1964 Countryman woody

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alpder
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1964 Countryman woody

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Just acquired.

It's 100% Mk1. But is it 100% *of* a mk1?!
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Re: 1964 Countryman woody

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Looks like that van full of parts will keep you out of mischief for a couple of months at least :lol: And that is just to record all the bits! Keep the updates coming.
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Re: 1964 Countryman woody

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A bit of history:

Taken off the road in '76 after two owners and 68K(??) miles. Stored on the 2nd owner's farm (in a barn naturally) for the next 40 years.

This is what it looked like before work started:
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Since then it's been someone's project for a few years. But they've decided that their many existing Minis are enough so they've sold this one on, after re-building a decent straight shell using heritage panels.

It's not on the DVLA database but I do have the 1st and 2nd owners' buff logbooks, and the final tax-disc. Should be enough to retain the original reg.
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Great project, all ways good to see another now rare woody being saved!

Some photos of my brothers 1961 Traveller woody restoration back in 2011 here:-
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That's a great project. I saw it advertised and was sorely tempted myself. Good luck with it :) .
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Old English White wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:22 am That's a great project. I saw it advertised and was sorely tempted myself. Good luck with it :) .
Thank you. Don't suppose I'll really make a start on it until next winter, now.

The seller had quite a hard time shifting it. I guess total newbies couldn't evaluate the completeness of the pile of bits, and the experienced wouldn't want someone else's half-done project.
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