gary knight aka knight rider

I think that car might be a 1965 car, I would be interested in knowing the car number tho if someone could PM to me, keen to know whether it is earlier or later than mine.

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Steve

There is another member on Ausmini who owns a factory black MK1 S too.

I'll leave it to him to post more info.

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In the garage:
1970 Morris Cooper S MK2 | 2010 MINI Cooper JCW Challenge Edition

Now with new owners:
1964 Morris 850 Van | 1965 Morris Cooper S MK1 | 1976 Leyland Mini | 1999 Rover Mini Cooper Classic | 2006 MINI Cooper JCW

I may know that car already, in Sydney? If so, have spoken with the owner. It is a later car than mine. Thanks for the info.

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Steve

Yes, in Sydney.

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In the garage:
1970 Morris Cooper S MK2 | 2010 MINI Cooper JCW Challenge Edition

Now with new owners:
1964 Morris 850 Van | 1965 Morris Cooper S MK1 | 1976 Leyland Mini | 1999 Rover Mini Cooper Classic | 2006 MINI Cooper JCW

A friend of mine has a factory black 997 cooper here in SA...

Don't think that it is an original ID plate. This is a genuine one from a 64 Cooper



If you take note, the stamping has been done from the viewing side whereas all other plates have been stamped from the obverse side.

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1964 998 Cooper , 1968 Morris 1100

I would be very carefull... I have been collecting photos of BMC ID plates and they were all stamped from the front for a long while before they changed to reverse stamping.
They changed some time in the early 60s.

I had a good look at that car last year at Minis At The Mill - I can't remember the number, but it's around 50... somewhere, sorry!

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

I had a black 850 a couple of years ago and I sold it on Ebay. A guy in the US bought it and we shipped it to him. It was a genuine Black 850. Not many of them made either.

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DID I MENTION THAT I AM THE BEST SUPPLIER FOR MINI ELECTRICAL PARTS AND REPAIRS?
"Let us remove your "SHORTS"

Hi Tombo, thanks for posting the picture of your plate!

It's off an early 997, I have also seen the plate of car number 588, two before yours, and it is stamped this way too, so no worries there!

I think the first 1200 or so cars were like this, 1188 certainly is as well!

Factory black is unusual, but quite possible, the early cars seemed to have a much wider variety of colurs.

I think Watto's article on 997 / 998's has a picture of a plate like this in the mag? Possibly the Peter Manton car? 666 ?

With your permission, I would like to add your numbers to the register.

Do you still have the car, or just the plate?

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Sir Alec! we are not worthy!

I know his car is early. I remember Gary telling me about some oddities with the carpet or something. I can't remember exactly what but something to do with cross-over parts maybe. Should really bust out TME and have a read.

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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

Are there any earlier cars than 588

I'll have to get a photo of a plate I have here , it's from a black cooper (not sure 997 or 998) speedway car that was being held together by it's roll cage after spending 20 years under trees ...

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I only have the plate and feel free to add the plate to a register

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.