I found this an issue of the 1965 BMC Rosette. Check out the list of extras he's installed on this 850.
Ian's made 'Mini' something extra
Mr Ian Cameron, 20 of Canberra, has fitted his Morris Sports 850 with enough intruments, his friends say, to land a manned spacecraft on the moon.
Lights
The car is fitted with warning lights for:
- Clutch oil down low.
- Brake oil down low.
- Reverse light on.
- Bonnet light on.
- Boot light on.
- Spotlight on.
- Fog lights' high beam on.
- Handbrake on.
In the 850 are switches for:
- Master battery switch.
- Burglar alarm.
- Three reverse lights.
- One back speaker, one front speaker on or without balance control for stereo effect, ans an extension speaker with microphone for public address.
- Twelve-volt terminal power supply with trip breaker; 240-volt power supply from 12-volt.
- Two interior lights, operable singly or together.
- A main switch to turn off dashboard, and a main fuse and a spare fuse.
- Traffic indicators on dashboard and on side door-pillars.
- Bonnet and boot lights.
- A spotlight.
- Two fog lamps, high and low beam.
- A meter light.
- Twin horns.
Other fittings to the Mini are:
- A compass.
- An 8000.r.p.m tachometer.
- A vacum meter.
- A temperature meter.
- Two electric clocks.
- A wind-up clock with alarm.
- A stop light indicator.
- Two speedometers, one with a trip meter.
- A thermometer.
- A calendar.
- Two seatbelts.
- Anti-mist back window.
- Remote gear change.
- Anti-glare sun visor.
- A first-aid kit.
- Two fire extinguishers.
- A bonnet lock.
- An anti-glare reverse mirror.
- Wood veneer lining in all four side - pockets; handles on all these pockets.
- Wire light-guards
- Mud flaps
This guy was either nuts or ahead of his time.
Wonder what ever happened to this car?? Maybe it burnt to the ground due to an electrical fire.
