tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219363636849408472.post833600512357591396..comments2024-03-29T03:41:01.593-07:00Comments on Judith I Bridgland: Peter Sellers Mini?Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699059997487134415noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219363636849408472.post-78992454917749834512017-01-15T06:53:42.079-08:002017-01-15T06:53:42.079-08:00Ooh, now that's actually pretty exciting - tha...Ooh, now that's actually pretty exciting - thank you very much indeed for sharing that. Seriously, this is the kind of hands-on knowledge that gets lost down the cracks in history. Because this is all history now.<br /><br />The 60s were a time when everyone was trying to obliterate the twiddly fiddly dust-catching decoration of Victorian houses and furniture, and blocking it off/boarding it up/sticking it over in a DIY frenzy in order to get sleek, space-age smooth lines. Sticky backed plastic was all the rage - try getting it now!! Amazing to think that it even went on cars. It really does sum up the zeitgeist - no-one has the time, the money, or the sense of fun to do that now.<br /><br />I bet you have some interesting stuff in your attic!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699059997487134415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219363636849408472.post-14668650222831874022017-01-13T15:58:08.005-08:002017-01-13T15:58:08.005-08:00The wicker on Dirk's Mini probably featured a ...The wicker on Dirk's Mini probably featured a textured plastic material that was marketed to interior designers in the early 1960's for decorating bar furniture and the like. I have a roll of it I bought from a guy who used to stick it on Mini's in the day. The high points of the design are cream and the lower background has textured black dots which appear grey. I tried it on a red car about 25 years ago and amazingly the background appeared reddish - an optical illusion of course, but quite a pleasant effect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com