1960 Morris Mini Minor MkI [ADO15]

1960 Morris Mini Minor MkI [ADO15] in Growth Port, Documentary, 1972

Class: Cars, Supermini — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2020-04-28 16:18	No handlebars on bumper so pre-1963. Possibly 2-tone and a heavy grille so might be 1962+ Morris Super Mini Minor
Sunbar ◊ 2020-04-28 17:53	Could be 'XRY 712' Leicester? Looks to me that the roof colour is the same as body probably and basic Morris grille.
dsl ◊ 2020-04-28 18:32	XRY 712 gives Leicester, Feb-April 60.
electra225 ◊ 2020-04-28 19:03	dsl wrote XRY 712 gives Leicester, Feb-April 60. In this case I suppose its owner changed the grille with 1961 updated version since 1960 ones had got ivory painted instead than chromed ones.
dsl ◊ 2020-04-28 19:27	^ True - changeover was apparently as late as Oct 61, with both early Standards and Deluxe having the ivory grille. We have surprisingly few ivory grilles in our collection if it really lasted for 2 years.