![]() Without going into too much detail, it probably comes as no surprise that throughout shooting, more than one of these Minis were used. Bean made its debut: a 1977 Leyland Cars Mini 1000 Mark IV in Austin Citron Green, with the bonnet painted matte black, and the number plate SLW 287R. Bean”) that the car we most closely associate with Mr. It’s in the third episode (“The Curse of Mr. What makes precise identification difficult is that the car was not built for the series per se, and with the Mini being more than a couple of decades old, it could easily mean that a previous owner, or owners, had modified the original car in some way. Common consensus appears to favour it being an MK2 Morris Mini however, multiple fan forums and Mini enthusiasts have speculated after extensive research that it was indeed an MK1 Austin Mini with a MK2 grille and rear lights installed. What is also notable about this car is that, even to this day, not everyone can agree on what type of Mini it actually was. The last we see of it is its tyre bouncing back from the supposed site of the accident. The car doesn’t survive the episode, as it suffers on off-screen crash after Mr. Bean was Rowan Atkinson’s lack of respect for the car.Įven though his first Mini is orange, some iconic elements are already present on the car, such as the padlock that Mr. One of the reasons that a Reliant was chosen to be the car often antagonised by Mr. Bean uses his Mini to basically run a Reliant Robin off the road. Immediately one of the series’ running gags is established as Mr. Bean first appears driving an orange Mini. In the pilot episode of the series, which aired January 1st, 1990, Mr. What is certain is that the car is not a classic Mini Cooper, even though many online sources refer to it as such. Third, unsurprisingly, there are still some questions as to the exact models, starting with the very first Mini Mr. Second, parts were often taken out of previously used models and put into other cars during production. Bean’s adventures often led to his cars being destroyed in one way or another. This is in some part due to the sorry fact that Mr. ![]() Bean had at least six Minis over the course of the series and movies. Bean with a single ‘Citron’ yellow Mini with a black bonnet. ![]() Bean’s car to be painted a colour that he would never choose himself. He chose the colour because he wanted Mr. Apparently, Atkinson chose the Mini and the colours himself, because of the car’s inherently funny nature, and because he had learned to drive in his mother’s Morris Minor as a young man. Bean began as a stage character, virtually free of any props, so the thought of having more tools to play with was an important part of the development of the series. Bean’s car an important part of the show. It is unsurprising, then, that he always wanted to make Mr. As well as having owned many supercars, he participated in original races, and also has a truck driving licence. Firstly, Rowan Atkinson is a well-known car fanatic. The reasons the Mini became such an essential element of the series are twofold. ![]()
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