1275 GT thread

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1275GT ‘Around America Economy Drive’ 1976 - David Vizard:-
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6472

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1275GT Rostyle Wheels Colour:-
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20111

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Popular Classics magazine - November 1995

[66Traveller]

Also on the main site are a couple of earlier listings of GT colours and trims


October 1969 List https://mk1-performance-conversions.co. ... Models.pdf


September 1976 https://mk1-performance-conversions.co. ... tripes.pdf


Also I do have most of the brochures for 1970s cars scanned somewhere. When I find them I will post them up.

Its interesting that black was the standardised interior trim option in 1969-70 across all exterior colours (like the Mk2 Cooper / Cooper S I guess). Also interesting that Teal Blue isn't on the exterior colour published list for that year (my car was that colour from new) yet there is a Motorgraphs Longbridge production line photo from late 1969 early 1970 with an Antelope and a Teal Blue car. Presumably things had already begun to fall apart by then!

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A 1969 1275GT bonnet I have showing the early bonnet hinge arrangement - revised by early 1970

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Early stitched trim and later, flatter electrically welded

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Later 1971 onwards chrome vents and early (small knob) 1970 chrome eyeball vents

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1969 / early 1970 switch panel (and plastic cased heater) and late 1970 onwards (metal cased heater)

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Question.....did all GT's have the solid casting engine block?
Read somewhere that they did......
However, I saw one with the AEG312 thick flange open tappet block.

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My 1972 GT DOT 445K widely known as the Black dot, camping in Portknokie ! North East Scotland if my memory
serves me right 1975, had tow bar pulled a small trailer with camping gear, my eldest son was just a baby ,
went well 1293cc, handled well on 6" Mambas and Goodyear Rally Specials , Konis all round.
The Commer Caravanette belonged to my father, had just finished doing some welding and a lower half respray.

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Its interesting that black was the standardised interior trim option in 1969-70 across all exterior colours (like the Mk2 Cooper / Cooper S I guess). Also interesting that Teal Blue isn't on the exterior colour published list for that year (my car was that colour from new) yet there is a Motorgraphs Longbridge production line photo from late 1969 early 1970 with an Antelope and a Teal Blue car. Presumably things had already begun to fall apart by then!

I think the first car in that Motor Graphs shot is a Clubman Saloon in Blue Royale. Can't see a GT badge and it looks like a Clubman grille. Also looks to have drum brakes

Blue Royale.jpg

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Its interesting that black was the standardised interior trim option in 1969-70 across all exterior colours (like the Mk2 Cooper / Cooper S I guess). Also interesting that Teal Blue isn't on the exterior colour published list for that year (my car was that colour from new) yet there is a Motorgraphs Longbridge production line photo from late 1969 early 1970 with an Antelope and a Teal Blue car. Presumably things had already begun to fall apart by then!

I think the first car in that Motor Graphs shot is a Clubman Saloon in Blue Royale. Can't see a GT badge and it looks like a Clubman grille. Also looks to have drum brakes

Blue Royale.jpg

Yes noticed that the first car isn't a GT - but the colour isn't Blue Royale (BU 38) I don't think - its too light and vibrant. Looks like Teal (BLVC 18)...

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I think it could simply be a trick of the light. Teal Blue simply wasn't available that early although I agree that the car does look more like Teal Blue in that photo!

[66Traveller]

Possibly - however Teal was available from the beginning of 1970 on Mk3 Minis and on the 1100 range.

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