Speedometer again. SN4479/10 140mph

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LKE
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Speedometer again. SN4479/10 140mph

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Hi, all

I've had this speedo for some years now, and asking you to please help me identify this as I cannot find similar numbers in Parnell's book.
Must have come from an imported car to one of the Nordic countries - and had a silly 200 kph sticker over covering the mph.

SN4479/10 and 1408 (3.76)
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Is it worth getting refurbished?
Seems its missing one of the counters - or maybe just a dummy/empty slot.

Took the glass of only to remove the sticker.

Any help is much appreciated!

Some more pics here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XUQ4dwuMk521oDvy9

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Lars, Norway
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It's not in John's book because it isn't a Cooper or Cooper S speedo. Standard Mini KPH speedo equivalent to 90 MPH.
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The centre disc with SN details is from a May 62 to Oct 63 850 with 1408 TPM.
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nick rogers wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:50 pm It's not in John's book because it isn't a Cooper or Cooper S speedo. Standard Mini KPH speedo equivalent to 90 MPH.
Thanks, Nick.
We should wait for his next book on "normal" mk1, then :)

Actually, its MPH now. All the way till 140 mph.
The sticker (which i have now removed) was 200 kph....

Can it be a streetmix with KPH backplate on a 63 850ccm center, then?
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LKE wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:56 pm
nick rogers wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:50 pm It's not in John's book because it isn't a Cooper or Cooper S speedo. Standard Mini KPH speedo equivalent to 90 MPH.
Thanks, Nick.
We should wait for his next book on "normal" mk1, then :)

Actually, its MPH now. All the way till 140 mph.
The sticker (which i have now removed) was 200 kph....

Can it be a streetmix with KPH backplate on a 63 850ccm center, then?
That is exactly what I too tought...
as the "140" was a a standard 998 and 850 Mini's max. speedo reading in kph. IIRC
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Somerford has a good list of speedos. Yours is listed as a mph black
http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/eshop/in ... page&id=83

Your inner is marked 1408 which is turns per mile for a 3.76 diff

A Euro spec car would have a 140kph speedo with 880 turns per km (and marked kph too) and a different code
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Post by winabbey »

It's listed in this Smiths catalogue.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7554&p=254358
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Thanks, all.
So much knowledge here👍
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