You want to start one and be the admin of it?
That's the problem people often don't want the responsibility.

I don't want to do [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Hey Bubba...probably not....in my life, I have taken plenty of responsibility...and wore/suffered the crap that sometimes accompanies putting your hand up!

There ain't one on AUSMINI, should there be one?

If one of the main reasons for having all the other registers is to protect buyers from scammers etc then we should have something on Rover Mini...Yes

Too late, we all stepped back

The idea of having an Australian vehicle Register started with the Cooper S because some subtle changes to a Mini DeLuxe or Mini K could result in a car being sold as something it is not and for a much higher price. This not only reflects badly on the individual creating the replica but, to a lesser extent, on the Mini enthusiast community, which includes this forum. The lack of factory production records makes it difficult for non-experts to authenticate a genuine Cooper S and easier for those intent on faking a car.

Watto and a few others started collecting Australian Cooper S data several decades ago. In late 2015 Ausmini management saw a benefit and hence agreed to host Mark 1 and Mark 2 registers using combined historical data from several sources. Mini Cooper and Clubman GT registers followed on for similar reasons.

Maintenance of the source data for these registers takes quite a bit of effort by volunteers and the effort to manipulate it and present in a clear format also takes time.

Work is underway on publishing a Australian Morris 850 register, of sorts. Since over 61,000 of these were built it isn't feasible or practical to create a full register so the intent is to include representative data covering the production period. The aim is to present sufficient information to help answer the questions most asked - "When was my Morris 850 built, what engine number range would apply and what were the common colours for that period".

Inclusion of other registers such as the Mini Matic, Mini LS and now the Rover Mini has been suggested. As already mentioned these all require someone to take ownership for the data collection, cleansing and presentation, so there needs to be a clear benefit if Ausmini is to be involved. Of course there are other options people can take to host such lists outside of this forum.

Sorry for the long introduction but I thought it worth doing so the full extent of the suggestion is understood.

Comments welcome.

or do you want a list of car vin numbers /sale date /paint code/ engine number/ like the cooper s register?

The UK Mini Cooper club has an existing register of Rover Coopers:
http://www.minicooper.org/rover-cooper-register/

Then you have a bunch of specific model registers eg:
http://www.2000miniregister.co.uk/stats.html
http://coopersport500register.co.uk/CS5 ... mmary.html
http://www.mini25.com/
http://www.paulsmithmini.co.uk/
http://www.minispecialregister.com/
http://www.rsp-cooper-register.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.minidesigner.co.uk/

They made that many different Special Edition cars too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_M ... d_editions
There are many guides on how to identify VIN numbers. Only 1997 to 2000 and pre 1988 models can currently be imported.
http://www.minimania.com/Mini_Chassis_V ... s__Part_II

Although, as above I'm not sure how much use a register would be to a person looking to buy a Rover?

If you're only interested in cars imported to Australia, possibly the import workshops will have a list of cars, possibly the RMS/equivalent would have some idea?
http://www.ozcooper.com.au/