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1973 Mini Van

1973 Mini Van in Umiray samo v kraen sluchay, Mini-Series, 1978 IMDB Ep. 1

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin: UK

1973 Mini Van

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HWJOE US

2014-12-18 14:57

Austin Mini Van

johnfromstaffs EN

2014-12-18 15:53

Why Austin?

HWJOE US

2014-12-18 18:14

johnfromstaffs wrote Why Austin?

No reason, if its another BMC than so be it

Lateef NO

2014-12-18 18:20

This kind of dispute is usually settled by picking Austin - however, if it's later than 1970, then Mini (as make).

-- Last edit: 2014-12-18 18:22:15

Sunbar UK

2014-12-18 18:27

When did the plain roof become the ribbed roof?

Was it 1966?

johnfromstaffs EN

2014-12-18 19:05

HWJOE wrote
No reason, if its another BMC than so be it


If the database normally reverts to Austin, no problem.

electra225 IT

2014-12-18 23:25

I though this was a Morris colour.

dsl SX

2014-12-19 02:48

Did they have different colours for Austin and Morris vans?? I can see this blue as 1970+ Mini as make.

electra225 IT

2014-12-19 09:20

At the very beginning I am sure Austin Sevens and Morris Mini Minors had different colours and I though this could be afterwards.
Mini Minors had a darker blue compared to the uastin one in 1960
The shade of the Morris white was more "creamy", too.
Maybe this difference lasted for a short while, I don't know.

Sunbar UK

2014-12-19 13:38

electra225 wrote I though this was a Morris colour.


dsl wrote Did they have different colours for Austin and Morris vans?? I can see this blue as 1970+ Mini as make.



My thoughts re colours of vans...

Austin (1967) blue colour also as here /vehicle_729679-Austin-Mini-Van-ADO15-1967.html

I believe the early vans (up to 1964?) were the same colours for Austin and Morris and only three or four were offered as standard.

edit. -

standard colours January 1961 to 1963 Whitehall Beige, Smoke Grey

standard colours 1963 to 1965 Whitehall Beige, Tweed Grey, Willow Green

(some early Austin brochures show a red MiniVan but I cannot remember it being offered as standard - perhaps commercial vehicles were expected to be in boring colours?)

However, later as they got more popular, it expanded to a total range as follows up to 1969, although not all available at the same time (or both Austin and Morris?).

Whitehall beige (BG4)
Persian blue (BU39)
Everglade green (GN42)
Cumulus grey (GR29)
Damask Red (RD5)
Snowberry White (WT4)
Willow Green (GN33)
Tweed Grey (GR4)
Marigold (YL7)
White (WT2)

-- Last edit: 2014-12-19 14:24:08

dsl SX

2014-12-19 14:32

All Mini vans (Austin, Morris, Mini as make) were made at "the Austin" Longbridge (same as happened for Pickup and Moke). So if all made at one factory, I'd be surprised if different makes had different parallel colour choices - too complicated and unlikely to influence buyers for a basic utility vehicle. Plus if we can't tell make, it's spiritually an Austin, so acceptable as default - same policy as we do on Mokes.

If this is Teal Blue - the colour I'm thinking of above - then 1970+ Mini Van as http://www.austinminiwebsearch.com/van850.html - but not the only Mini dark blue available eg Clipper blue etc http://www.austinminiwebsearch.com/paint_bleu.html , so am easy with Austin ID if preferred.

Sunbar UK

2014-12-19 16:39

Identifying it as an Austin and Teal Blue (therefore after 1970) look good for me.

dsl SX

2014-12-19 17:28

But if 1970+, just Mini Van - no Austin or Morris naming.

johnfromstaffs EN

2014-12-19 19:10

All this is telling me that I should have kept my 1960 Minivan, can't remember if it was Austin or Morris, but it was pale green and the plate was 483 CNP.
What would it be worth now?
I paid £60 for it and sold it for £35 as an MoT failure due to a rotten rear subframe.

-- Last edit: 2014-12-19 19:13:15

electra225 IT

2014-12-20 21:19

I was referring to saloons. I though the story for the van was the same.

dsl SX

2020-06-07 19:27

No roof vent, so 73+.

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