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Mini 1275GT
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
5565507
Area
Model cars
Title
Mini 1275GT
Brand
Manufacturer
Collection
Number
VA13504B
Car brand
Model
Variant
Type
Scale
Colour
Production year of the model car
2015
Number produced
500
First year of production original car
1969
Country of origin of the model
China
Barcode / EAN / UPC
Dimensions
Details
Vermillion, LHD. Registration 75-GT-80 (Dutch)
The 1275GT modelled was a British Leyland press-fleet and publicity vehicle which, when new in July 1979, was photographed comprehensively on the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) test track near Nuneaton in Warwickshire. The photos featured ‘Saskia’, a Birmingham-based model, real name Pat Parkes, dressed in denim hot pants and a cropped t-shirt whilst carrying a crash helmet and leaning on the car. This 1275GT has been researched in detail for Corgi Vanguards by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. They discovered the pictures whilst preparing their new photographic archive website, www.motorgraphs.com, a resource for enthusiasts and historians full of archive photographs from the British motor industry’s fascinating and varied past.
There are two versions of this model; VA13504A a Right Handed Drive version, VA13504B a LHD Dutch version.
Numberplate: 75-GT-80
Limited with certificate
