3. Original interior colours / fabrics - Leyland Mini Clubman GT (Australia)

Seat and door trim patterns:

The GT received a unique vinyl trim design, which actually differs slightly to its standard Clubman counterpart of the same era. We note that early GTs have a basket-weave trim pattern on the seat and door card inserts, whilst later cars replaced the basket-weave inserts with flat panels. Unfortunately, we have not been able to confirm precisely when this changeover occurred, but have provided examples in the images to show the difference in pattern between the earlier and later designs.

Regardless of whether the cars had the basket-weave or flat-panel design, these insert panels on the seats were rolled and stitched to the seat vinyl (as opposed to the standard Clubman - which had these insert panels simply embossed into the vinyl trim). Similarly, when it comes to the door cards and rear quarter cards on the GT, the insert panels are heat-welded onto the card trim material, whilst the standard Clubman cards were embossed. This difference means that genuine Clubman GT trim is extremely difficult to find, or accurately replicate.

 

Carpets and seatbelts:

Carpets in the GT were a loop pile design, having the same square grid foot-pad as the MK2 Morris Cooper S, also with toe pad on the inner-guard carpeted section. According to several owners of original cars, in the majority of cases the trim colour applied to the seats was also reflected in the carpet colour as well as in the seatbelt colour. There are, however, believed to be some exceptions to this.

 

Clubman GT trim colour availability:

The below table outlines the interior trim colours available on the Clubman GT cars from 1971 - 1973. These colours are based on a number of examples sighted, and Leyland specification sheets (attached in the images). Despite the options shown in the specification sheets, we have only been able to sight and obtain several examples of trim colours.  If any owners or enthusiasts out there have better images and examples, please contact us so we can improve this section.

Colour Name Notes Years
Black Common 71-73
Kidskin Common (very pale trim) 71-72
Navy None sighted 72-73
Casino Blue None sighted 72-73
Antique Parchment Darker than Kidskin 72-73
Cherry Red None sighted 72-73
Chestnut Common 72-73