I just got Sugar, my 1969 Mini Matic back on the road, yippee.

How many other Mini Matics are still around and how many are on the road?

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1967 Mini Deluxe 1275 heaps of modifications
1969 Mini Matic 1100

There is an engine number thread here with several Minimatics on it , there have also been several Rover 998 and 1275 automatic transplants

My other Van once its rebuilt will be getting an early 1275 auto

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Mine went back on the road last year, but it's still a wasaMatic..
The engine number is a Morris 1300 Matic's, `12YEAH'!

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Gee thats a hard one - there weren't that many to start with. I suppose a rough estimation could go along the lines that maybe 10% of what was on the road to begin with.

That would also included those in various shed and backyards as "gunnabe restored" and "under restoration" projects.


Mike

My guess would be around 2% to 5% of the total production. But as we don't know the total production figure it is a bit of a guess anyway.
So my guess would be between 20 to 50 cars on the road registered still with autos.

minimatics or autos?

as was mentioned, theres a few import autos around.

My mum bought a new Mini Matic back in the 60's and I saw it for sale in the trading post a few years ago, I remembered the rego number, I offered the lady selling the car the original registration papers on it but she never got back to me. So that one was still around going back a couple of years. It was white with a red interior.

I have a 93 rover automatic.. The only automatic.

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my 68 Mini-Matic is back on the road with full rego after being in the garage since the late 90's - now my everyday drive round town and to work etc

I know of a few more down Melbourne way too

I would say between 10 and 30 judging by the numbe rof replys.
I have ony seen two others one at Hay and one in Sydney.

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1967 Mini Deluxe 1275 heaps of modifications
1969 Mini Matic 1100

My matic was back on the road a couple months ago after being off for the 8-10 years

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88 Rover 1.3i "Reggie"
99 Rover 1.3i “Grover”
12 Mini Cooper S "The shitter"
17 Mini Clubman JCW “Noddy”

Ive got one of these too..!! With Air Con...

Damn!

Will you be coming to January SWOM? If so bring it!
Mine is an automatic that had aircon but i ripped it out in great rage of getting more power.

Sad Sad Sad news the mini-matic is overheating (again) and has coolant in number 3. i think I have a cracked bore, as i have replaced everything else in the cooling system.

Any suggestion on how to prove I have a cracked bore?

Does any body have a Morris 1100 auto or a mini-matic motor and transmission.

Bugger!!

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1967 Mini Deluxe 1275 heaps of modifications
1969 Mini Matic 1100

Far more likely you have a cracked head, as I did.
998s and 1098s are not prone to bore cracking, it's rare.
OTOH the head on a 1098 automatic is a 12G295, it is pretty common for these to crack.
If it is and you can't find another I'd replace with a 12G202 head, ported to flow like a 295.

ps. I'd fit an ACL Monotorque head gasket, they are better than all the rest on smallbores.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.