MattE wrote:
One of my Dad's cars is 33015 and has a wiper motor (almost certainly the original one) stamped 04/68.
His other car is 27568 and has a wiper motor (again, believed to be the original one) stamped 10/67.
All of this talk about dates, stamps and plates has got my wondering - what online registers exist of minis in Australia - any?
Would there be some merit in setting up a wikipedia style databse for owners to fill out themselves? Many of the fields could be optional, for those who don't like the idea of certain info being online.
Matt
To me, these two cars show the different characteristics of the early and later Deluxes. 27568 has right parking wipers, plain scuttle panel, small end plates to protect the hydrolastic pipes, and it has no body number stamped on the radiator cowl. 33015, on the other hand, has left parking wipers, stamped depressions for the wipers in the scuttle panel, full length hydrolastic protection covers, and has the body number 32516 stamped on the radiator cowl. 33015 has its original engine.