1981 Austin mini Metro 1.3 S [LC8]

1981 Austin mini Metro [LC8] in The Little Drummer Girl, Movie, 1984

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Weasel1984 ◊ 2018-11-20 16:43	I think the side strip looks more like flat decal of "1.3 S" than rubber/silver plastic (3D) strip of HLS, HLE...
dsl ◊ 2018-11-20 17:51	Agree a mid-range spec, such as S. Black is unusual colour on early Metros, and the little pixie thought he remembered a black special editions, so I dug around. There was the 1983 VP500 based on the VdP , but it had MG-style pepperpot alloys and a logo on the rear wing above the side strip. What looks like a badge on ours lower down behind the door is probably something fixed to the railings.
AleX_DJ ◊ 2018-11-20 23:56	Another one:

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Weasel1984

◊ 2018-11-20 16:43

I think the side strip looks more like flat decal of "1.3 S" than rubber/silver plastic (3D) strip of HLS, HLE...

dsl

◊ 2018-11-20 17:51

Agree a mid-range spec, such as S. Black is unusual colour on early Metros, and the little pixie thought he remembered a black special editions, so I dug around. There was the 1983 VP500 based on the VdP , but it had MG-style pepperpot alloys and a logo on the rear wing above the side strip. What looks like a badge on ours lower down behind the door is probably something fixed to the railings.

AleX_DJ

◊ 2018-11-20 23:56

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1981 Austin mini Metro 1.3 S [LC8]

1981 Austin mini Metro [LC8] in The Little Drummer Girl, Movie, 1984

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