British Leyland Mini 1000

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The British Leyland Mini 1000 is a compact British city car best known worldwide as the iconic yellow vehicle driven by Rowan Atkinson’s character in the television series "Mr. Bean."

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Austin Seven (1959–1967) 1
British Leyland Mini 1000 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf car model
city car
compact car
alsoKnownAs BL Mini 1000
Mini 1000
linked to: Mini
associatedWithActor Rowan Atkinson
associatedWithCharacter Mr. Bean
bodyStyle 2-door saloon
hatchback-like saloon
brakeType drum brakes (early versions)
class A-segment
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalStatus iconic British car
designedFor urban driving
engineConfiguration inline-four engine
engineDisplacement 998 cc
engineFamily BMC A-series engine
fuelType petrol
layout front-engine, front-wheel-drive
manufacturer British Leyland
British Leyland Motor Corporation
linked to: British Leyland
marketedBy Austin
Morris
marketPosition economy car
marketRegion Europe
United Kingdom
marketSegment city car
notableAppearanceAs yellow car driven by Mr. Bean
notableAppearanceIn Mr. Bean (TV series)
linked to: Mr. Bean
notableColorInMedia citron yellow
notableFor compact exterior dimensions
efficient space utilization
popularity in British popular culture
numberOfCylinders 4
numberOfDoors 2
originLanguageOfName English
partOfSeries Mini
platform original Mini platform
predecessor Mini 850
productionPeriod 1970s
1980s
relatedModel Austin Mini
Mini 1275 GT
linked to: Austin Mini

Mini 850
Morris Mini
linked to: Austin Mini
seatingCapacity 4
transmissionType manual transmission
wheelDrive front-wheel drive

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mr. Bean carModel British Leyland Mini 1000
Austin Mini alsoKnownAs Austin Seven (1959–1967)
linked to: British Leyland Mini 1000