Looks like the speedo in kilometres and miles?
Brake & clutch pedals are they square or diamond shape?

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The bitterness of poor quality (or Crappy Workmanship) remains LONG AFTER the Sweet Taste of Low Price is forgotten.

It is Not a 71/72 model because it has the holes on the inner guards with the plastic lugs (These came 73 or very late 72 im not 100%sure)

So it should NOT have a centre ignition but rather one on the column.

Also early clubmans Didd not have the dash dimmer switch "p" on it.

It was questioned earlier if this was an aussie car. It HAS to be because it has the clubman style front and external hinges, Australia was the onlly country to produce the combination.

As Tk said it does appear to have km/mph speedo (but its a bolt one so probably changed)

It also has the holes on the radiator side inner guard for the ealy clubman water bottle and the other guard the unsed holes for the 8TR regulator.

But the best way is to post the compliance plate numbers up or send them Morris1100 and he will be able to tell you exactly what you have, then he/us will be ablem to tell you what it should/shouldnt have etc for originality etc

Cheers Brenton

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The 2nd label is a foil like sticker, but its too far gone for me to really make out anything. I will get you a photo of the compliance plate later today to see if you can make out anything. Thanks for the help!

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1974 Leyland Mini

The pedals are larger and more square like, but if you mean the rubber pads. The one that is left is more diamond shaped.

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1974 Leyland Mini

Thanks for the info again! I really appreciate it.

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1974 Leyland Mini

Bnicho,
Thermostat housing and radiator are just the std pre-pollution models.
However the top rad bracket is a hacked about late one, or a special.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

The top hose is not the usual 1275 shape I'm used to seeing, that's why I queried it. It's a nice neat curve, not a question-mark. But it may be normal in a Clubby, with the radiator that couple of centimetres further from the block.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Sent you a PM with my Commission tag info.

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1974 Leyland Mini

Ryan has sent me the numbers off the compliance plate, I have blanked out the last bit of the number for privacy...


021 = YDO21 = Leyland Mini. This is the cheaper poverty model.
D = Compliance status code = Manual.
2S = 2 door saloon
M = Manual transmission
10 = 1100 motor (1098cc)
12*** = car number = approx the 12000th of that type built since that model started in early 73. (subtract 500 off the cars number to get the actual number.)
11-74/45 = November 1974, 45th week of the year. (in 74 they used this extra week of the year code but they dropped it again when they moved from Zetland to Enfield.

The bunch of numbers...
1-2-3-4a-5a-6-7-6-10b
11-12-14-15-16-18-20-21
22-23-24-25 27-
Is the Australian Design rule numbers that the car complies to. For more info take a look at http://www.morrismini.com/adr/001index.pdf

So the car is a late 74 Mini. One of the last built at the Zetland plant.

Thanks for getting it sorted out, I was thinking that it was most likely a base model.

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1974 Leyland Mini

It doesn't matter, its still a nice little Mini. Do you know how it ended up in the US?

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Oh, I know it is a nice little Mini. I didn't mean, I was bummed by it being a base model. I know who the last 2 owners were, and the dealership that had it before that. I wish I knew more about its life in Australia, but I don't know anything.

I am still sorting out mechanical issues with it, but once that is done. I would love some help from you guys in getting the correct parts for it to get it back to be somewhat original.

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1974 Leyland Mini

Buddy

That might be more involved than you think and in a lot of ways a retro step. The poverty models have an el cheapo pudding stirrer gear change from the early 850. Pull up the carpet and see if there is provision (or a hole) where the gear stick might have been. Its up near the fire wall instead of there it currently is.

Minis had basically three different gear change mechanisms - the pudding stirrer, the remote (which is a long cast alloy casing thingo) and lastly a rod change mechanisms (which is two rods attached to the gearbox).

Which is better ???? Most pundits go for the remote as the mechanism of choice but opinions vary.

The other issue is how the drive shafts attach to the wheels - again three types. Rubber universal joints near the gear box, steel universal joints near the gearbox and finally a constant velocity (pot joints) system near the gearbox.

Which do you have ??? Whilst complete units are totally interchangable, swapping components is just not that easy. I think you have to make a decision on what you want from it. The 1275 motor is a good motor and gives good performance in modern traffic without working it too hard.

A concourse original car (and its a poverty pack) is a lot of parts sourcing and they are pretty rare here.

Most of the poverty pack minis were sold to semi government departments such as electricity, water, gas etc and used mainly for meter reading duties etc. It was a government purchasing by tender thing so the cars really were made t a base price.

Mike

The 1974 Leyland Clubman, had a rod change

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Maybe not. I think late 1974 was the changeover from 1100 and remote to 998 and rod.

I'm sure someone will straighten that out.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2