Type: YMA 2S1 (2 could be a Z)
Car No: 41886
Engine No: 8AM / U / H 657885
Colour: 1 / Tartan Red / 3

Engine Block: 8Y U H 14368 (couldn't read it very well)

what can you tell me about my car?

Y = Australian; M = Morris; A = A-series; 2S = 2 door saloon; 1 means "1st series" 1960-1964.

http://www.heritagearchaeology.com.au/A ... ini_02.htm

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hard to find out exact year from those numbers? it has '63' on the wiper motor so im guessing 1963...

PM sports 850

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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

Y = Australian
M = Morris
A = 800cc to 999cc
2S = 2 door saloon
1 = 1st model in range = Mini 850 (2 = Deluxe, 3 = Mini-Minor)

With the engine numbers 8AM / U / H 657885 is a British built motor and 8Y U H 14368 is an Australian motor.
8 = 800 to 899 (so it must be an 850)
Y = Australian
U = Magic wand gearchange
H = High Compression.

Acording to my Dulux book Tartan Red was used in 1963 and 64.

Sports 850 will probably be able to narrow it down better.

October/November 1963 according to the body number and engine number (8AMUH) , interesting though BMC seemed to have mixed the UK (8AM numbers) engines with the AUst (8YUH numbers) around as skssgn's friends mini is 400 bodies older than yours and has an Aussie engine (engine number around 1000, yours has a UK one and Marcello's who's is 200 newer than yours has an Aussie engine .

For what it's worth , the 8YUH engine number is around September 1964 .

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Thanks for the info. getting close to finishing the clubbie then have to get onto this one

I'm not sure if it means anything but my 64 850 Van's original engine is also 8YUH #####. It's a pity there is not a lot of information around on interior colours etc. I'd love to track down all of the info on mine and get it back to original and know for sure that it's right.
Ziff

what was mine again, ian?

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