Hi
This plate does not look right.
Its on an Cooper S for sale here in NZ
There was a link some where with pics of plates, cannot find it
So fake or genuine
Kiwiinwgtn
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| Author: | kiwiinwgtn [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:36 pm ] |
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Hi This plate does not look right. Its on an Cooper S for sale here in NZ There was a link some where with pics of plates, cannot find it So fake or genuine Kiwiinwgtn
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| Author: | kiwiinwgtn [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:40 pm ] |
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Pic now fixed 
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:40 pm ] |
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Genuine. But the car was once fitted with the wrong dash. 
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| Author: | kiwiinwgtn [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:43 pm ] |
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the 45124 stamping does not look right |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:46 pm ] |
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Yes it does.
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| Author: | GT mowog [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:48 pm ] |
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Looks the real deal to me. |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:52 pm ] |
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I just found the car on trademe and I think that although the ID plate is genuine the pop rivets may not be the right ones.
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| Author: | kiwiinwgtn [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:53 pm ] |
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Thanks, I always thought that the stamping was all rasied. I might go and have a closer look at the car.. |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:58 pm ] |
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The car is missing a few correct features like bumpers and trim but the rest of it looks ok. The Aussie Cooper S has an imported motor so the engine numbers were not matched to the car till it was built. The ID plate was made and attached to the car before the engine number was stamped. They also had to remove the British tag on the block that the number was stamped onto and stamp it directly to the block. I wonder if they did the engine block and the ID plate at the same time? 
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| Author: | 850man [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:01 pm ] |
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Looks original to me, very hard to reproduce that type of number font unless you have had the stamps made. As M1100 said, it looks like it has had a mk2/mini K dash at some point (the hole between the body numbers is the tell) |
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| Author: | Monaco [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:08 pm ] |
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The engine number is heavily struck compared to some, but it is correct. |
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| Author: | graham in aus [ Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:57 am ] |
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I've printed your pic and compared it very closely to those on my cars, agree with the others, looks the goods to me! Agree thought that the rivets look too 'aluminium' so probably been off the car at some stage. The paint behind tends to suggest this too. So the plate looks legit, but the car it's currently attached too? Who knows?
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| Author: | sgc [ Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:16 pm ] |
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graham in aus wrote: So the plate looks legit, but the car it's currently attached too?
Who knows? Well, given that the body number stamped into the firewall matches the plate, I'd say the chances are good the car is legit too... |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:19 pm ] |
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what's the go with the head? looks wierd 
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| Author: | MINImal effort [ Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:31 pm ] |
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No temperature sensor in head.... Late casting used on Rovers ? |
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