The series of 350 special Minors were resplendent in lilac paintwork
On the 22nd of December 1960, the Morris Minor became the UK’s first car to sell one million units. To celebrate this momentous day, the British Motor Corporation (BMC) commissioned the nation’s first limited-edition model. 1 MHU, owned by Mike Alford, is the actual chassis number 1,000,000 and is resplendent in its ivory leather upholstery and black carpeting. Not to mention its eye-catching lilac paint scheme.
In the early 1960s, many Britons regarded such a colour scheme as bold, if not downright outrageous. The likes of the Ford Zodiac Mk2 and the Vauxhall Cresta PA might have indulged in such flamboyance, but the Minor was the epitome of all that was decent and sober.