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1972 Mini 1000 MkIII [ADO20]

1972 Mini 1000 MkIII [ADO20] in The King of Queens, TV Series, 1998-2007 IMDB Ep. 1.11

Class: Cars, Supermini — Model origin: UK — Built in: ZA

1972 Mini 1000 MkIII [ADO20]

[*][*][*] Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Owner of this vehicle: Mini Steve

Comments about this vehicle

AuthorMessage

DIEHARD NL

2007-01-10 20:37

In the serie they call it a Douchenburger and it is supposed to be made in Luxembourg.

Gag Halfrunt UK

2007-01-10 22:00

DIEHARD wrote In the serie they call it a Douchenburger and it is supposed to be made in Luxembourg.

You'd think they'd choose something a bit less recognisable to use as a fictional car. :)

DIEHARD NL

2007-01-10 22:40

Gag Halfrunt wrote
You'd think they'd choose something a bit less recognisable to use as a fictional car. :)


I agree, but actually they disguished the logo, as it was quite visible, there was a front view of the car for quite a while...

blue_thunder AT

2011-09-15 14:32

Can somebody replace the preview please? Thx

[Image: ze111a.3657.jpg]

[Image: ze111b.576.jpg]

Btw, it is Season 1 Episode 11

-- Last edit: 2011-09-15 14:32:59

dsl SX

2011-09-15 14:47

1970+ Mini (as make) 850 [ADO20], but may well be late 70s or early 80s. I don't recognise the side stripe as a particular edition, so accessory shop. RHD but has non-UK white sidelights.

-- Last edit: 2011-09-15 15:05:40

maxman CA

2011-10-24 21:30

They didn't even get a left hand drive version. Luxembourg is not right hand drive.

electra225 IT

2011-11-30 14:01

Just Mini 1000 and not Austin Mini

maxman CA

2013-05-21 05:08

It's an 850, not a 1000.

portacker US

2015-03-30 15:33

The joke is that they cannot identify the car. Btw, where did they find a RHD 850?

Turq82

2016-03-24 20:35

Arthur: You know how fast this thing goes zero to 60?
Doug: How fast?
Arthur: I don't know.
:lol: :lol:

-- Last edit: 2016-03-26 18:02:07

Mini Steve US

2016-08-17 19:19

Hello,

The Mini used in this episode, is a 1972 Leland MINI MK III 1000.
I brought the car back from traveling in Cape Town S. Africa in 2001, a year before the new model was introduced.
The car cost me R3000, which equated to just over $500 U.S.D. It still has the S. African license plates.
It cost about $3500 to ship to Hollywood California from Cape Town and the car has been in several other productions than the one listed here. In all, my Mini has earned six times the money invested and It remains in my possession to this day. The car was as originally purchased at the time of this production, and I have since repainted the car (red) and reupholstered the interior in a white and red theme. It still has the original Leland 1000 engine and "magic wand" gearbox. It is a bare bones as you can get- no radio, no heater, no wood dash- but plenty of fun to drive.
There are few original MINI's here, so it continues to get dozens of stares and "thumbs up" when I drive the car, even from those driving Ferrari's, Lambo's and have soon to get a license plate frame, to answer the two most asked questions. The top would say " 1971 original Mini" and below, " NOT FOR SALE".

Hope this clarifies the questions posed here.
Cheers!
Steve Rodgers
Hollywood California.

-- Last edit: 2016-08-17 19:23:26

dsl SX

2016-08-17 19:39

Useful info - thanks. Explains some of the small detailing. What else has it been in?

antp BE

2016-08-18 19:23

Photos of the car, received by e-mail:
[Image: mini3_2011.jpg] [Image: miniint1.jpg]

Smokey US

2016-12-23 06:07

Steve, you say you brought the car here in 2001... the episode is from 1998. ??

Exiv96 BE

2020-01-25 17:17

It was built by Leyland South Africa, but they were marketed with Mini as a brand, like in the UK at that time.

dsl SX

2020-01-25 23:01

Seems you're right - no Leyland insignia visible anywhere. And there maybe a deeper reason - ARonline says "In 1969, BMC, Jaguar and Aveling-Barford’s operations were merged with Leyland Motor Corporation South Africa (or Leykor as it was known)" and then this page (about the ZA 1275 GTS version) has ".... at a time when the Republic of South Africa was being racially divided into Bantustans, and Europe was sanctioning South Africa because of the racial policy. The GTS and other Leykor works cars were made by local talent and raced only in South Africa. The very name “Leykor” itself shows the impact of the South African politics at the time. Leyland did not wish to be associated with the racial policies but they did wish to do business there, so they created the name Leykor out of Leyland and Korpporatse, the Afrikans word for Corporation."

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