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[mini77]

which is the woody, the traveller or countryman..or are they both woodies?

[Bec]

They are both woodies depending when they are from. This website may help http://minitraveller...er.com/history/

Within a year of the launch of the mini came BMC's Austin Mini Countryman and Morris Mini-Traveller (1960). Nine and a half inches longer overall, in Mk1 and Mk2 form they came with the non-structural 'woody' rear end as standard, although an all-metal cheaper version was available from 1962.

[minimender]

I always understood the woody to be the woody and the traveller to be the all steel version.

The all steel was named traveller with the introduction of the Mk 2 in 1967 I think.

Edited by minimender, 20 August 2011 - 06:49 PM.

[minimender]

It looks like the Morris version was named traveller after the Morris minor Traveller

The Austin was the more upmarket version and was given the wood.

Cant remember seeing a Morris with wood, unless someone else has.

[Shifty]

I'm sure I've got a picture somewhere of a 15 year old me sitting on the roof of a morris woody traveller.

[minimender]

I'm sure I've got a picture somewhere of a 15 year old me sitting on the roof of a morris woody traveller.

Would be an Austin

[Shifty]

I've still got the bonnet badge in the garage, if I can't find the pic then the badge will do!!

(just in case i am wrong, it was 23 years ago remember!!)

[Bec]

They are both woodies depending when they are from. This website may help http://minitraveller...er.com/history/

Within a year of the launch of the mini came BMC's Austin Mini Countryman and Morris Mini-Traveller (1960). Nine and a half inches longer overall, in Mk1 and Mk2 form they came with the non-structural 'woody' rear end as standard, although an all-metal cheaper version was available from 1962.

Unless that information is wrong it would be a Morris?

[minimender]

They are both woodies depending when they are from. This website may help http://minitraveller...er.com/history/

Within a year of the launch of the mini came BMC's Austin Mini Countryman and Morris Mini-Traveller (1960). Nine and a half inches longer overall, in Mk1 and Mk2 form they came with the non-structural 'woody' rear end as standard, although an all-metal cheaper version was available from 1962.

Unless that information is wrong it would be a Morris?

That information is wrong....sorry ..misleading - both versions available from 1962, traveller cheaper

Both Austin and Morris had wood so maybe it was an extra or as above.

Edited by minimender, 20 August 2011 - 08:07 PM.

[Cooperman]

Originally the Austin Mini-Countryman and the Morris Mini-Traveller both had the wood which made them much heavier and thus slower than the equivalent 850 saloon. Dimensionally they were identical to the van.
Due to problems with the wood rotting away, later versions had no wood, just the steel body.
The early woody ones are highly valued now.

[minimender]

Found this....

From 1962 the Countryman and the Traveller were available at lower price without the wood

Available until 1969 when it was replaced by the Mini Clubman Estate (without wood)