hello my brother has acquired a new mini which we went and picked up today now it has no compliance plate and no number on the radiator cowling although there is a number above the radiator cowling reading FE695989 now i dont know what these mean it also has hooks for a heater and has rubber suspension 2 piece roof lining the cardboard looking sunvisors and a generator now i would much like some info if any one has an idea of what car this is...... thanks a lot...... i think it has been modified a lot because it has leyland guages and high back seats and a 998 duluxe engine...... thanks a lot fellas justin

I am guessing it is a roundnose.

yes sorry it has a wiper motor saying year 63

In that case I would guess it is an 850, though the heater hooks don't sound right as I don't think 850s were ever fitted with them. Is it possible it is an English model? Maybe a Super Deluxe. Either that or it could have started life as a Cooper. Or maybe somebody has just added the hooks.

no the hooks look like they have been factory fitted.... and the wipers are also on the wrong side like off an english car.....

I have an aussie made 850 shell from 63. it has factory heater brackets.

Carter,

check for a body id stamped into the firewall behind the master cylinders, letters about 1/2" high i think.

sounds like an 850 to me? sliding window doors? full front apron?

pics?

matt

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68 Deluxe.... it's shiny..... I like shiny!!

Define 'wrong side' . I would suggest it is the 'correct' side as they didn't change until around 1969 or so. I believe you can tell if it is Australian or English by the roof gutter drain holes. I think Aussie ones are two holes drilled and UK ones are a slot, but would need confirmation.

it has wind up doors but 850 door catches.......i will see about posting some pics later on today or tomorrow....

yea roof cut outs are slots. full front apron with no cooling cut outs for brakes....also has a circular mesh thing behind the grill.

The change point on the wipers seems to be june july 68. (deluxes)
Most UK bodies had a slot for a roof drain hole, so did some early aussie ones tho. (CKD?)

That means it is a pre 68 shell if aussie.

where's the shifter? is it a factory hole? is there a magic wand hole covered up?

M

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68 Deluxe.... it's shiny..... I like shiny!!

sounds 61 to 64 840 to me so far! Body number on bulkhead?

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68 Deluxe.... it's shiny..... I like shiny!!

Sounds like a UK mini of some form or a really early Aussie 850 (1961) , how are the front seats secured at the front ?

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ummm cant find the number on the firewall.......there is a hole where a wandering gear stick could have came out although there also is a hole where the gearstick comes out now and the both look factory?

seats are secured by seat brackets although they are leyland seats with head rests

My 1967 English-built Austin 850 Super Deluxe has the heater hooks as standard