I bet that there is one light on the dash that never goes out.

The generator light.

Nahh , he refitted that one oneto the front of the car to use as a fog light , it's the brightest light there

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That is great!

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Flute - 68 MK I Cooper S
Member: VMCI #2474
Member: International Mini Model Collectors Club

Very nice, now I have something to strive to

Thanks for sharing.

I'm not boasting, but I've got 22 issues, and they are invaluable for my research. I regularly quote from them and have snippets from them in The Mini Experience.

The first issue was June 1963 (which I only have digital scans of). They were sometimes dated with a month, and other times covered two months - a little inconsistent. One issue I have actually cover three months.

The Rosette was replaced by a new Leyland paper, called Leyland City Times in January 1973 (though apparently only two issues - the second in June) but I don't know if the Rosette actually continued that late - particularly as the company was taken over by Leyland in 1971 (well they were taken over earlier, but the name changed to Leyland in 1971).

The latest issue I have is from May-June 1968. Given that's 60 months, if they averaged bi-monthly, then that's 30 issues. Hey, only 16 more issues for us and TME will be bigger than the BMC Rosette!

That last issue covers the Tortoise and the Hair expodition, when Evan Green and Jack Murray in a Morris 1100S raced a Cessna light plane around Australia.

I go through them so often, and they are in pretty tatty condition (so I have to be very careful) that they are not in any date order - more in order of interesting stories.

That guy with the 850 I have been trying to track down for quite some time, but without success - so far. However, I have tracked down another chap who drove a Mini van right around australia in the ealry 1960s, and he and his brother are still into Minis. That will make a great story later on!

Cheers,
Watto.