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Re: Faulty Towers/Cleases Red mini?

To: Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
Subject: Re: Faulty Towers/Cleases Red mini?
From: R N Malpas <ab6rnm@bath.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 11:10:57 +0000 (GMT)
On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, Jay Quinn wrote:

> Did anyone out here watch the Faulty Towers episodes?
> 
> The one where Bazel's car failed him on his way to pick up something very
> important and was on a ridgid time schedule.  The ole car wasn't starting.
> 
> Well, he gets really pissed at his car on the side of the road and starts
> giving it a warning.  Of which, it didn't do anything, so he runs and gets
> limb off a near by tree and thrashs it vigerously.  Pretty funny scene.
> 
> What type of car (Mini?) was that?  And what year?  As well as any other
> specifics about that little red car.
> 
> It was pretty amazing a stick like insect that Clease is, he fit in that car.
> 
> Q
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I saw that episode - it's probably the best one, certainly it's shown the
most in England.
Anyway, the car is a Morris (or Austin?) 1100/1300 (prob the latter) MkIII
I think it was a J/K reg., which makes it about 1971.
I hope this solves your query!

Rob.

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