We have two early 850's...Car number 2874 and Car number 8238. Trying to find out if either or both of these car's should have the black number plate light cover??
If anyone has any car's close to these number what do yours have ???
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| Author: | flapper [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Early 850 - Black number plate light cover |
We have two early 850's...Car number 2874 and Car number 8238. Trying to find out if either or both of these car's should have the black number plate light cover?? If anyone has any car's close to these number what do yours have ???
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| Author: | Harley [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:19 pm ] |
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Somone has sprayed them I think. They were normally body colour. |
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| Author: | TK [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:29 pm ] |
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"body colour" Never seen that. Interesting. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:10 pm ] |
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I think those are a standard Lucas lamp, I have seen them on other cars/trailers in the distant past. |
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| Author: | winabbey [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:25 pm ] |
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The flat hinged plate should be body colour on all Minis as far as I'm aware, and the light chrome. |
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| Author: | Mick [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:25 pm ] |
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TK wrote: "body colour" Never seen that. Interesting.
I think he misinterpreted the light cover for the license plate flap. I know I had to read it twice too... 
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| Author: | XC9000 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:46 pm ] |
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winabbey wrote: The flat hinged plate should be body colour on all Minis as far as I'm aware, and the light chrome.
2nd that, always chrome no. plate light body. |
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| Author: | flapper [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Light cover |
For those who do not know.....EARLY 850's DID COME WITH BLACK NUMBER PLATE FLAPS AS WELL AS BLACK NUMBER PLATE LIGHT COVERS. |
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| Author: | John Smidt [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Light cover |
flapper wrote: For those who do not know.....EARLY 850's DID COME WITH BLACK NUMBER PLATE FLAPS AS WELL AS BLACK NUMBER PLATE LIGHT COVERS.
That is correct, and from memory, this changed around the same time they changed the way the seats mounted to the floor |
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| Author: | flapper [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Light cover |
John Smidt wrote: flapper wrote: For those who do not know.....EARLY 850's DID COME WITH BLACK NUMBER PLATE FLAPS AS WELL AS BLACK NUMBER PLATE LIGHT COVERS. That is correct, and from memory, this changed around the same time they changed the way the seats mounted to the floor Thank you John....That is the type of information that we are after.. 
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| Author: | Monaco [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Light cover |
John Smidt wrote: flapper wrote: For those who do not know.....EARLY 850's DID COME WITH BLACK NUMBER PLATE FLAPS AS WELL AS BLACK NUMBER PLATE LIGHT COVERS. That is correct, and from memory, this changed around the same time they changed the way the seats mounted to the floor I think this was around November 1961. The 62 cars had body coloured flaps and chrome lights. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:18 pm ] |
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Now you mention it, I remember my 1961 850 with the UK tube frame seats did have that black flapper and lamp... 
I am getting on... now what DID I have for breakfast! 
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| Author: | winabbey [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:23 pm ] |
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Always something new to learn on here (sometimes from someone other than Doc). 
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| Author: | Monaco [ Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:02 pm ] |
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The rectangular drain holes in the gutters changed to the normal round holes, the material changed from the light grey fleck to the coloured fleck, the door kick panels changed from swoop shape to square and the seats and mounting points also changed at around the same time. There were a few other differences also, I just can't remember them all! However, I am going to go out on a limb and say the black number plate lights were not fitted to Australian 850's at all. If you look at some of the press cars including the red Modern Motor Magazine car CJX-253 in 1961, it had a black flap with chrome light. As far as I know the black lights were only fitted to UK cars from 1959 to early 1960. |
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| Author: | bnicho [ Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:40 am ] |
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I have a UK 1966 car with the black numberplate light. I have seen several UK cars from the same era with the same and it is a full history two car with two owners before us. So the light is probably original. The numberplate flap is also black, but that is the main body colour, so it proves nothing.
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