Does anyone know how many pick ups and Travellers were made in Australia and how rare would you say they were? Id love a pick up and Ive seen a few on my brief search but only a few travellers.

Ask Simon Kerr and the others on here that own one.

I thought I heard the number of around 80 known travellers in Oz.....

Anybody??

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There were NO pickups or travellers MADE here, and none officially sold through BMC Oz- any you see here are private imports.
Quite a few `pickups' are cut down Oz vans- you can tell by the rear (sloped not vertical).

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I know of about 10 genuine utes (a couple in WA, the blue one that circumnavigated australia via ebay, one floating around Wagga somewhere, Dean Canto's x-flow in Sydney, and 2 in sheds, the ex-Nothern Mini Parts one that got crashed into and repaired) but there are probably another 10 hiding away

and I put the number of travellers at 50 - just by the fact that we know of probably 30, and there would be more. 75,000 odd were made, and I believe only from the UK factory.

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I am a bit off the mark then Simon.....?

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I know there is a traveller in Lithgow NSW that is a daily driver. I have often wanted to drop in and talk to the owner but... as usual, we are always on our way to somewhere else when we travel through.

But I agree - all private imports.

And those not in the hands of mini-ists are now getting long in the tooth and tatty.

Mike

Are we counting Countryman's too? I just happen to know someone with 2 Austin Countryman's

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As far as I know there were no Travellers/Countrymen or utes made in Aus.
My father did tell me about a large factory in Sydney in the 60s that had some Mini utes for towing 5th wheel trailers around, but I have no idea why why or where. Apparently they were set up like a Scammell Scarab (google it ) which were also seen in factories in Sydney and other places.

don't forget the penrite oil one supposedly the only one made in aus made by the apprentices nice black one see it occasionally .lives in melb

There were aftermarket van (back seat) conversions done here, not sure who did em now, it was long ago.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I know of one genuine ute in a garage being slowly rebuilt.

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Thanks everyone, thats going to make my search for one a little more difficult. I think my best bet will be to inport one, that way I have a little more choice and I can fill it up with nice bits at the same time

Morrisminor company VIC has one genuine ute.

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get proper import authority, bring a few, sell them off to fund the import of yours, and the nice bits

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Agree Simon, In think potential buyers would que up!

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