hi i was just wonder how u find out orignal colour of your mini
i know my cars a mini k
my plate numbers are as follows
2-3-4-5a-7- -10a-15-20
yg2s1 11817

Depending on the age it's either stamped on the ID plate , or if it's late in the mini K run it was a sticker in the engine bay I think . I don't think it was stamped on the compliance plates when they got them (what yours has by the looks of the numbers) but could be wrong . Be a matter of checking for the colour somewhere it's normally not repainted (behind dash trim, under hood lining , under C panel trims if you think it's been repainted and can't find an original bit) and seeing what colour was used that year that matches .

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thanks sports850
it is a transition model mini k to the clubman nothing else on the id plate thats it it was built 2/71 so it must the one with a sticker
thanks nathan

Ok , does it look to have been resprayed at any stage or does it all match ? Have you got a clear photo of the colour in good light ?

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I'll post this link again here before I forget it , it's the paint codes and years for mini colours , not entirely sure of it's accuracy but might be a good starting point . If you can narrow the colour down (blue or black ?) , then ask people to post pics of their cars in the appropriate colours and see what's close .

http://www.ozcooper.com.au/paint_codes.htm

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Your car has a compliance plate (the numbers 2-3-4-5a-7- -10a-15-20 are the Australian Design Rules that the car was built to comply with) Because your car has a compliance plate it would have had a sticker with the name of the colour and the brand of paint.

If you can find a bit of original paint you could try matching it with .....
http://www.elevenhundred.com/morris1500/colours.php

um it has been resprayed as cooper s rep but it was sprayed before that to here it is at the moment

i know where their is one of those in a paddock sitting with about eight clubbies to keep it company

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