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Written by Jeff Seabrook
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Tuesday February 28, 2006 |
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The Expression of a New,
Mobile and Active Lifestyle.
In September 1960 two new versions of the Mini made their debut in
the market: the Austin Seven Countryman and the Morris Mini Traveller.
The term “Traveller” used in conjunction with the Mini clearly indicates
that this model was targeted at a group of customers enjoying an active lifestyle quite new and unprecedented at the time.
Apart from the typical elements and highlights of Mini design as well as the two doors at the rear, these special versions of the Mini remain in our memory to this day through their wooden sideboards extending all the way back at
the outside from the B-pillar. Starting in 1961, the Morris Mini Traveller was also available without this woodwork in foreign markets outside of Great Britain, with this “no-wood” option being introduced in the Mini Traveller’s home market in 1962. In 1969 the Mini Clubman Estate replaced the Traveller and Countryman, total production of the Mini Estate under all model designations amounting to more than 400,000 units between 1960 and 1982.
In technical terms the Mini Estate was based on the two-seater Mini Van launched in January 1960. Compared with the Mini Saloon, that is the original Mini, exterior length was up from 3,050 to 3,300 mm (120.1´´ to 129.9´´),
with the car’s wheelbase extended by 110 mm or 4.33´´ to 2,140 mm or 84.3´´, while the roofline was 10 mm or almost 0.4´´ higher.
With its reinforced suspension and higher loading capacity, the Mini Traveller met all the demands made of an elegant transporter at the time, with go-kart-like driving characteristics ensuring the highest conceivable standard of agility in the market. Starting in 1961, finally, a Mini Pick-Up was also offered on the same technical basis.
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