Wow, thanks 71 Mini K, i must say that this forum is great. Don't know what i would have done if I didn't find it. Ask and you shall receive.
Steve.

What a Classic

I was watching this particular Mini and hoping that the young fella was able to look after it....(he worked at Belc Soccer Club for a time)

I know this car reasonably well, its got a lot of character and I hope that Flying Brick tries to do it up (get rid of the baling wire holding the exhaust for a start) and keeps the paint scheme as a Canberra Icon (maaaaate )

Join our club Flying, two Minis means you are hooked and you need help and advice from people well used to coping with the affliction

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"Show me the Mini!"

I just bought a mini K, 1969 model, 3 gauge dash and its got the mini k badges on the front guards, it is also an 850 and the engine number suits. Stock rims on this little beast with the chrome hub caps, or saucer plates i guess they look like. It also has the lift up door handles, car is original too. hope this has shed a little more light on the subject.

unsure of where the previous info was 'lifted' from (hopefully not from Mini Minor Down Under, enough mistakes in that book to make another book) but in Oz we (the factory) never ever referred to our Minis as Mk1 or Mk2, even in the Cooper'S' models!!!!!

howdy all, couple more things to clear up about the fab mini that is indeed the K..

Firstly, JAM, all deluxes had the mats too.

Second, the padded dish steering wheel logo changed from BMC to british leyland with the rotor symbol sometime in 1971.

Heaters were an option, $32 at the time, 15 mins to warm up and then the faster you go the hotter you get. I believe poobrown was also an interior colour, but if ya car's Mist Green like mine, its greeeeeeeen all over everywhere baby.

And doc, thanks for speaking the truth brother about the ID plates!! Ive had people trying to tell me my totally original granny car was a cut and shut because it had no plate. Rubbish, this is BMC aus we're talking about, they couldnt afford plates. If you have a 69 like mine (10/69) it'll have the rad shroud stamp and a lift up flap in the sound proofing on the bulkhead revealing.... your colour and paint code! whipeee! Anyway, I love the K, they are the best pre-clubman mini in the world! and the 1100 is really a nice engine, loads of torque.

want more pics of another very nice K, if i may say so myself..... (cos its mine) go here

http://www24.brinkster.com/tfd86/Minis/minipics.htm

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