Not sure if you have seen this..............wonder where the car is now


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James Garner is shown here with his ’66 Morris Cooper S, a left-hand-drive (LHD) model. This pic, taken in 1966, shows Garner and his Mini.
Of course, he wouldn’t want to drive just any old Cooper S, would he?
His Mini has a custom two-tone blue paint job, Webasto full pull-back sunroof, chromed external door hinges, flip-top alloy fuel filler, chrome exhaust tip and alloy wheels with chrome lug nuts and white-lettered Goodyears.
Garner’s rise to stardom began with the 1963 movie, “The Great Escape.”

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Cool photo's i remeber a private eye show he was in just not the name of the show lol , he lived in a campervan by the sea and his mate was angel i think.

Nice mini btw

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the rockford files , drove a camaro or pontiac firebird trans- am i think

Yep yep that was it Jim Rockford , cheers.

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Not to mention he starred in the film "Grand Prix" ...good find loopy

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The other big American star of The Great Escape was Steve McQueen



Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

James Garner also Played Bret Maverick in a TV series

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Bought a Blu-Ray DVD of LE MANS with Steve McQueen at K mart last weekend for only $8. Very good restoration of the original print.

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1979 Moke Californian + 1981 'Coke' Moke

fwoar... new favourite paint scheme

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Funnily enough, the TV series was called "Maverick" John...with Bret and Bart Maverick (and in later seasons, their English cousin, Beau) playing well dressed gamblers

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Steve has his hand in his pocket searching for more change to buy another driving light

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He's a bit more of a casual dresser than his mate, but there wasn't anyone cooler in 1965. According to an interview with Garner that I read, the two were next-door-neighbours, and they both brought their minis back to the US after they finished filming "The Great Escape". They'd race each other up and down their neighbourhood.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Although is late at night, I've been watching the Rockford files and they are still a good watch after many years and he does his own driving.

Loving the highlighted door hinges. I recon I'll do that on my resto.

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According to a biography on McQueen he had the opportunity of driving professionally for BMC, but instead elected to pursue a growing opportunity in the movie business

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