle check stuff. :'(

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 02:59 PM

probably because it went into a tree?!?!?
nice choice of car though, i feel like im doing my bit for t-rex in driving one, or is that a little backwards??
the remaining member probably hates them, and according to Mr Isigonis the clubman is meant to be a safer shape than the roundnose!

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 05:30 PM

cant find any on the net at all , im sure iv seen 1 but didnt think to save ,

found mr mcartney !
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Posted 06 November 2006 - 06:03 PM

holy C**p! i think it was a right off... :'(

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 06:10 PM

yeah, that's definitely black :w00t:

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 06:59 PM

my grandad said he can remeber something on the news, that some of his "fans" took loads of the bis of what was remaining of the mini.

so there probably wasnt much left anyway

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 09:26 PM

I've found these pics of the car. Ouch!

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 09:28 PM

Yes it does appear to be a bit of a write off!!!




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