getting my clubman grill restored, just wondering if the grill with all the slates chrome and background back is original. or the grill painted black with two chrome strips showing. anypics appreciated.


cheers dan

i think they're both original...
Not sure which models or years had the different type.
My old 72 had this type

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Tim
Dusk Blue
1964 850

The black-backgrounds and chrome upper and lower bars is how the clubman GT is. Possible also the 1275LS.

not exactly sure about clubman S. I think its all chrome (all horizontal bars) with black background

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Mine is as original for a '76 1000S

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

well mys painted like the top pictures. but my is the same model as yours tombo do you have a straight on picture i could look at.


cheers dan

Standard 1275LS Grille-


Standard GT Grille-


And a couple of Standard S Grille's-but the "S" are in different places?

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Should I throw another option into the mix.....?

What years got the Red Mini Grille Badge and which got the Blue one? Ive had one of each being 76 and 78 models but can't remember which was which.

Cheers

Dicko

I am pretty sure that the grill on your car is from a standard Mini, a 1275 LS grill should be the same as a Clubman GT and Mini S except for the LS badging which did not include the 1275 badge.

i think you`ll find that the std issue plain old "Leyland Mini" got the blue

& the "Leyland mini S" got the red

it`s just from my very aging memory tho

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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.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

interesting as both mine have been S's. Mind you could have been replaced at sone stage..

thanks for the reply's im painting my the same as the gt grille.

I don't think it really is standard. It is painted wrong and it has a 1275 badge added that no other 1275LS came with.

They're not the same. The blue one just has the border chromed. The turquoise one has the first bar in from the border top & bottom chromed as well, like the GT.

The plot thickens.

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You're only supposed to blow the BLUDDY DOORS OFF!!

Hey those two people near the white moke are awesome. I met them at the moke muster. There was 4 of them i think from W.A, The guy in the white ute. Jason in the maroon ute. Forot her name in the moke and another guy in a nice yellow moke. Top people you Perth people

Yes they are good people,and every year they drive there Mokes over East for diferent Events.The lady's name is Brigit.As for the Moke-that's the Moke Ute that will be in the next Mini Experience magazine.
Back to the grill's....I'm off to look to see what Watto has to say in past Magazines.I know his done the research on the LS and S.
I'll be back

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