what was the first body no. for english 850 when they started production in england. I am trying to identify a english made 850 to establish approximate year it was made.

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David...the first one is at Gaydon...so look there/contact them for more information

http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/ ... index.html

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"Show me the Mini!"

If you have an english mini you can order a heritage certificate from Gaydon and they'll tell you what day it was made on, not just the year.

Mine looks like this:



Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Whoa that's awesome, I wish they did that here.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

Nobody here has any bloody records, nor do Heritage have any idea what we made or when.

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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.

When I visited Heritage they didn't even know that Minis were built in Australia.

Yeah, we Aussies have never been much good at record keeping, and then when the whole thing turned to custard no-one would have given a stuff about any records that had been kept. There might even have been reasons to get rid of some of them (don't want the filthy competition findin stuff out).

Even the British records aren't perfect, they don't have a full set of Mini details after '69, but at least some of the info is available.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

I was talking to a POME a while back and he seriously thought that my car was a private import from the UK. He didn't think that mini's were ever made in Aus!

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

pome?

haha im from england and i dont why people call us that, cause i was talking a teacher at my old school who is a doctor as well and he said that "pom" stands for prisoner of the motherland. so wouldnt that make most aussies part pom as having part convict blood considering half the 1st settlers were convicts and then later released?

I always thought it was prisoner of mother england? (I'm probably wrong though)

Somewhere way back in my ancestory (I think a great grand father) was from england........but I don't know how much British blood I have left in me!

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

hmm you could be right. it must be one of those things that caught on from a insult

Body numbers on 850s started at 101 - but its not the same as a chassis number (which also started at 101).

If you post it here or PM me I'll be able to give you a guide date for it.

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Pip, pip old boy

The "Prisoner of Motherland" or "Prisoner of mother England" stuff is dead wrong. Most likely story is simple rhyming slang, "pomegranate" for "immigrant" with pomegranate soon shortened to pommy.

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66 Deluxe, 07 Cooper

prisoner of mother england is correct .but it does not apply to anyone from north of Hadrian's wall.suffer you sassenachs

check out the factory fitted equipment on Timbos certificate.

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