Nice to see some interest in Mr Bean Minis
Flute wrote:
Not sure if these are any help but the first ones are from 2007/2008 and the last is from 2011 (must be a different car). I see the progress on the first with the addition of the decal paddlock and the last one has a real padlock. Sorry, no inside shots.
The last one is definitely a different car - it's mine
It's a 1961 850 and my first Mini that I got for driving around home when I was 12. It's certainly no where near the condition of the other 'Mr Been' Mini (you would've noticed at the 2011 Mini Expo by the rust and rough bog in the front guards). The car itself has had a very hard life, and the lime green is just another coat of paint over the various other layers. The interior is still in the original English Grey. It actually had wind-up doors and a different boot lid when Dad painted it for a Christmas present (after spending years in a paddock at my grandparents), but I changed it back to a set of sliding windows I came across. Amazingly I didn't have to paint them - the colours matched almost perfectly!
As for the lock on the door, it's held on with double-sided tape in the photo. I had one screwed on originally, but in reality it doesn't work. It gets caught when you shut the door and bends everything.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know the whereabouts of the Mini with 'Mr Been' registration? I've never actually seen it myself. I've also wondered like danny_ where the car from Mini Magic is.
danny_ wrote:
He is the reason why i bought a mini and i have always enjoyed watching Mr Bean as a kid.. I still enjoy watching it.
Rowans character Bean has been able to make generations of families laugh and smile without saying a word.
I completely agree! When I was twelve my dream car was a Mr Bean Mini, and since then I've become obsessed with any Mini.
On numerous occasions I've heard kids exclaim "It's Mr Bean's car!" on sight of a Mini even though it's no where near the colour of Mr Bean's.
Evan.
