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How rare are the early low back recliners? Looks like std. mk1 seat but little while knob to recline. In body parts manual as optional seats 24A-1823/1824 thanks

When I went to see Nick at Min-E-Bitz a few years back (when he had the shop) he showed me one of them. Not sure they were fitted to UK cars ?
What does it look like underneath ? - I guess it's feasible to convert a Mk3 frame with Mk1 covers ?

LDR209H wrote:When I went to see Nick at Min-E-Bitz a few years back (when he had the shop) he showed me one of them. Not sure they were fitted to UK cars ?
What does it look like underneath ? - I guess it's feasible to convert a Mk3 frame with Mk1 covers ?

I have seen 1 UK car with these, the Clubby automatic that was discussed inhere, and one of the registrer guys on MCR have (or had?) a MK III S with these seats.

The early MK III seats have a cut out on the bottom part (maybe a left over from the floor starter days?) but the later dont have this,
so maybe a early MK III / Clubby seat can be used ?

I actually had 2 pairs, a red pair like this one above and a black pair. I sold them all pretty cheaply as I recall. If memory serves me correctly both sets came from cars which were standard UK spec.
At least one pair went to a knowledgable contributor to this forum.

I've seen a few sets of these over the years - usually in Mk 1's but they did them in Mk 2 trim as well.

I think cars for the German market had them available as an option and Elf & Hornet seats were also available with the reclining option although I don't recall ever having seen any.

i always thought a typeof these was an option for cars ordered by people with mild dissability, to allow easy access to the rear on one side , i have one and its back folds forward flat onto the base and is operated from the outside on the pass side if my memory serves me right,

slowboy wrote:i always thought a typeof these was an option for cars ordered by people with mild dissability, to allow easy access to the rear on one side , i have one and its back folds forward flat onto the base and is operated from the outside on the pass side if my memory serves me right,

Have a picture if this ? I have one that sounds simular. Its the case of "looks homemade" want to sell it?

slowboy wrote:its back folds forward flat onto the base and is operated from the outside on the pass side if my memory serves me right,

I've seen one like this description, a brown seat on an early van passenger side. I thought it was used for accommodate long object to be transport in a van???

will dig it out and do some pics

My other seat, it came in a 61 inside tank woodie wagon

From what I posted on Specialist forum a few minutes ago.


Did some more digging though the microfiche (I wish my reader's screen was bigger -- it's slow going with a magnifying glass!) and the factory parts books.

I have found references to them in Elf/Hornet (Mk II and III), Mk II Saloons (except Cooper and S) including a Disabled Persons Vehicle, Mk II Countryman, and some Mk II Germany only cars.

I'm sure more digging would turn them up on MK I versions.

That's why my Mini Motto is: The more I know about Minis, the more I know I don't know about Minis.

cheleker wrote: including a Disabled Persons Vehicle,

the disabled cars (or 'ministry of supply' cars) also used non folding seats that had really nice adjusting mech which allowed the seat to move far further back than a standard seat.


they are great if you happen to be about 8 feet long (jc.... )

I guess it would depend on the recipitents disability as to what sort of seats there car was issued with.

guru_1071 wrote:
they are great if you happen to be about 8 feet long (jc.... )

Ha ha

They are nice seat Guru I have a set in my van

slowboy wrote:will dig it out and do some pics

Any news on pictures thanks

Any news on pictures thanks

as soon as i can

Ttt thanks

Ttt thanks

not forgotten, went in house loft over weekend and it wasnt there, found it buried in workshop loft while pulling out some bits for smokegrey on here, at least i have located it, will get this weekens rally out of way and dig it out for some pics

Great!

I had a seats like this in my 1971 mk3 mini 1000 export. of course they had mk3 navy blue trim but the lever and white knob were identical