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Rick
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Evening all,
Have the Brits ever made really good, mass-produced, woodie estate cars?
The Morris 1000 Traveller was a success. But there've been a few duffers along the way - stick-on wood effect on various cars springs to mind for starters.
Are there (m)any good/successful Brit-built woodie estate cars out there, bar the Moggy? Or should the whole notion have been left to the US car makers to churn out, which - in the early/mid-20th century - they did with some aplomb?
Do you have any favourite woodies? Or have you ever owned one?
RJ
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Ellis
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How about one of these?
A Morris Isis S3 Traveller :
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Not strictly a woody but I have fascinated by the Consul/Ford Cortina Mk1 "Woody" estate since my childhood. There was one in the village in the mid 1960s, a yellow one owned by a local carpenter. I am almost certain that it had a white contrasting roof.
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I like this Alvis TA for its clean lines (and lovely condition). It has a Jensen estate body.
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Penman
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Hi
Jensen appear to have done woodies for a number pf companies.
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The very first Radford Countryman fit with a late S1 engine that's 4.9 litres and has over 2" inlet valves and 2" HD8 carburettors.
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Phil - Nottingham
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1968 Morris Mini 1000 Traveller Mk2
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