Copied from an old post re this....
marc2131 wrote:
There isnt much info on the type of seats used in Australian minis.
The UK minis used different seats, notice the Australian ones tended to be fluted stictched type seats.
Here are photos of what I believe are the original rear seats from my 66 Deluxe. The front seats have since dissapeared.
Am not sure which type of front seats it goes with.
Could it be with this:
1. BMC stitched fluted design seats
http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/mini/p ... =19&type=12. or the ones above in Philb's red interiored Mini.
Would appreciate some clarification. Want to get my restoration correct.
Thanks in advance to all the advice to date (Phil, Michael etc)
Marc
I'm no expert and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I know there were 3 patterns in the Aussie roundnoses.
1964 - 1967 Whick looks like your rear
seat which I would say is the correct one for your car.
It has the set of evenly spaced pleats and the squab at the front edge. The fronts follow the same
pattern.
Like this..
and this...
Actually this Blue Deluxe is on Carsales and same year as yours and looks pretty orig so worth a look as a guide.)
1967 - 1969 Is the next
pattern which you see in my car
It has pleats but the 2 outer pleats are wider and all pleats continue over the front edge of the
seat.
Note also that the door trim
pattern changed but I'm not sure if that was at the same time as the seats.
1969 - 1971 Last
pattern seen in most Mk2 minis is similar but less pleats having one wider pleat in the centre.
Also the
pattern in the vinyl. Your vinyl
might have a
pattern like this if its original but I;m not sure if they were still using the same vinyl over those years.
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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)
