Mr. Bean celebrates his 25th birthday on his Mini 1000

Rowan Atkinson, famous for his role as the lonely, innocent and very clumsy British citizen Mr. Bean, rode around London on his 1976 Mini 1000. A fun way to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the creation of this beloved character and actor.

You can already imagine the expectation produced by seeing the famous Mr. Bean sitting live in his chair on the roof of the yellow Mini. The smiles and applause as they passed were served.

Mr. Bean, riding on the roof of his legendary yellow British Leyland Mini 1000 car from 1976, toured the city of London, circling Buckingham Palace several times. With mop in hand, the car full of packages and of course accompanied by his best friend, his eight stuffed animal Teddy,

Mr. Bean’s Yellow Brithish Leyland Mini 100

The legendary Mini icon of the 60’s and considered one of the most influential vehicles of that time, and of course it had to be Mr. Bean’s car. This original design, created by Alec Issigonis for the British Motor Company, is perfect for our beloved character to drive.

Mini triumphed for its small size, its manageability and its speed. BMC-British Motor Company, was born from the merger of Morris and Austin. Initially it began to be sold as the Austin Seven and the Morris Mini Minor, manufacturing it in different bodies. In some countries it was built with steel and in others with fiberglass.

This very special Mini works with a 4-cylinder engine and 1.0 liters of displacement, with a power of 34 hp.

It’s already been more than 60 years since the existence of the Mini brand, the small car where all kinds of stories have been lived on and off the television screen.