1981 Mini 1000 HL MkIV [ADO20]

1981 Mini 1000 HL MkIV [ADO20] in Riding Bean, Animation Movie, 1989

Class: Cars, Supermini — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Saturn Simon ◊ 2006-05-29 18:18	It's a mid-80s Austin Mini
BeanBandit ◊ 2006-05-30 00:01	Note the license plate. http://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blbro054gt.jpg
qwerty_86 ◊ 2006-05-30 04:11	Wow, very interesting. This would probably explain it: "Riding Bean's creator, Kenichi Sonada, was heavily influenced by the movie The Blues Brothers." http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0098202/plotsummary
ChazSter ◊ 2013-07-31 11:57	It's also noticeable in his other series, Gunsmith Cats, as Rally's GT-500 had a very similar numberplate!
opal ◊ 2020-05-26 17:40
-- ◊ 2022-07-23 20:05	アメリカのイギリスのRHD車かそれは実生活でアメリカで運転することは違法だろう -- Last edit: Keitanyan
San ◊ 2023-11-28 21:10	I find it interesting this MkIV managed to get into the states since it´s right-handed drive. Probably had to come pre-88 since that´s when the 25 year vehicle import law took effect -- Last edit: 2023-11-28 21:11:00
Yokai Driver ◊ 2025-02-06 10:44	San wrote I find it interesting this MkIV managed to get into the states since it´s right-handed drive. Probably had to come pre-88 since that´s when the 25 year vehicle import law took effect The anime was released 1989, that law didn't exist until 2014.
Baube ◊ 2025-03-13 21:26	RHD import laws tend to be a little bit more relaxed in cartoons..