Hi my name is Clayton ive been coming to this forum for about a month,

I've just got my little project. I paid $900 and I got a 1965 flat roof mini van in good working order and very little rust. Its currently fitted with a 950. In the deal I also got a 1100 motor a spare van shell, floor pan and a few other bits and bobs. I don't really know prices these things go for, but I hear the flat roofs are harder to come by? But anyways Im a happy chappy, I'll post pictures of my progress as time goes by.

Fez

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1965 850 Mini Van
1972 Clubman Van
Member of SDMC

welcome fez

any relation to fez from that 70's show?

"came with a 950"
-maybe an 850cc engine

"flat roofs"
how do you mean?

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Fez is no relation to that 70's show guy its to do with my last name, its what my mates call me. But that 70's show guy is a bloody crack up heh.

The van hasnt got its original 850 in it apparently, but Im yet to have an in depth inspection.

Later model vans have pits running along the length of them. They are corregated like a fence. But the one I have has a flat surface like the regular mini.

On your site is says you are a 3rd year engineering student. What engineering are you studying? I am or was a 3rd yearengineering student also. Im doing electrical over here at Curtin.

Fez

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1965 850 Mini Van
1972 Clubman Van
Member of SDMC

GReeting Fez...Yep Love the show also....

Not many of the flat tops around nice score Fez for $900..Now I would say it does not have the little vent also..

950 I think you will find it'll be a 850 or 998...what numbers are on the engine block Radiator side...while you'r at it get all the numbers from the engine bay (body Numbers, Head etc)

And welcome its time to have some fun

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Congrats, sounds like you got a great deal. Welcome to the growing ranks of mini owners

You got yourself a rare find there Fez. Welcome aboard. More vans - don 't you love it!

So what are your plans for it? & let's have some pics.
Cheers Dat

Hey congrats on the van cos i want one
as well really really want one. can't wait for the pics.

i love him
"wah you fink im funny, well jist waigh unteel i go slap you seely hapbee boi"


wow i dont think ive seen one ever
that would look so smooth eh



mate im doing mechanical/biomedical engineering
its a bitch to do
i would guess elec would be worse?

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850_van had a flat roof van
me (850pvan) had a corrogated roof

My shed has a flat roof
but my house has a corrugated roof.

How odd

I've got a "smooth" roof traveller and a "ripple" roof van.

Smooth roof vans are rarer than ripple roofs. Sounds like a good buy!

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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

my van ('66) has a flat roof also, and there was another flat roofed '66 at the Mini Experience launch today - they are about, just not many of them. I'm pretty sure they all received the roof vent - I'm planning on getting rid of the vent for that totally smooth look, plus the bastard leaked a huge puddle on the rear floor on the way down to melbourne on Sunday. I jammed a couple of screwdrivers into the closing mechanism to pull it down tight - didn't work though. Also saw a green van with a once piece side opening back door - neat thing, tho looking at it I reckon 2 doors is better, single door'd open up a long way in the garage, and guaranteed to get in the way and get bashed...

here's a pic

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I have seen lots of mini's with a ripple roof..... hail is sometimes the cause.....

That's cause you live in Sydney, JAM. I swear they should move that damn city, move it to where there aint now hail storm, bush fires, blah blah blah!

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you don't get hail in Vic?