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Would the boot lid of a 62 Morris ( deluxe ) be double skinned?
OK...same question for a 67 S ( Austin ) while I have your attention.
Thanks

62 -> Single Skin
67 -> Double skin (From 12/66)

Thanks very much for that!

So....would the lid of early MkI's look the same as a MkIII on the inside? ( knowing the plate indent would be different on the outside)

So....would the lid of early MkI's look the same as a MkIII on the inside?

Yes, it should.

Why the change....and then back to original then?

Rubber cones -> hydrolastic -> rubber cones comes to mind.

Maybe easy access needed to the inner part of the bootlid?

nah...I doubt thats why....the lid has nothing to do with wet suspension access

Sure, I didn't mean to say the bootlid change was connected to the suspension - obviously it isn't.
I just referred the suspension as they were originally rubber cones, then went to hydrolastic and the back to the original rubber cones.
Then I tried to think why would they change the bootlids to the original form, but didn't mean to make the connection to the suspension.
When I said easy access needed I thought of wires, mounting fog lamps, badge clips falling to the inner part of the lid, repairs, etc...

Anyway, maybe even a matter of costs? One less panel to apply?

I don't know why they changed & then changed back again, but I suspect that it was something like this.

They had the original single skin boot lid which had either a cardboard cover screwed to it or had a mat attached, someone said it would be much cheaper to make a double skinned boot, this way we can save on boards, screws, mats, clips etc. So they produced the double skin boot lid. Thjis became a standard feature across the range but then on the introduction of the MK3 they were looking to cut costs and thought the single skin boot lid is cheaper than the 2 skin version, if we fit these to the car with no mat or boot board it will be even cheaper. So that is what they did.

MOST modifications to the Mini (apart from some of those involving the Cooper S's) were invariably down to saving money.

Thanks.
OK...bottom line.....,
For a 1962 Morris Deluxe ( unsure of month ), the proper boot lid would be single skin with the older style licence plate indent

Correct

mk1 wrote:I don't know why they changed & then changed back again, but I suspect that it was something like this.

They had the original single skin boot lid which had either a cardboard cover screwed to it or had a mat attached, someone said it would be much cheaper to make a double skinned boot, this way we can save on boards, screws, mats, clips etc. So they produced the double skin boot lid. Thjis became a standard feature across the range but then on the introduction of the MK3 they were looking to cut costs and thought the single skin boot lid is cheaper than the 2 skin version, if we fit these to the car with no mat or boot board it will be even cheaper. So that is what they did.

MOST modifications to the Mini (apart from some of those involving the Cooper S's) were invariably down to saving money.

Lol excellent assumption and most probably accurate.

Also i think they may have thought the single skin bootlid was easier to tweak.

You know the tweek I mean when the lid needs a little twist to make it sit half decent in the hole.

I never went to the factory, but someone who did told me about the GIANT RUBBER "TWEEKING" HAMMERS employed to make stuff fit