The Mini Wildgoose was a
motorhome
A motorhome (or coach) is a type of self-propelled recreational vehicle (RV) which is as the name suggests, like a home on wheels.
Features
Motorhomes usually have sleeping spaces for two to eight people. Each sleeping space is either fixed o ...
based on a
Mini
The Mini is a very small two-door, four-seat car, produced for four decades over a single generation, with many names and variants, by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors British Leyland and the Rover Group, and finally ...
. It was particularly designed for the "
retired couple"
[http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/images/Wldgse_4.jpg Wildgoose specifications] and was believed to reach speeds of but a cruising speed of was probably more realistic.
The Mini Wildgoose was produced in limited numbers by a company in
Sussex
Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...
in the
South of England
Southern England, also known as the South of England or the South, is a sub-national part of England. Officially, it is made up of the southern, south-western and part of the eastern parts of England, consisting of the statistical regions of ...
during the 1960s. For the vehicle a
BMC Mini van was needed and then a conversion kit which cost either £445, £480 or £601. It was, at least in theory, also possible to buy the complete vehicle with conversion completed.
Standard equipment
With the Mini Wildgoose conversion, four seats were provided in a dinette and a double bed was also accommodated. Equipment included was a table, curtains, cupboards and water carriers.
Optional extras
Supplementary equipment was also available, which can be compared to today's camper experiences, such as;
*Combined luggage rack and spare wheel container
*Extended wing mirrors
*Hammock type bunk
*Undersealing of cab.
References
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External links
*http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/variants.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20021217004320/http://homepages.tesco.net/~rachel.harness/homeof.htm
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England
Kit car manufacturers
Recreational vehicle manufacturers