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Its all to do with colours. The early '70s ones were painted grey and grungy green and dirty white (with stains running down from the fuel cap), whereas the later ones were painted bright red or lime green or metallic colours (but usually yellow).

At least that's what it seemed like when I was a teenager.

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Its all to do with colours. The early '70s ones were painted grey and grungy green and dirty white (with stains running down from the fuel cap), whereas the later ones were painted bright red or lime green or metallic colours (but usually yellow)(with stains running down from the fuel cap also included on these).

At least that's what it seemed like when I was a teenager.

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did any of them have the english grill? Like on my new clubby?
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This ones got hydrolastic, drums all round, rubber unis and i believe a 1098. Also has a column mounted ignition. The compliance plate says november 1972.
Is this just a mix of leyland parts? Or been messed around with at some point?
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Sounds original but that grille is not. :wink:

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Both My Leyland Mini and my current Mini S still have the speedo hole in the middle with a plate screwed on with four screws. Must have been cheaper than to reset the production line in the factory.

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Drexxle wrote:
Both My Leyland Mini and my current Mini S still have the speedo hole in the middle with a plate screwed on with four screws. Must have been cheaper than to reset the production line in the factory.

The hole was not just for the speedo. It was for the rotodip spit to run through the car.
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So just looking at the actual Mini Clubman which became the Leyland Mini S..
Center ignition > Steering Lock.
Low Back seats > Headrests > Tombstone seats.
1100cc > 998cc.
Remote change gearbox > Rodchange gearbox.
Rubber Unis > Pot joints
2 dial dash > 3 dial dash.
Steel wheels with hubcaps > Steel sports wheels + Flares.
Rotodip > Rust
Single circuit brakes > Dual circuit brakes.
Badges Mini Clubman > Leyland Mini S.
Blue engine paint > Black engine paint.
Manual pump windscreen washer > Electric washer > changed washer bottle.


Did all later (76-78ish) Leyland Mini's have 3 gauges? I thought only Mini S' had the three gauge?
Are normal late Leyland Mini's badged as 'Leyland Mini' or still Clubmans? Cherry is a 76 Leyland Mini S and has both the S badge on the grill and the Mini Clubman badge on the boot?
Sorry Jess I meant to say Leyland Mini S I will go back and edit it. :cry:
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Morris 1100 wrote:
Drexxle wrote:
Both My Leyland Mini and my current Mini S still have the speedo hole in the middle with a plate screwed on with four screws. Must have been cheaper than to reset the production line in the factory.

The hole was not just for the speedo. It was for the rotodip spit to run through the car.

They stopped using that when they started making rust-prone Minis at the Enfield plant. :lol:

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Bubbacluby wrote:
floor pans are different...
reversing lights got added i think...
Steering wheels.
clocks origianlly in miles and km's then only km's.
side mirror used to be chrome then went to black plastic one.
carpet eventuall went to a moulded type early ones had many pieces. seatbelts had retractables at the end not at start......

The side Mirror was the same right though. :wink:
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Morris 1100 wrote:
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side mirror used to be chrome then went to black plastic one.

The side Mirror was the same right though. :wink:

Are you sure because i my GT had a chrome one (what was left) when i got it, and my 78mini S had a black plastic one... maybe that was an after market job........ must have been :? :? :? :?

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Rotodip > Rust

:lol: LMAO

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Bubbacluby wrote:
Morris 1100 wrote:
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side mirror used to be chrome then went to black plastic one.

The side Mirror was the same right though. :wink:

Are you sure because i my GT had a chrome one (what was left) when i got it, and my 78mini S had a black plastic one... maybe that was an after market job........ must have been :? :? :? :?


Cherry is 76 and has a chrome side mirror?

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swae85 wrote:
Bubbacluby wrote:
Morris 1100 wrote:
Bubbacluby wrote:

side mirror used to be chrome then went to black plastic one.

The side Mirror was the same right though. :wink:

Are you sure because i my GT had a chrome one (what was left) when i got it, and my 78mini S had a black plastic one... maybe that was an after market job........ must have been :? :? :? :?


Cherry is 76 and has a chrome side mirror?

They were all made with a chrome side mirror.
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