Vehicle Sighting - Austin Mini (Brit spec)

[Number_35]

Always liked these. I think '79 was the last year they were brought over here. I think this is a somewhat later model, and RHD.

IIRC, the original Mini was 850 cc, with the Cooper being 1000 cc. This one has a badge saying 1.3 l (1300 cc) - probably goes like a rocket.

Keen-eyed hockey fans, note the Winnipeg Jets plate on the Toyota van behind the Mini.

 

[Jetronic]

when the mini was mini...

 

[2EHA]

automatic transmission. lubricated by 20w50 just like the manual

 

[Boomer]

Looks like the license plate is in Inuit.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Beautiful car. They go like stink!

 

[JC1]

Looks like the license plate is in Inuit.

He blurs the plate In his photos.

Those are nice cars.

 

[Number_35]

automatic transmission. lubricated by 20w50 just like the manual

My friend had one in the late '70s. I was very surprised when he told me the engine and manual tranny shared a common sump. IIRC, he told me the sump held 5 Imperial quarts of oil.

 

[RooflessVW]

Looks good! When I lived in Germany my friend had a 1998 Rover Mini.

Fun car but I preferred my '05 Cooper S.

 

[Motu]

Looks a bit of a hybrid - MkII tail lamps and concealed hinges with windup windows...but a MKI front end with Cooper grill. I liked the autos - tiptronic before they invented the word, and instant shift, not wait for it like tiptronic.

I followed a Mini home from work today...it had flares. I didn't see the front, but late model rego lamp, so I'd say BL era.

 

[wings&wheels]

I am generally not a front driver fan except for 2 cars; this and a SAAB Convertible. Hard to describe how much fun a well maintained one of these can be.