i know round nose minis are a rarity to find but this has to be extremely rare i think
a government poverty pack mini,
it has 1100 engine mini k shell but 850 gearstick


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1970-Morris-Mini ... dZViewItem

how many of these were made???





cheers damian

'Government poverty pack' sounds good

They aren't really that 'rare' as such as they were basically just the same but had less options (ie magic wand gearshift, extra gauges etc). I guess it's rarity would depend on how much you valued that particular model - one in mickey mouse good original condition is probably pretty rare as they have all probably been tricked up now, or have had a proper gearbox fitted, and the owner doesn't realise there car is any different from a proper K / Deluxe model.

Yes very, I beleive

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If you want rare, try the pov pack Clubman models. I've seen a couple of them - magic wand gearshift, central speedo etc.

If somebody can clarify, I believe all the pov pack models had dry suspension? The one on Ebay does, and my mate has one too and it is dry suspension. I had always thought it had been change (since its also been retrofitted with sliding window doors and 850 boot lid).

I can't vouch for 'all', but I had an ex-PMG pov-pack 1100 once upon a time and it was dry.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

The poverty pack came with...
No Chrome around the door frame.
Dry suspension.
Magic wand shift.
Single centre dash speedo.
Cheap seats.

They were not a special build just for the Government. They were a listed model available to anyone.
I have no idea how many were made, I would love to see the numbers on this car just to get an idea.

There was also a poverty Morris 1100. They only had one sunvisor, no heater, no parcel tray under the dash, no armrests on the doors, cheap trim, etc. There was only 125 made.

Hmmm ....wonder what the price difference was ...

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

I had one.

Mine was a 70. Zircon white. Dry suspension. They should have a van prefix engine number. Door cards have no stitching like a van of the same period, along with dash, etc. They are a van in a sedan shell, pretty much.

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The price difference between the poverty model and the normal model is...

Feb 1966: Mini 850 $1588, Mini Deluxe $1666
April 1967: Mini Minor $1578, Mini Deluxe $1680
May 1968: Mini Minor $1620, Mini Deluxe $1689 (Matic $1919)
Nov 1970: Mini Minor $1730, Mini K $1841
Nov 1973: Mini $2085, Mini S $2360.
Nov 1974: Mini $2365, Mini S $2590.

now I know how much my poverty pack mini cost. thanks

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my pov pack has wand, dry and cooper s front.

and the poverty pack 1100?

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'62 Morris 850 (Marion)
'65 Mini Delux - sleeper 1275/S discs (Ms Plum)
'69 Vanden Plas Princess 1300
'71 Wolseley 1300
'74 Austin 1300 Countryman
'94 XJ6 Sport 3.2
'04 Rover 75 CDTi

I thought my Deluxe was the entry level car........ its like someone was let loose with the vinyl machine - if its not duco painted metal inside then its covereing in vinyl trim...
Excuse the ignorance but, apart from the slide windows and the extra 50 quid asking price, can anyone let me know what is the obvious dif between a Mini 850/Mini Minor and the Morris Mini Deluxe / Morris Mini Cooper - circa 65/66?

getting back to the topic - id think its one of those repairable drives that could be put into daily use, with a spare couple of thousand dollars - its a mini and its worth it these days.

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YDO005 1965 stock standard MORRIS MINI DELUXE

You got another 4 or 5HP, 8 lb/ft torque, temp and oil pressure gauges, parking wipers, better vinyl on the seats, and better front brakes (than early 850, not sure when they changed to twin LS brakes).

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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.