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Author:  simon k [ Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:21 pm ]
Post subject:  early deluxes...
hey all, I've got this little deluxe that I'm fixing up to sell, and the more I look at it, the more I think it's a bit of a rarity - it's definitely a deluxe, 100% sure it's not an 850 or anything else...

what's got me is that it has a spare wheel retainer in the boot floor (see pic below) and there are no bash plates covering the hydro lines, and no screw holes/captive nuts where the plates would have been fitted.... the only (somewhat dubious of course) dateI've found is on the wiper motor, being 11/64 - Deluxes were launched in March '65, so I'd say this car is one of the earliest production deluxes in '65 - the car number on the firewall is 24300. Does anyone have a similar vintage deluxe with similar features?

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Author:  mini_me [ Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:45 am ]
Post subject:  deluxe
I have a 66 deluxe body #yma2s2 s/n 23405
stamped on firewall and 22917 stamped on radiator cowl.
I don't have the bracket for the spare wheel.
Mine is toga white as per data plate on firewall
and this colour only came out in 65/66.
Check the following colour charts for your colour..

http:/www.ozcooper.com.au/paint_codes.htm

Felix
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:19 am ]
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Our Barney was a `65-66 Deluxe, he has the spare wheel clamp and no trays in floor for the pipes. These early Deluxes & S's just had the pipes clipped to the floor, with little scuff plates at front & rear. :wink:
Author:  simon k [ Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: deluxe
mini_me wrote:
I have a 66 deluxe body #yma2s2 s/n 23405
stamped on firewall and 22917 stamped on radiator cowl.
I don't have the bracket for the spare wheel.
Mine is toga white as per data plate on firewall
and this colour only came out in 65/66.
Check the following colour charts for your colour..

http:/www.ozcooper.com.au/paint_codes.htm

Felix


ah hah.... this one was toga white too, gonna respray it in that - given your number is that early (700 earlier than mine), and Docs car with the spare wheel retainer, I guess it is a '66 then - ho hum... nothing special :wink:
Author:  Boostedmini [ Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:17 pm ]
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i have a 62 850 and it also has a spare wheel retaining hub but it is not tapped (no thread) plus rubber suspension of course
Author:  Ricks mini [ Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:16 pm ]
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My 65 deluxe is excatly the same, has threaded spare wheel retainer and only covers over the hydro lines at front and rear of the floor pan Car no 13718 , toga white . so I guess ours is a little earlier .14/2/65

Cheers Craig
Author:  simon k [ Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:24 pm ]
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Ricks mini wrote:
My 65 deluxe is excatly the same, has threaded spare wheel retainer and only covers over the hydro lines at front and rear of the floor pan Car no 13718 , toga white . so I guess ours is a little earlier .14/2/65

Cheers Craig


yours is a pre-release one then - I reckon these deluxes need to be preserved a bit, there aren't that many around now cos they all get turned into race cars and S replicas (not that there's anything wrong with that :roll: )
Author:  Stuartminidlx [ Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:52 pm ]
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we have a 65 and a 67. 65 is very original, still has original vinyl floor matts and the 67 is modded and has a bare floor.
Author:  danidad [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:31 am ]
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does it have the horizontal slat type grill... very early ones had a design fault as mentioned in a previous thread.. end plates didnt reack the ends of the top slat so a small link was rivited in place... i have one of these grills
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