Morris Minor Van - Mitchelin

About this product…

Scale: 1/43

Part of the Vanguards range.

Vehicles that shaped the lives of people living in Britain from the post-war period to the present day.

The 1971 Morris Minor LCV modelled, in this case one of the rare Austin badged examples, is in the livery of the French Michelin tyre company and carries an illuminated Bibendum figure on its roof. Bibendums name comes from the Latin phrase Nun est bibendum, meaning, Now is the time to drink (or celebrate). This was used as a title for one of the earliest illustrations featuring the Michelin man, who was shown holding a cup filled with glass shards, nails, and other tyre hazards to indicate that a Michelin tyre takes obstacles in its stride, or, in the French vernacular, drinks them. The name stuck and he is now known all over the world as Bibendum.

Age Suitability: 14+