Vintage Mini BMC Commercial - From the Autoline Vault

This commercial shows all the different people who enjoy and drive Minis. First is a sort of lumberjack-looking guy (they have those in Australia?) followed by a young flower girl going to a wedding and a very well-to-do older woman who has her chauffeur follow her as she drives so he can open her door when they arrive. This cheeky ad is quintessentially Mini.

[@litlgrey]

It's perfectly understandable that the scantily clad young lady likes it going up and down.

[@ArchimedeanEye]

It's an Aussie ad! Those accents, those beaches... and the coin with the kangaroo on it!

[@trevorwhitham6742]

I saw one here in America at car show I wanted to hug it

[@CatcherOfBass]

That is incredible handling and she does like it when it goes "up and down".

[@tosta_build]

W comercial

[@edydj1127]

They all speak like the queen, especially the girl

[@saxongreen78]

The chap at the end is Brian Henderson - longest serving TV newsreader in Australia (Channel Nine.) He was also the host of _Bandstand_ around the time of this ad.

[@geoffeastwood5352]

Thought that was him.

[@AutolineDetroit]

You're right! Our bad. Fixed!

[@garethbramley1]

Wow! Have you any details of the date of this commercial and who composed the music?

[@speed_density2827]

What year is this commercial?

[@betaman7988]

Some time between 1964 and 1967, I believe

[@garethbramley1]

It mentions Hopkirk who won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 and Timo Makinen who won in '65. It does not mention the team who won in a mini in 1967. I'm certain this ad will be 1965/6 and the music is by John Barry but I have, as yet, no confirmation of this. If I knew the advertising agency I could contact them.

[@geoffeastwood5352]

This model was released in March, 1965.

[@omenapiirakka-eq3fh]

i wishd id had some day 2 minis green and yellow. i wishd my friends cousin has mini yellow and my gfs sister as red mini i wishd id had some day green mini