There were a lot more than 300 Mini K's with Clubman doors made. There was reputed to be 400 Cooper S with those doors and a couple of thousand K's, plus a few hundred vans.

My van was made Dec 1970 - a month or two newer and it would have had Clubby doors too!

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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

Anybody know when the last MiniMatics were made?
Mine is March 1970.. chassis # 1385.

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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.

Doc there was once i read matics were made from January 1968
and i remember calculating they were only made for 8 months
but 1969alloriginalmatic's was made in 1969,
ive heard of a 1967 one, and yours is 1970.

but how do you know the manufacture date?
ive just had an anomoly: my log book says the purchase date was february 1969.
where did i get 1968 from?!? it doesnt say on the chassis plate as well...
im gettin gitty

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Mine is dated 3/70 on the VIN plate, which is original..

I had a `69 as well, I sold it to 13secmini's family.

Look here
http://www.miniman.com.au/minihist3.htm

MiniMatic Mk2 came out Sept 68, it was pretty much like a K, but still 998 auto power...

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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 Mini-K badge/decal thingo should be purple white and reflective silver (chrome?).... but not flat silver.. then it would be wrong..

I love my Mini K.. you can make it up hills without a downchange, you can start in third, and it cruises effortlessly... Plus the 3 clock dash is a big bonus..

As BMC said... the mini K was the "big leap forward"!!

Just on BL takeovers, My dad's very late '71 K (clubbie door handles) also had the BL roundel logo in the middle of the steering wheel, rather than the BMC on my 69.

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So you bought the mustard colour one from Goulburn, it was a bit rough around the edges.

Doogie

Steve told me about that one.....

from Page 11

Jan 1968 The Mini Deluxe Auto Mark 1 was launched...

In March 1969, the Mini Deluxe Mark II k with 1100 motor, al synchro and get this!!! a long life alternator!! hydrolastic, 50BHP, $1780 new, 80% local content, built in Sydney.

In August 1971 the Clubman was launched.

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So according to the timeline on Madmat's site, http://www.miniman.com.au/minihist3.htm the MK2 MiniMatic was released in Sept `68, months before the `Mini Deluxe Mk2 Mini K' was...
BTW, it also got the same alternator...

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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.

Max Sherry (Mini Mac) once showed me a strange Mini that had come in for some mechanical work.

It was a hydro roundnose with Clubman doors and a 998cc Auto under the bonnet. Strangely it was a drab olive green colour - looked like it was it's original colour as it was the same under the mats, in the boot, engine bay etc - all the places that don't nnormally get paineted when a car has acolour change. The compliance plate said 08/72! Maybe some sort of Army special order!

We could not work out if the Auto was original to the shell. Sadly I did not record the chassis number.

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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

could be someone wanted a round nose
makka

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Anonymous moderation means the agro that is built up towards the mods isn't aimed at an individual (fewer "Makk" attacks). Less stress for mods means less moderator "retirements".

71_mini_k its purple white & silver (or chrome ) she needs painting so where undesided what to do with the paint & whether to repaint her completely or just where she needs it (probably sacrafice the oringinal decals ) she needs a new door skin & 4th piston,

2 S's & a clubman ....yep shes a bit ruff but shes 34 years old, dumped in a shed for 24 years & hasnt been looked after. .... but now she will be & basically some people can pick a bewty & some cant......im sure between me & my hubbie she'll be cheering in no time ... she already has ample admirers.....

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7/1970 mini k every day Lil k for sale
1964 deluxe project

1970 cb175 resto ..was a victim of canberras fire storm jan 03.. nearly pristine again..

Hmmmmm one of our members had a K and found some Decals somewheres......I'll keep trying to remember WHERE!

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Classic Motoring has some of the K decals - unsure of the price though. Give them a look at Shop 2 60 Woolongong St Fyshwick

Skins

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

can someone tell me if $1780 for a new car was pricey or not?
what were some comparing prices, such as an average family car, a luxury 'untouchable' car, a good second hand car...

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