Good on you Marcello for doing this.. I love 850s and I have told steve before that out of every car in his garage, my favourite is Dorothy. I love 850s,,,, there is just something really special about them

thanks dude. yeah i love 850's too. it is always good to hear that people love the original minis. it is also the challege of trying to get something so old to look so perfect that i really like. my aim is to restore this car without having to resort to using any reproduction parts, only original parts. so far i am winning! i will try to get some more picture soon. i am inn need of some interior vinyl, i have almost all of the cars vinyl except the seats. i will post a picture of the typr i am after. if any one can help me out, that would be unreal.

at some point, i intend to get astro back to his glorious newborn looks (with 850 engine aswell.)


one day.... if i find another nice mini i can do the boy racer stuff to..

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nice parking marcello lol, did you have to close off the street for the photo shoot?

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nah that photo was taken in a court out the back of our house. ours has a roller door that goes out into this court. i took the photo because i had just completed making that trolley that the shell sits on. it is bolted to the shell using subframe mounts. i needed something rigid to store the shell on until i can build a rotiessery for it.

weevan's rotiessery...? was really good, just two engine stands with timber attached to the headlights and taillights.
what fabric are you after for your build? (im a trimmer aswell) might be able to source it for you

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im after the red vinyl that came in the 63 morris 850. it is the same pattern as what cush has in astro but his is blue. it looks like a fine horizontal striped pattern in red and black. the further you are from it, the more it looks striped.

Marcello, hats off to you!

Happy to hear that another 850 is coming back to life in its original form. A standard 850 is a true beauty. They where never about speed and never should be made to be.
For those out there contemplating modifying a Mini, please stick to the relatively common variants, PLEASE!

Marcello, check out Issues 1 and 5 of "The Mini Expericence" magazine for some great info and pics of the 850 and Minor.

Sorry... 850's weren't uncommon 2 years ago (I passed up 3 before I bought mine...in the same week!) Actaully 2-4 years ago 850 was the cheapest to buy for some reason?? Anyways, mine was already hacked apart when I got it... Now a mini K they are very rare I've only passed up one of those...It needed too man ynew panels

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

I'm talking about 850's not "850's" if you know what I mean. Because of many factors including their age and their low entry point pricing etc. most have been molested beyond repair.

yeah has any one got any pictures of their cars. it would be great to see whats out there. i dont think i have yet seen a morris 850 that is restored exactly as it was when new. (execpt dorothy) there always seems to be little details that people leave out that could make the car that little bit more original.

I agree marcello , the 850 is a great car , my 850 is my favourite one to drive . I am restoring it at the moment , so don't get to drive it for a while .

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1965 Morris 850
1966 Morris Mini Minor
1967 Morris Cooper 'S'
1977 Leyland LS

Does anyone know the correct engine colour for a late 1964 Morris 850 ???? Its black at the moment .......

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1965 Morris 850
1966 Morris Mini Minor
1967 Morris Cooper 'S'
1977 Leyland LS

it should be on your plate...

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That would be Brunswick green



Steve