The panel that had 28339 was yellow, and on the car there is only traces of red, grey and black so I doubt it is actually correct but that is good to know, cheers.

BMC & Leyland Australia, like other vehicle manufacturers, specified quite clearly where the various identities were stamped and what fonts were used. This is what registration authorities would have used, and should still be using.

Here's the sheet for the Mini in 1973 but most if not all details continued through Mini production.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Your Mini 1100 pov pack should have M2/21 on the firewall. Something like this in the high 800s

Hi GTO, can you pan out to identify exactly where this stamp should be? I had a pretty close look and theres' nothing obvious.

I can look again if I know where I should be concentrating....

Cheers, Ian

Yours should be in this area. Cars 1294 and 1383 have theirs here.

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But it is not impossible for a car to have it in a slightly different spot or not at all. You could even check the 1969 position in the drain channel just above the wiper motor

The area shown is directly behind the master cylinder. but it may not have a number stamped.
There would seem to be a period around late 72 early 73 where this number was not stamped. I have an early 73 clubman that does not have the number stamped on the bulkhead or on the drain channel.

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Cheers Dave.

Thanks for your input everyone, I think I've decided to pass on this one and try to find one with clean numbers. After contacting Service NSW it's possible that getting registration might be difficult and even if I do, resale will likely be difficult with dodgy numbers.

Hi Daniel, Its not my money ..but it is yours so you have to be happy with the process.

All the " numbers" discussion has been interesting and useful.... but not for you.

Your real issue is "what do the people who will register the car require". By "the people" I mean the actual persons in the actual Motor Registry who will be taking your money and issuing you with paperwork. If the car is interesting to you and a reasonable price then it's worth pursuing .... if not, then look elsewhere.

With old cars (especially Minis) things are rarely open and shut. A body here, an engine there... other bits acquired from somewhere else .. with paper trails (old rego docs) long gone.

It's really a question to ask of the relevant authorities. Here's the car; will you register it? Or, what do you need to register it? I've had several discussions with "officials" which were only resolved when it became obvious the "my" paperwork was the correct version of "their" document ...which had been superseded by my later edition....

Good luck, Ian