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J_A_M
PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:20 pm 
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I was told today buy a Sydney Mini 'specialist' that late 850's had one piece roof lining and wind up windows.

Redmund (the ex kev 850) has a one piece roof lining and wind up windows.
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i think kevs old 850 didnt have the original doors?? kev?

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If they had wind up windows they should have deluxe style door catches on the b pillar.... and i haven't seen one.

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perhaps he meant the english ones?

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Have a look in the book "Mini's down under", I think there is a photo and reference to wind-up window kits - they look pretty disgusting I have to say.

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True mc cush...
850's were used til about 1980?

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me thinks they are original.,....they are red under the primer and other coats of paint. So was the bonnet! :P
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Lot's of weird stuff happened at the factory that was never documented.
Such as the change over models had bits of both cars...

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steve... well there goes the last brain cell ...:) well worth it tho :)

i'm a bit sceptical about self-touted "specialists"

basically announcing that they know nothing about anything else

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Better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

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I agree Mr Worx......BMC did some weird sh!t during model crossovers.

Late 'K's had clubby style door handles.
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As a mini dealer i must say that i'm still learning. I don't pretend to know everything. And people will object to some things that i do say. But without documented history you will have confrontation.
A customer/friend of ours tells stories about develpoment of the cars at bmc and some of it doesn't fit in with mini history.
Such as fibreglass/plastic minis.... in the 60's . but they exploded in crash testing.

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continuing the english theme


the 850's were still available in the mk4 body. ala

Mini 850 1976-1979
Mini City 850 1979-1980
Mini 850 Super De-Luxe 1979-1980



courtesy http://www2.bioch.ox.ac.uk/~jason/

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Oz 850s were still made up until 66-67, these had windups and were badged `Morris Mini Minor'.
Gov't dep'ts took a bunch of them. :wink:

The one piece headliner came in in `64. My 850 had one, was original- the pattern matched the sun visors.
But the doors... in 64 we had yet to get windups. Someone swapped them.

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did you have pull cord doors here, or were they all lever openers inside
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I believe the pull cords were a "period accessory" but were not too common, especially here in Oz. Its easy to make your own (and I did :wink: ) but nothing looks as good as the originals. 8)

Now we wait for all the newbies to start asking.... "..pullcords??"

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