Many 1969 cars did not have a build plate attached and ADR compliance plates were not yet mandatory. Therefore the chassis number on the rego had to come from a number stamped into the body. There were two numbers - the body number beginning with an M, stamped on the radiator shroud and the car number (often quoted as being about 500 more than the body number) stamped onto the firewall (although this may have been stamped somewhere else - someone will correct me).
If your car has been out of rego at any time and re-registered, whoever did that has used the body number beginning with the M. It may have had that mistake from the beginning. No biggie, quite common, no one is trying to pass it off as anything other than what it is - a 1969 K (deluxe) with Cooper S running gear equivalent to a 1965 model by the sound of it.
As to worth - it is worth what ever someone will pay for it!!! They are not an appreciating investment, rather an old car that needs to be driven to be appreciated.
I have seen prices from $6k to $25k on ads for similar cars recently. Some people will stick a high price on it just in case there is a sucker that coughs up. Others are realistic. Yet others put a price on it to ensure that the sale being forced by their wife never actually happens. In any case it all comes down to what you want to pay yourself.
cheers
michael
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