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Mini load-lugging - Will's Roadtransport Revival

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Hopefully these four men - who look scarily alike - will be driving their Mini van to the dump after they've loaded it with that hideous 1970s furniture.
The Mini van, as featured in this 1978 sales brochure, was once an incredibly popular sight on Britain's roads. Buyers loved its bargain purchase price, and its size made it the perfect tool for urban deliveries. Load access was pretty good too, although the maximum 254kg payload was rather pathetic.
Also leaving a lot to be desired was the level of driver comfort. The brochure proudly tells perspective buyers that they will be treated to "the same comfort as Mini saloon motoring" - which in all honesty equated to bugger-all. We are talking "smart black and white houndstooth check cloth, a fitted carpet, a dipping mirror and a passenger sun visor."

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