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darranlatham
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Colour code

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I got 1966 traveller in old English white.
What colour trim was fitted at the time or was choice by the customers
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Re: Colour code

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As standard, all Old English White Minors at that time had red interiors. There might have been the odd car supplied differently but there was no official option.
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Cherokee red trim with red carpets, according to this list:
http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/Identify.htm
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ManyMinors wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:51 pm As standard, all Old English White Minors at that time had red interiors. There might have been the odd car supplied differently but there was no official option.
My traveller has black interior in which looks old
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Re: Colour code

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Chipper wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:51 pm Cherokee red trim with red carpets, according to this list:
http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/Identify.htm
My traveller has black interior in which looks old
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Re: Colour code

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Black interiors were not offered on the Minor 1000 until 1968. Possibly your car has been retrimmed or had a later interior fitted?
Many cars have seen changes over the years.
A Heritage Certificate from the Gaydon Motor Museum will give you all the original build details if you're interested in them.
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ManyMinors wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:10 pm Black interiors were not offered on the Minor 1000 until 1968. Possibly your car has been retrimmed or had a later interior fitted?
Many cars have seen changes over the years.
A Heritage Certificate from the Gaydon Motor Museum will give you all the original build details if you're interested in them.
I will contact them. The black interior still looks good with old English white travellers ,the red interior will probably shows more marks.
Like all Morris Minors owners change colours and upgrades
My Traveller has few upgrades
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Re: Colour code

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darranlatham wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:43 pm
ManyMinors wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:10 pm Black interiors were not offered on the Minor 1000 until 1968. Possibly your car has been retrimmed or had a later interior fitted?
Many cars have seen changes over the years.
A Heritage Certificate from the Gaydon Motor Museum will give you all the original build details if you're interested in them.
I will contact them. The black interior still looks good with old English white travellers ,the red interior will probably shows more marks.
Like all Morris Minors owners change colours and upgrades
My Traveller has few upgrades
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Re: Colour code

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Could the black interior have been a special order at the original buyers request?
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Re: Colour code

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Quite possibly, particularly if the customer was military/police/RAF/fire brigade/post office, etc.
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Re: Colour code

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Anything is possible - in theory - but BMC would generally only supply special order vehicles in quantity such as to the forces etc as mentioned above. Morris Minors were cheap mass produced cars for conservative buyers - not individually customised. Generally a different interior colour could only have been selected from those available at the time. Black was not yet available in 1966. A Heritage certificate should tell all :wink:
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