I am a Secial burgandy red 998 Deluxe with the prefix YMA2S2 and chassis number 35914 how old am I

Hmm sounds like Sale of the century speak

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Check the wiper motor and the boot lock and or fuel pump if electric - will get you close

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

You offering to drive me to Coffs Harbour from Brisbane to have a quick look see???? It's only 3.5hrs each way just a quick trip down the road

I'll ask my mate what it is on the wiper motor.
Where is the id on the boot lock?

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should isolate a number (single or double) with a double digit next to it
month and year

and maybe even an inked stamp on the back of the speedo housing from the engine bay

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Well my deluxe's chassis number ( on the plate) is 35928.Its registered as a 1968 if thats any help.The wiper motor that came with the car was 12/66.

14 cars between them they might have been freinds
makka

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That's pretty cool being only 14 cars apart on the factory line. Shame they're nearly at opposite ends of Aus.
So it's quite safe to say it's a 68 then.

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I have a feeling that for mine, its only the running gear thats out of a 68 and it has been swapped into an earlier year deluxe shell.
Still it does give some indication of what year yours is.
There are a few people on here who have 68 deluxes so a few more chassis numbers should pin it down more.I'd say 67 or 68.

ummm..I think there's a date stamped into the light/wiper switches you could try that and there's definitely one on the boot lid catch.
I think you could also try the tank sender as well.

Add them all together and you should get a better picture age.

What's the original colour the car came in, that might help.

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Special Burgundy is only listed in 1967 & 1968

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

u must be a quick driver
gotta love the Coffs Coast tho

[meeni voice]I'm not fast...........everyone else is too slow[/meeni voice].
I'm not posting my quickest (read most stupid) time between bris and coffs either.
Oh and according to Whereis.com it would take 8hours
My best mate Ian has organised a group of minis to come up as a convoy from Coffs going the more fun way.




Yeah but you are biased I think. I had to get outta Coffs as no one wanted to empoly me, first job I went for in Canberra I got so go figure

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hey Makka, you're comparing the engine number of NAV's mates car with Drekkus' car number - the car numbers are 1250 apart....

my deluxe is late '64 on the wiper motor, and it's car number is 24600 ish

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