The engine is from a Morris 1100 but unsure what the B stands for.
Pete

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Another study found Aussies drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year
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Kind of makes you proud to be an AUSSIE

bum... most likely

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Didn't they change the numbering half way through? I'm without my Mini ID guide but I recall that the early Minis had UK numbers, then they put Aus numbers on later 850s - which were lower. Maybe they even repeated numbers, I don't know.

wow.. after two months we have an answer

dig out ya book mate

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Y = Australia
M = Morris
G = Engine capacity between 1000-1399cc
S = Body 4 door
1 = Series of model

So that translates to an Australian Morris 1100 Deluxe.

10 = capacity of engine (1098)
Y = Australian manufacture
Ta = Std. ratio remote centre change
H = High compression

B = I don't know! THe book does not mention it.

So that translates to a Morris 1100 engine.

i found a great website in which it told (well words were scribed) you how to identify your Australian Hemi engine It was great it is still great

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Dug out that book. From what I can tell, 850s from 4/61 to 7/63 had two numbers, the UK Complete Knock Down number (25262 through 175862) and the BMC Australia number (550 through 32000). Engine Numbers were normal though, 8AM/U/H 85866 - 509302. Maybe this can help explain why peoples numbers dont seem to match up?

hehe... mines a 64 and only has one number, which fits in with that theory ....

it's all tickety boo, then hurrah!!!..


i still think meeni is conning us...

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I bought mine in Adelaide then drove it up here, when I went to register it the inspection station I took it too were going to knock it back because it didn't have a compliance plate, though I had the old rego papers and the body number matched (engine had been changed to a 1275 from a 998 and 8.4" discs put on). Luckily the mechanic needed me to fix his pc's so I pressured him into giving me the blueslip .
When I took it in to the transport dep to get the rego the girl needed to sight it and check the new engine number because it was different , then she wanted to see the compliance plate to which I said there wasn't one. She responded by telling me it was illegal to remove , I said it must have been removed by a previous owner. She checked the database and said it had one before but since it's not there now she'd just change it to missing Handed over the cash and got the platesand drove out

What???? As if that happenned!!!! I believe you but i am in shock!!!

I would love to see a rego paper that says:

ENGINE NO: 12345
VIN: missing

"I have the papers to prove it, Mr Policeman..."

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The body number and vin are/should be the same so that came off the radiator shroud, I'm pretty sure she just altered the db info to say the compliance plate was missing. I did have the old SA rego papers which had the Vin and it was the same as the one on the shroud.

Has someone got the breakdown of these codes they can post at all?
I found a breakdown On minimania but only for UK built vehicles not aus built

Sent using taptalk - probably from my garage....

In b4 morris 1100-

Mini K = YG2S1
Mk2 Cooper S = YG2S4
Mini Matic (Mk2) = YA2S5

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1972 Clubman GT