Land Rover 110 countryman

A land rover thats crashed into a Montego special edition?

Twas Thu, 08 Jan 2004 19:01:46 GMT when "Exit" put finger to keyboard producing:

That's an interesting picture....

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On or around Thu, 08 Jan 2004 18:27:59 +0000, Mr.Nice. enlightened us thusly:

bollox, probably. Just possible it was a foreign model name

the only "countryman" I reacall was a variant of the monte-stop estate.

actually, I think there was an morris 1300 version too...

|| || the only "countryman" I reacall was a variant of the monte-stop || estate. || || actually, I think there was an morris 1300 version too... || ||

And wasn't there a Mini Countryman too, like a smaller Morris Traveller? Great idea, to add the possibility of dry rot and death-watch beetle to all the other mechanical ills.

Twas Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:33:45 -0000 when "Richard Brookman" put finger to keyboard producing:

hmmmm

from the bottom. inaccuracies like these do not inspire confidence, what else are they wrong about?

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A land rover woodie, now theres an idea.

Actually my limo had a great deal of woodwork inside it which added to the weight.

I think you could call my Landie, the Land Rover Council Estate :)

I think that was the Mini Clubman Cheers, Rich

that was the squared off fronted mini I had a 1275gt

Various of the Austin A cars were Countryman - it seemed to mean estate.

The ones I can find were the A30, A35, A40, A60.

I shouldn't be surprised if somebody at some point in Land Rovers history at BMC had put out one model (LWB S2 maybe?) that they called the Countryman.

P.

This would be a Land Rover woody then......

"Richard Lock" wrote

No, that was a more expensive version with a different bonnet profile and larger engine. The Countryman was like a standard minivan with two opening doors at the rear and woodwork surrounding the back half of the vehicle. I think they used ash (not the most rot-resistant wood anyway)*, and in all the nooks and crannies where you expect rust to start, there was some nice fibrous woody material and a selection of woodland fungi. Actually, I thought they looked great, but then I was always very fond of the Morris Traveller.

Rich

RR 4.6 HSE Tiggrr 3.5 V8 trialler

*Imagine if they had used iroko, or even teak. The scrapyards would be full of solid wooden frames surrounded by small piles of rust and paint flakes.

"Richard Brookman" wrote

Just a thought - seriously...

When a Morris Traveller/Woodie/Countryman is involved in an accident, what do (or did) the bodyshop people do about repairing the woodwork? It was presumably way out of most mechanics' experience. Did they (a) have special factory-trained "flying mechanics" who could be parachuted in to a garage on request, or (b) have a local cabinetmaker on retention, or (c) what? Were there standard parts, or did they make repair sections locally from available timber?

I've only just thought of this. It's one of those things I didn't know I didn't know.

Rich RR 4.6 HSE Tiggrr 3.5 V8 trialler

It was, at the time, a throwback to earlier tech -- wood frame with metal skin. So an older generation of bodyshop people would know how to do the work.

|| On 9 Jan, in article || || snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk "Richard Brookman" wrote: || ||| "Richard Brookman" ||| wrote ||| |||| And wasn't there a Mini Countryman too, like a smaller Morris |||| Traveller? Great idea, to add the possibility of dry rot and |||| death-watch beetle to all the other mechanical ills. ||| ||| Just a thought - seriously... ||| ||| When a Morris Traveller/Woodie/Countryman is involved in an ||| accident, what do (or did) the bodyshop people do about repairing ||| the woodwork? It was presumably way out of most mechanics' ||| experience. Did they (a) have special factory-trained "flying ||| mechanics" who could be parachuted in to a garage on request, or ||| (b) have a local cabinetmaker on retention, or (c) what? Were ||| there standard parts, or did they make repair sections locally from ||| available timber? ||| ||| I've only just thought of this. It's one of those things I didn't ||| know I didn't know. || || It was, at the time, a throwback to earlier tech -- wood frame with || metal skin. So an older generation of bodyshop people would know how || to do the work. || || -- || David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger. || || "History shows that the Singularity started when Sir Tim Berners-Lee || was bitten by a radioactive spider."

Ah. Thanks. Yep, makes sense.