All UK factory Minis built from Mk3 onwards featured a one-piece headlining that was introduced in 1963 on the Mk2 versions of the Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet. This later type of headlining is more difficult to fit than the earlier Mini Mk1 and Mk2 types as, rather than being a frame-mounted sub-assembly, it is suspended inside the car using roof stays and glue to tension. The idea was to 'upgrade' the overall appearance of the car's interior by reducing the area of body-coloured paintwork visible inside. This would have greatly increased the labour required on the production line, so it seems a little odd that the Elf and Hornet style was adopted. However, the Mini saloons subsequently built featured this variety of headlining.
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