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Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:40 am
by Pete
Jeroen Booij wrote:Pete wrote:
That was my understanding. So who did the bodywork,wind up conversion and trim?
It was George Barris who did it.
Tell us more, is it a Cooper conversion then originally or not?
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:18 pm
by 850GT
billycooper wrote:Loving them wheels and the rubber !
Could the wheels be Dunlops that have had some machining done.
I have seen it done to cosmics and they look good.
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:24 pm
by minitravellerman
Pete wrote:On the higher res pics (if you have any bigger) does it look to have a ribbed roof or smooth? Should be the later ribbed one to tie in with Cooper's conversions. 1967 would also tie in well with Eastwood making it big (having done the spaghetti trilogy by then), and filming in Europe. Has a W&P look about it doesn't it?
Looks like a flat roof model.
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:37 pm
by mab01uk
850GT wrote:billycooper wrote:Loving them wheels and the rubber !
Could the wheels be Dunlops that have had some machining done.
I have seen it done to cosmics and they look good.
According to the MiniMania forum posts (see my previous link) they are Pos-A-Traction alloy wheels made in the USA originally for the Honda Z600's-which have a different bolt circle. They then made them to fit other cars to include the Mini. Good article here showing wheel photos and comparing the Z car to the Cooper S at the time:-
http://www.honda600coupe.com/Mini_Riders.pdf
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:14 pm
by Jeroen Booij
Pete wrote:Jeroen Booij wrote:Pete wrote:
That was my understanding. So who did the bodywork,wind up conversion and trim?
It was George Barris who did it.
Tell us more, is it a Cooper conversion then originally or not?
Unfortunately, I do not know anything more than just that, Pete.
As a matter of fact I thought it was Lee Brown who'd converted the car, but a friend is positive it was Barris' work.
Some years ago I found a fantastic 1970s book on Barris' cars and have been all through it, hoping to find a mention of this Mini, but it only describes Eastwood's Ferrari 275 - also green and also converted by the King of Kustom…
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:59 pm
by surfblue63
Is it not possible that the car is one of the Cooper Travellers that George Barris later customised. It does look like it has a smooth roof but it is probable that Barris would have smoothed this out when he did the rest of the modifications.
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:37 pm
by Pete
minitravellerman wrote: Looks like a flat roof model.
I thought that, earlier door handle as well. Anyone else spot anything, if so go ahead , make my day.
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:57 pm
by UHR850
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:23 pm
by carbon
Made my day...
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:36 pm
by Pete
"Clint Eastwood own a 1960s Mini Countryman Estate with a Cooper S engine and setup, one of only 3 ever built by Morris Cars. #fact"
Owns or owned? Not quite sure on the acuracy of that particular "#fact". I think he's running The Gauntlet with that one.
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:55 pm
by Pete
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:45 pm
by surfblue63
I've just obtained a copy of Barris Cars of the Stars (Published 2008) and it makes a small mention of a Mini Cooper that was done in blue and white for Clint Eastwood. It mentions that Barris fitted power windows at the time. Unfortunately there are no pictures.
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 2:34 pm
by Pete
One of the Speedwell 'go faster' Mini estates....
Re: Clint Eastwood Traveller
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 3:14 pm
by rich@minispares.com
hell
five pints of oil in 514 miles.........................................
could you imagine that been acceptable now a days
