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Old 11-11-2007, 09:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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MINI Clubman - Past and Present

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1. Countryman
Launched in 1960 the original load-lugging Mini was called the Traveller if you bought a Morris, and Countryman if it was an Austin.

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2. Swinging Sixties
During the Sixties the Mini Wagon featured an ash wood framework at the rear. However, this wasn't structural - it was just for show.

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3. Seventies style
By the next decade the ash had been removed. In its place was a vinyl side stripe with fake wood grain. All models were badged British Leyland.

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4. Clubman collection
The Clubman name first appeared in 1969. Cute Mini front end was replaced with more angular nose. Available as saloon, wagon and hot 1275 GT.

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5. Design sketches
When the parent company BMW wanted a new MINI estate, it had something much more sporty than the original in mind.

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6. Production line
The new Clubman is built on a hi-tech production line at the Oxfordshire plant. A total of 230 robots are used in various roles around the factory.

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7. Roof presses
Humans are still important in getting fnished models out through the factory gates. Over 4,500 are employed at the Cowley facility.

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8. MINI Clubman
Nearly thirty years after the last of the original Clubmans rolled off the line, the MKII makes its debut.

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9. Club door
This is the controversial Club door design. The single rear opening means that passengers in RHD cars exit into the road.

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10. Double rear doors
Like the first Mini wagons, the 2007 version features a twin rear tailgate. It's practical but robs drivers of rear vision.

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11. Interior sketches
Initial sketches used wood decking for the floor - a nice nod to the ash exterior frame of the classic Sixties models.

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12. Clubman interior
The finished article was much more convential, using many parts already found in the standard hatchback version.
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Re: MINI Clubman - Past and Present

I love the MINI (old & new), but I hate the Clubman (well, the new version of it, anyway)...

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^^^ Some hard-core shit, Lmao ...!
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