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Classic1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 3:13 pm I have a November 68 built cooper s in monotone black. Coud you get other colors in monotone at that time?
Thanks Alan

Yes but only as a special order at that time. By late 1969 they seemingly made the last Mk2’s all monotone Mk3 colours.

The MK3 colour monotone Bronze Yellow is original on this Mk2 Cooper S below in Denmark (backed by Heritage).
As often mentioned many of the last Mk2 Minis including Cooper/Cooper S left the factory in Mk3 monotone colours and with a mix of parts like the Mk3 boot lid fitted.

Thanks for the info much appreciated

And side repeaters. I wonder if a few had no door ‘chrome’?

Personally, I don't think that any Coopers and S's left the factory without door chromes. UNLESS new doors were fitted later in their life.

I say that because Cooper and S doors had a different part number, template jig drilled for the chrome top surround on the Cooper and S doors.

Yes, just to clarify the point raised later. I am only referring to Mk1's and 2's

I thought no MK3 S had factory front door upper door chromes as the door top is a different profile, when I retro fitted some to a MK3 I used Elf /Hornet wind up window chromes.

mk1coopers wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 10:02 pm I thought no MK3 S had factory front door upper door chromes as the door top is a different profile, when I retro fitted some to a MK3 I used Elf /Hornet wind up window chromes.

I did the same on my first Mk3 after finding a Mk3 Elf/Hornet in my local scrapyard back in the day.
Minispares now sell the Mk3 moulding for retro-fitting the later taller winding window doors:-
https://www.minispares.com/product/Clas ... |Back%20to

I am guessing Peter in his post above is only referring to the Mk1/2 Cooper and S doors.

mab01uk wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 5:59 pm The MK3 colour monotone Bronze Yellow is original on this Mk2 Cooper S below in Denmark (backed by Heritage).
As often mentioned many of the last Mk2 Minis including Cooper/Cooper S left the factory in Mk3 monotone colours and with a mix of parts like the Mk3 boot lid fitted.

https://www.facebook.com/thesportingmin ... 138192841/

I'd thought of fitting those chromes to my last of the line RCSport. Are they a good fit....... anyone?

Peter Laidler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:06 pm I'd thought of fitting those chromes to my last of the line RCSport. Are they a good fit....... anyone?

The Mk3 Elf/Hornet door trims are a good fit as you would expect but hard to find now. I have never fitted the Minispares Mk3 repro trims but I seem to remember some on here have said the size of the pop rivet clips required for the repro versions is different to the original BMC trims. So I assume Minispares supply the matching rivets for their repro trims?

A composite of two images taken at Pinewood Studios on 15th February 1971, with Tony Curtis taking delivery of his brand new Mk2 Jensen Interceptor, the Mk2 Mini auto next to it is probably much rarer though...


(With thanks to Jaz Coleman and Lorenzo Gomez)

Something a little different spotted today. Looked nice, sounded nice not quite period but ......

Nice to chat yesterday Dave, Heres my little video of the day.

https://youtu.be/t_W1RHPJLVs

A fine day, much better than the forecast

Saw this as well. Had a nice chat with the owner!

mab01uk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2024 11:31 pm

Great photo, especially as watched Yesterday last night…….got to be taken about 59/60 ?

I’d say possibly late 62, probably 1963! Ringo didn’t join until August 62.

I just thought they looked so young, maybe its just me getting older

woodypup59 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:11 am Nice to chat yesterday Dave, Heres my little video of the day.

https://youtu.be/t_W1RHPJLVs

A fine day, much better than the forecast

So nice to see that Magenta Dolly Sprint - like the one I used to race

Wish you were here: Holiday Post Card featuring a Mini from back in the day...