Do Heinz MKII Doors Fit MKI Mini?
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Heres the time-line from the Elf & Hornet Register ( //www.elf-hornet-register.co.uk/index.html )
Timeline of the MINI (ADO15) Elf/Hornet varient
October 1961 - Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet introduced with 850cc Engine and no body seams.
April 1962 - Body seams appear and over riders appear
1962 - Baulk-ring syncro introduced. Leather replaces Leather cloth. Rear seats improved. Diaphrams replace webbing straps.
November 1962 - MkI Elf and Hornet discontinued.
Total MKI produced, Elf = 3522, Hornet = 3166
November 1962 - Mk II Elf and Hornet introduced with a 998cc engine and twin leading brake shoes on front. Counter balanced boot lid.
May 1963 - Plastic window catches replace chrome.
September 1963 - Improved Dampers fitted.
September 1964 - Hydrolastic suspension fitted. Diaphram clutch. Combined Starter /ignition fitted. crushable sun visors and plastic framed rear view mirror.
May 1965 - Automatic transmission introduced
October 1966 - Elf and Hornet MKII discontinued.
October 1966 - Mk III Elf and Hornet introduced with roll up windows, Cooper type remote gear shift and optional heated rear window.
October 1967 - Re-designed seats. New stalk control. Plastic cooling fan. Automatic optional.
August 1968 - All syncro-gearbox introduced.
August 1969 - Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet discontinued.
September 1969 - Austin, Morris, Riley and Wolseley names dropped. Marque name becomes Mini.
August 1969 - MKIII discontinued.
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The Mk3 Elf/Hornet was the first in the range to get windup windows, ~'66/67.
If you look at the inside of the passenger door, the architecture seems to be similar to a Mk3 Elf - based entirely on the position of the door pull.
I'm suspecting a home-brewed windup conversion, with the Mk1 outside & frame and a Mk3 inside welded together.
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It is the MK-III Elf/Hornet that got the windup windows (and unfortunately internal hinges). These got them before the regular Mini Saloon by about 2 years (per the Wikipedia article covering the Elf/Hornet variant).
The doors on the Clint Eastwood Estate are most likely "bespoke" from someplace like Radford.
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Heinz is a term we apply (usually to a dog) to something of mixed and varied parentage ..
I would suggest Clint's doors are probabaly well labelled as such - they're not Oz doors...maybe bespoke?
Although, didn't early Elf/Hornet's come with one piece glass windups??? If so, I'm pretty sure sure thay would fit an Austin/Morris of simiar vintage.
Cheers, Ian
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Heinz is a term we apply (usually to a dog) to something of mixed and varied parentage ..
I would suggest Clint's doors are probabaly well labelled as such - they're not Oz doors...maybe bespoke?
Although, didn't early Elf/Hornet's come with one piece glass windups??? If so, I'm pretty sure sure thay would fit an Austin/Morris of simiar vintage.
Cheers, Ian
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Never heard of a Heinz MK2. The only Heinz Mini type of car was a MK2 Woseley Hornet that was modified for a sweepstakes giveaway back in the 60's. Those 57 cars had doors that were the same as MK1 Mini doors. You must be thinking about Australian Mini doors (OZ). For those, there were several different variations AFIK, so some would fit and some would not.
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