Could be a steel traveller with a van front panel and Aussie clubby doors??
Or a cut n shut!
Strange indeed!
Frankenvan
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| Author: | Timbo [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:45 am ] |
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Have a look at this and see whether you can work out whats going on. Ignore the bulldozer blade on the front, look at the doors and the load bay. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/morris/mini/auction-471748804.htm Tim |
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| Author: | graham in aus [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:11 pm ] |
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Could be a steel traveller with a van front panel and Aussie clubby doors?? Or a cut n shut!
Strange indeed! Frankenvan
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| Author: | JC [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:12 pm ] |
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Are you thinking it is a traveller with k/clubman doors fitted? Registered as a 71 but the scuttle panel looks early. |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:26 pm ] |
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I think its a "wooden load floor" van, with Aussie Clubman doors. The wooden load floor van is a curious cross between a van and a traveller. They had van sides and grille, and traveller load floor and rear seat. Presumably some sort of dodge to get cheap rego in certain markets. Tim |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:10 pm ] |
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Those van side windows are much smaller than the usual Oz ones. Our Clubby van has similar small, but more ugly ones. Not for long... 
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| Author: | John Smidt [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:57 pm ] |
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Hey Doc, Check The Front Floors, And the indentations in the lower part of the fire wall both sides of the speedo |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:34 pm ] |
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Well spotted on the firewall John! I looked at all the panels to try and work out a year or even a reason, I shook my head and looked away! |
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| Author: | 123grosso [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:06 pm ] |
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please, it was made by Lamborghini and Ferrari working together according to the badges |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:10 pm ] |
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John Smidt wrote: Hey Doc, Check The Front Floors, And the indentations in the lower part of the fire wall both sides of the speedo
What does it mean? Tim |
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| Author: | John Smidt [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:44 pm ] |
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[ quote="Timbo"] John Smidt wrote: Hey Doc, Check The Front Floors, And the indentations in the lower part of the fire wall both sides of the speedo What does it mean? Tim[/quote] Hi Tim The two indentations suggest a Aust Mini Before 1965 or a UK Mini The floor Panels are early Mini Pre 1967 ( in Aust ) or UK Mini Also The wipers Park on R/H side The B Pillars and the doors are Aust Regards John |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:09 pm ] |
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You know, I reckon it was factory built like that. I read somewhere that these vans were assembled in NZ from CKD kits. What if, in 1971 NZ regulations mandated burst proof door hinges? What if, instead of using UK wind-up window doors they wanted to keep the external hinges? The easy option would have been to use a mix of UK van and estate panels, with Australian doors and B pillars. It was being done here, so we know its possible. Or it could just be a home made job where someone has gone to an immense amount of trouble to put wind up windows on their van. Tim |
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| Author: | John Smidt [ Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:59 am ] |
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Timbo wrote: You know, I reckon it was factory built like that.
I read somewhere that these vans were assembled in NZ from CKD kits. What if, in 1971 NZ regulations mandated burst proof door hinges? What if, instead of using UK wind-up window doors they wanted to keep the external hinges? The easy option would have been to use a mix of UK van and estate panels, with Australian doors and B pillars. It was being done here, so we know its possible. Or it could just be a home made job where someone has gone to an immense amount of trouble to put wind up windows on their van. Tim Tim I am not sure what this is ,Just going by the photos, however if it was CKD from Australia then all the panels I think would be 1971 Australian type, If it was CKD from Uk then one would think that all panels would be UK However, it is possible that this was built in NZ using a combination of SKD Packs from the UK And Aust As You say They may have had to have burst proof door catches which the Aust ones had from 1971 so They may have used The Aust Side panels as these were pressed in one panel from the rear to the hinge panel, This said I think the UK had burst proof door catches in 1971 As You say Very interesting |
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