Front speaker mounting ideas ?

#11

Taffy wrote:

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Well I believe there used to be an overhead panel kit above the sun
visors for Mini's back in the 1960's, so you could then mount your
radio and stuff in it. I guess it was more popular back then, before
they altered the roof lining and lost the head room from the MKIII Mini
(1969/70) onwards.

Anyway I've got this great but odd little movie on video that I
recorded off the TV (channel 4, well S4C for me here in South Wales, UK
of course! Well back then anyway, but I can get most stations with
satellite now!) back in late 1986! Well I saw this MKII yellowy/orange
Austin Mini Cooper S and stuck a tape in and I still have it today, but
I've copied it to different tapes and it's a bit ropey now to say the
least! But it's about 2 glamourous/sexy Mini-Skirted girls driving
across Europe in that MKII Austin Mini Cooper S and they have a great
time dancing in groovy psychedelic discoteques and sunbathing on the
beach and stuff, but some dodgy bloke has hidden a 35mm film reel
behind one of the Mini's spot-light covers and that bloke and his
henchmen are then chasing the Mini all over Europe to get it back. So
the girls see off a Porche 911 up a hill and a Lancia (forget the model
now, HF?) up a hill too and finally they go back to Britain by ferry,
but after the one girl discovered the film and she sent it for
developing. Anyway there was nothing important on the film other than
the dodgy bloke dressed in womans clothes. Yes he was a transvestite
and the girls have a good laugh about it! Oh and the dogdy
transvestite bloke ended up with one of their 35mm film reels by
mistake and all he got was groovy images of the girls with the Mini
Cooper S and a couple of blokes they pulled along the way too! ;O)

But yes it's a classy little film and you see the Mini Cooper S loosing
a big black American Buick on the Autobahn and through traffic in
Brussels too and see it on a ferry up the Rhine, but to this day I've
no idea what the film is called as I missed the beginning, other than
it was made in 1969 by Gannet Films and starred Barry Gosney?

Anyway the reason why I brought that up and waffled on a bit is because
the girls Mini Cooper S had a custom Works style dash and one of those
overhead fittings above the sun visors which housed a radio!

So if anyone knows anything about this film please let me know as apart
from asking S4C to check their archives I'm stumped. But i'd love a
complete copy on DVD!

Taffy

He does like to "waffle" on quite a bit. Talk about hot air! Probably
needs to get out and stop playing with himself so much.

#12

Oh yeah and I think the film might have had something to do with Dunlop
Tyres (Sponsorship perhaps?). Well the Mini Cooper S was equipped with
Dunlop (D1?) Black Alloy Wheels shod with the obligatory Dunlop SP
Sports Radial Tyres and then there's a scene at a petrol filling
station that has Dunlop written everywhere, then after switching over
drivers, the other girl almost collides with a lorry after blasting out
of the garage at speed and frightening the blokes who are wiping the
Mini's windows. So they swap over drivers again and the lorry drives
past with surprise, surprise, Dunlop Tyres signs all over it!

Taffy

#13

Anyway after much searching I found this website dedicated to that film
company and i've contacted them, so perhaps after almost 20 years i'll
finally find out what that bloody film was called. Oh and perhaps
there's a digitally remastered DVD release for it available too? Well
you never know!

#14

I did the same, still waiting for a response from the film web site

Martin
"Taffy" <taffy_turner (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

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Anyway after much searching I found this website dedicated to that film
company and i've contacted them, so perhaps after almost 20 years i'll
finally find out what that bloody film was called. Oh and perhaps
there's a digitally remastered DVD release for it available too? Well
you never know!

#15

Well I didn't get a response from them either (well not yet anyway),
but I did from The Mini Cooper Registers Forum and this is what they
had to say:-

The film is called Vive Le Sport and was made for Dunlop. The female
leads were Liane Engeman and (perhaps almost ironically) Beth Morris.

The car is a Mk 2 S and a former BMC Publicity/Road test car regsitered
LOB 884F. It was originally Red/Black but was painted Bronze Yellow for
the film which was made in 1969 - presumably to make the car look a bit
more up to date.

#16

Taffy wrote:

Quote:

Well I didn't get a response from them either (well not yet anyway),
but I did from The Mini Cooper Registers Forum and this is what they
had to say:-

The film is called Vive Le Sport and was made for Dunlop. The female
leads were Liane Engeman and (perhaps almost ironically) Beth Morris.

The car is a Mk 2 S and a former BMC Publicity/Road test car regsitered
LOB 884F. It was originally Red/Black but was painted Bronze Yellow for
the film which was made in 1969 - presumably to make the car look a bit
more up to date.

If it were more up to date, it would be a BMW mini. If Taffy were more

up to date, he would need a new wardrobe.

#17

Well I did get a reply from "Gannet Films" themselves and this is it:-

Hello

the film in question was made for Dunlop and called Vive Le Sport. I
will endeavour to track down a copy but it may take a while. It has not
been commercially released.

many thanks

Ben Kellett

And this is my reply:-

Hello Ben,

That's fantastic news as being a real Mini fan (and owner) and being a
bit of a 1960's/1970's afficianado I love the film and would love to
get my hands on a good copy.

Mind you I think the time is right to get it released on DVD, well
eveyone loves 1960's groovy images and the real Mini has a massive
following itself. I'm sure even Porche 911 and lancia owners would
find it interesting too?

So yes that film would at the very least, be on every Mini owners film
list, just after "The Italian Job" (1969) I'm sure.

Many thanks too,

Darryl Turner

#18

Taffy, Excellent news.

Martin

"Taffy" <taffy_turner (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Well I did get a reply from "Gannet Films" themselves and this is it:-

Hello

the film in question was made for Dunlop and called Vive Le Sport. I
will endeavour to track down a copy but it may take a while. It has not
been commercially released.

many thanks

Ben Kellett

And this is my reply:-

Hello Ben,

That's fantastic news as being a real Mini fan (and owner) and being a
bit of a 1960's/1970's afficianado I love the film and would love to
get my hands on a good copy.

Mind you I think the time is right to get it released on DVD, well
eveyone loves 1960's groovy images and the real Mini has a massive
following itself. I'm sure even Porche 911 and lancia owners would
find it interesting too?

So yes that film would at the very least, be on every Mini owners film
list, just after "The Italian Job" (1969) I'm sure.

Many thanks too,

Darryl Turner

#19

Yes and here's hoping for a digitally remastered DVD release soon with
a second disc full of extra's like, commentaries, history of the Mini
Cooper S, profile of "LOB 884F", interviews with the stars, easter egg
and free Mini Cooper S model too!

Okay i'm hard to please but we can all dream? ;O)