What’s the difference between a 1978 1275GT and a 1978 1275LS?

What’s better?

I’ve been searching for information on the net about the LS and there is minimal documentation on them?

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Easy. A '78 GT is a british car, a '78 LS is an aussie car.

The British 1275 GT's were different to the Clubman GT's we had here in Australia too.

There is little difference between the 1275GT (UK) and the 1275LS engines, but the UK car got the same close ratio gears that the Oz Cooper S and Clubman GT did. Our LS got the good old standard Oz Clubby ratios.

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what about body wise?

post '68 UK shells are different to aussie shells - various differences, most noticeably external door hinges

there would be lucky to be 1 or 2 UK 1275 GT's in Australia

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and no front quarter windows nor rear opening quarter windows which by the way are larger than the aus ones. Also non removable bonnet lock platform.

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Just check that it is what it's claimed to be . Australian Clubman GT's were only up to the end of 1972 (I think , anyone know the date they stopped ?) and a UK 1275GT will be the Mk4 body shell with all the differences people have mentioned (internal door hinges , larer rear and side windows , non removable bonnet support panel etc) . If it's an Aussie clubbie shell and is supposed to be a 1978 1275GT or clubman GT then there's something wrong .

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The entire door & door appeture is totally different, much taller door (as is all the side windows) & the rear windscreen is much wider, In fact nearly every single panel is different.

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

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