I currently live in Georgia, USA and have a 1970 Morris Mini Panel Van from New Zealand which I am trying to track down where it came from. It appears that the VIN number is only 9 digits long. Is there a way to track down information using the engine serial number? Any help that can be furnished would be greatly appreciated.

Brett

Brett - first step would be to post a picture or two so the exact model can be confirmed. Of most importance is a picture of the ID plate and any other body number stampings. It may have been a locally manufactured car (NZ/Australia) or imported from the UK, or elsewhere.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
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There has been discussion of Strokernaut's van on his thread the Mini Mania forum; Morris 1100 (aka Catalina Pk) and others have pretty much established that it is an Australian built van.
http://www.minimania.com/msgThread/1163 ... _s_History

However, it has an ID plate attached with a strange looking number.
As winabbey says, some pics of any body stampings on the rad shroud or bulkhead would help ID it.

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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.

There's an Australian Clubman Mini Van sales brochure here that might help you identify it via the listed features and pictures:

viewtopic.php?f=32&t=73880

Also, here's the brochure for the Mini K Van.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
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It has a Clubman front on the other forum.

Yes I thought so Catalina Park, I mean Morris 1100

Just thought I'd post both in case there was other data in the spec part that might be of use as the description of the vehicle to date has been quite vague.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
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WOW, I thought Mini K vans didn't exist.



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I didn't realise they got the early style grill. Was that always the case?

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

XAV1 could be a prototype (Xperimental) code. This would tie in if it actually is a 1970 car as Clubby vans did not come along until 1971??

The number afterwards 48*** seems pretty high though.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2