Mini Mark II / MKII (1967–1970)

From 1944 to 1979, Issigonis had been designing a replacement for the Mini in the form of an experimental model called the 9X. It was longer and more powerful than the Mini, but due to politicking inside British Leyland (which had now been formed by the merger of BMC's parent company British Motor Holdings and the Leyland Motor Corporation), the car did not reach production.

The Mark II Mini featured a redesigned grille which remained with the car from that point on. Also, a larger rear window and numerous cosmetic changes were introduced. 429,000 Mark II Minis were made. A bewildering variety of Mini types were made in Pamplona, Spain, by the Authi company from 1968 onwards, mostly under the Morris name.

From 1967 to 1969, production of Austin Mini Mk2 and Morris Mini Mk2. Details: 2 models available- The Basic and the Super De Luxe. Models changed to Mini 850 and Mini 1000.Improvement from MK1: New front MK2 grille design, larger rear window and rectangular rear lights. Brakes system improved. Engine size: 848cc (The Basic and Super De Luxe model) or 998cc (Super De Luxe model only).

Production of Austin Mini Countryman Mk2 and Morris Mini-Traveller Mk2. Morris Mini Traveller and Austin Mini Countryman (1961–1969, UK only). Two-door estate cars with double "barn"-style rear doors. Both were built on a slightly longer chassis of 84 inch (2.14 m) compared to 80.25 inch (2.04 m) for the saloon.The luxury models had decorative, non-structural wood inserts in the rear body which gave the car a similar appearance to the larger Morris Minor estate which had some of the look of an American-style 1950s Woodie. Approximately 108,000 Austin Mini Countrymen and 99,000 Morris Mini Travellers were built.
Some advertisement brochure for Austin Mini Countryman Mk2 and Morris Mini-Traveller Mk2 in the past

On the left is the standard advertisement from Austin group to advertise Austin Mini Countryman. It is called “Austin Countryman MK2″ (Pub No: 2439). The Austin advertising group manage to choose a dire dark miserable colour to offer the MK2.

“Morris. Thrifty..all purpose” (Pub No: 2352) - This is the standard brochure being used until the end of MK1 Traveler production, unfolding to roughly 22 x 16″. This brochure is full of details and description of this popular Morris Mini-Traveller. Both for the Woody version and non woody version are clearly described in to brochure. Morris make a brave effort to present the MK2 Traveler in a good light. A very nice bright colour car, obviously taken a happy couple off for a sailing weekend, but why are they launching the boat from what looks like the back of a council office block?

From 1967 to 1969, Production of Austin and Morris Mini-Cooper Mk2Details: All changes in line with the Mk2 non-cooper model. Grille style standardized between Austin and Morris. Engine size: 998cc. Well, for Mini MK2, the mechanically has a little changed, although a larger 998cc engine now appeared alongside the 848cc A-series. The Mk II lasted only 2 years when the wind-up window Mk III appeared in 1969 also bringing to an end the separate Austin / Morris name badges.


From 1967 to 1970, Production of Austin and Morris Mini-Cooper ‘S’ Mk2
Details: Similar specification to the Mini-Cooper model but with twin
fuel tanks, 4½ inch rims as standard, different badges and a larger
engine. Outlived the other Mk2 models until the Mk3 ‘S’ was introduced.
Engine size: 1275cc

Mini is getting more and more famous during 60’s to 70’s, the R&D for
Mini move on very fast to MK3 and this make MK2 had a very short
production time in the past. MK2 model was appeared from 1967 to 1970
which is about 4 years, and it still has many years to go until classic
Mini Cooper last generation MK7.