Does anyone remember the TV campaign before the "Mini mini mini mini I love my car I love my mini.... etc"?

I vaguely remember a Mini (not sure if it was a Cooper S or a Clubby) driving away down a road, with a song "When in your Mini, you don't have to prove a thing."

I'd love to get a copy of it.

dont we all

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

I remeber it - in fact I was watching it the other day, but no copies are available - yet (watch this space.)

Picture this:
Two V8s turn up at a set of lights (red) and the drivers start egging each other on, revving the cars.

Mini drives up and stops in between the two V8s. Driver (trendy male with georgeous blonde girlfriend) looks to both sides at the revving cars and smiles to himself, begins to day dream....

Shot fades to the starting line at Catalina Park, with the Mini (now its the Roadsafe rally cross Mini) and three V8s on the line. The lights change and the cars roar off, the Mini dives into the front. You then get a good 30 secs or more of rally cross action, and on every corner the Mini is at the back and blasts past the V8s, the big cars go spinning and sliding off the track in every direction. The Mini wins (of course)....

...shot fades back to traffic lights. The lights change and the two V8s roar off, leaving the Mini standing in their dust. The Mini slowly drives off.

(now the other good bit)

Mini driver looks out the window and smiles, a sort of half laugh. Camera shows one of the V8s pulled over on the side of the road being booked - and the Copper is in a Mini Clubman (painted blue and with flashing light on roof, as well).

Shot goes back to the driver, who smiles knowingly to his girlfriend.

Final shot is the Mini cruising along tree-lined avenue with music playing.

Voice over comes on... "With Mini, you don't have to prove a thing".

The End.

This sounds great!

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[quote="watto"]I remeber it - in fact I was watching it the other day, but no copies are available - yet (watch this space.)

So does this mean you actually have a copy of it, which may soon be available to share?

Actually I don't have a copy of it, and I'm not saying where I saw it - trade secret - but I am working on having it, and a few other items of significant interest - available on DVD in the (fairly) near future.

Stay tuned - all will be revealed when available.

I'm such a tease.

Cheers,
Watto.

Watto , any word on the castrol oil trial round Australia trip in the mini deluxe and Austin 1800 dvd you were hinting at a while ago ?

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Yes.




Oh, you would like me to elaborate?

OK.

The film is called: "Crossroads Alice".

We have it on DVD and I am now going through the final stages of crossing my i's and dotting my t's...or something... with the legalities of it.

However, we are more than 95% there.

So, I am advertising it in the next magazine, and it will be available in the next few weeks.

Cost is $29.00 and the film is about 30 min long.

But wait, there's more.

As a bonus, we also have the film: "It's a Long Way To Go To Catch A Plane" on the same DVD.

This film is not about Minis but is related. It is a BMC promotional film, in full colour, which has a Morris 1100S racing a light Cessna aircraft around Australia.

Cheers,
Watto.

That's the one , my credit card is fighting it's own way out of my wallet as I type ...

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Don't be too eager just yet.

I'll put up a post when it is available.

Cheers,
Watto.

This was answered in a new thread.

It can be found here http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/classic_car_commercials_mini_02.htm

Thanks SuperCooper

Dicko.

Hmm. I think the one that I originaly rembered was actually the "following its past" add.

It can be viewed here http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/classic_car_commercials_mini_03.htm

Dicko

Not bad , though I think they need to look at their "circa 1968" comment

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Thats cool! I had no idea that that was a mini catchphrase... 'you dont have to prove a thing'... i like it

now I'm going back in my memory... ...is'n't that first one the Mini that was also rear wheel drive also

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