Gday fellas might be a stupid question but was just wandering whether my mk 1 s would hAve came with 2 screw tail lenses or 3 screw? It's a 8/67 cooper s cheers fellas.

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

The early Mk1's had 3 screws. I think the changeover was in 1968 when the wipers changed sides.

Ok so mine will have 3 screws. Thanks mate !!!

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

There should be a few guys on here with 1967 models so wait until they reply.

Hows the resto travelling?

Yeah 3 screw, my early 68 S had them. At least you can still buy 3 screw lamps...

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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.

The changeover was around mid 1967 I think ...my 67 S and 68 matic have 2 screw tail lights

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1965 Morris 850
1966 Morris Mini Minor
1967 Morris Cooper 'S'
1977 Leyland LS

I agree, should be 2 screw lights. The pics of 28C at Bathurst in Oct 67 show 2 screw lights

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1970 Cooper S ex-Bathurst & ATCC
1964 Austin Cooper S ex-Group C race car
1967 Morris Cooper S ex-Group B
1962 Mini Speed sports sedan
1968-71 ex-Peter Manton Shell car

Had a google and found a lot of photos of 67 models with both. The 3 screws are listed for sale to suit 58 to 67 Minis. Flip a coin.

haha so i can put on which ever i like ??? the resto.....hardly touched it in the last few months busy with uni and work etc.... have some holidays coming up so hopefully i get stuck into it then and post some progress pics up.

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

3 screw lamps were Lucas England.
The 2 screw lamps were made by Lucas Australia, now long gone kaput. The only new lenses you can get new now are asian made, and they go dull and fade really quick.
The best plan is find some uncracked Lucas made ones, and re-colour them.

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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.

Have a look at this http://www.theminimag.itgo.com/Oct9906.html

Initially tail lights were of the British made L647 type. These assemblies are left and right handed with separate indicator and stop/tail lenses and short colour coded wires for connection to the loom. In 1967 the L647 was superseded by the Australian Lucas AL136 tail light assembly. Simplified construction introduced one piece, handed lenses, with chrome bases that could be interchanged from left to right. Because of this change, the rear wiring loom was specific to each style of tail light. L647 units required bulleted wire ends and Douglas connectors, whereas the AL136 has Lucas terminals straight out of the bulb holder. This required the loom to have a special plug for the lower stop tail bulb holder and a single right angled connection for the indicator. All stop lights were operated by a Lucas hydraulic switch mounted on the right hand front brake hose.