G,day

As the new owner of a 1970 Toga White Mini K I am interested in this topic. Does anyone know how many Mini Ks were built?...I've heard about 400

Maybe a register should be set up to give some sort of indication of how many of these rare Australian beasts are left. What do you think?

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64 morris mini minor
71 morris mini K

It would be way more than 400, tens of thousands I reckon. They were the main model on the line during Mk2 S production, from March 1969- Dec 1971.

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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.

Hi

I've got two Mini K's, both '71 models, one March the other April. The body numbers are about 500 apart just in this short time.

Steve

HI Guys,
Please note the above information is NOT correct.

The Body number Prefix for a Mini K is
YG2S1 Followed by the body number.
this can be found on the Radiator Shroud and on the alloy Compliance plate fitted to the main crossmember on the Drivers side. early Mini K's didn't have this plate.

Please Guys if you don;t know don;t post it.
Wrong information is of no use to anyone
and confuses everyone!!!!!

Dave

Dave , just take a deep breath and think before attacking members , I know Cam is very knowledgable with mini K's and has been collecting info on them here in another post . Personally , the mini K's I've seen have all had the car type listed as YAG2S4 , never seen a YG2S1 but that doesn't mean it's wrong , just that I haven't seen one . Is that number perhaps in late 71 before BMC changed over to Leyland (lift up handles and clubman lights?) as I haven't had a good look over one of them .

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My 1970 matic is a `YA2S5', on body and VIN plate-with these post-BMC codes from `69 on, a Mini K would be `YG2S4'.

<edit> the A is up to 1000cc and the G is over.

I'm sure Morris1100 will be along here shortly, but it ain't a `...2S1'.

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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.

Now I am confused, I thought I had a K, the number on the shroud is
YG2S1. It is a 69 model and has no body plate on the firewall. On the list that I got from JAMs(GT) website, it says this is a Mini K, but on another list I have seen the Mini K is YMG2S4 or YAG2S4. Seems like a lot of different body numbers for one model, but they could all be right. I hope so, I liked the idea of having a Mini K.
Steve.

OK , I think we need to wait for the likes of morris1100 to come on tonight and let us know the full story , like I said earlier , I haven't seen the YG2S1 codes on them , I wonder if it was the code used on the body number but the YAG2S4 etc was the car type on the plate when fitted ?

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The MSC Aust catalogue (p9) shows the sedan prefix as YG2S1 - not saying this source is infallible

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

Now it gets confusing because the mini car clinic catalogue lists it as YAG2S4 , this could be an error or it could have been changed midway through production though .

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No print date on my book, Ian, but it shows the K Van as YAG2S4. So who knows

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

Hmmm , mines 1997 and it says the K van should be YJBAV4 which I've seen on fluted roofed vans .... The plot thickens .

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Just looked at Compliance Plate on my 6/70 Mini K , its YG2S1 and also YG2S1 on radiator shroud panel ...cheerss

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1965 Morris 850
1966 Morris Mini Minor
1967 Morris Cooper 'S'
1977 Leyland LS

Mini Car Clinic also lists Mk2 Cooper S as YKG2S4 , so i wouldn't take their list too seriously ........

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1965 Morris 850
1966 Morris Mini Minor
1967 Morris Cooper 'S'
1977 Leyland LS

Right, lets just see if I can confuse this anymore than it already is.
First of all, I don't have all the answers but neither the Mini Kingdom or the Mini Car Clinic catalogues have all the correct info either. there are mistakes through the models in both books.
So just because it is written in a book does not make it correct.

Just to make sense of the number system. (copied from a parts book)

First Prefix Letter - Origin Of Manufacture.
Y = Australia.

Second Prefix Letter - Name
A - Austin
G - MG
H - Healey
M - Morris
W - Wolseley
K - Morris Cooper

Third Prefix Letter (Model) Cubic Capacity
L - up to 799cc
A - 800 to 999cc
G - 1000cc to 1399cc
H - 1400 to 1999cc
B - 2000 to 2999cc
D - 3000cc up

4th Prefix Letter - Body Type
N - 2 Seater Tourer
T - 4 Seater Tourer
W -Station Wagon
S - 4 Door Saloon
2S - 2 Door Saloon
X - Taxi
V - Van
U - Pick-up
D - Coupe
J - Convertable
P - Hardtop
JB - Commercial
M - Limousine
Q - Chassis and Cab
R - Chassis and Scuttle

5th Prefix Letter - Series of Model
2, 3, etc. used to record a major change.

From around 68 Leyland decided to drop the second prefix letter (the Name one) to save time stamping numbers.

To be continued..... (later!)