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This email is from Jim in Minnesota
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Hope you can tell me a bit about the truck, such as year(s) produced, model name, etc. How can I find out more information about it?
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I will pass all replies back to Jim.
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I'm a bit surprised at the question, they wern't that uncommon. At the British car show in New Orleans last May there were 2 'minis with a bit', a Riley Elf and a Wolseley Hornet. Anyone remember the A35 pickup?
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I didn't realise A35 had a pickup version , however on checking I believe it was only a very limited production scale, 1956-57 so anyone who has one must have a pretty rare item. A35 Van was my first decent vehicle, I got it from Bob Barton's garage near Turpin Green Lane and it was 3 years old at the time. It sqeaked like mad and I could never find out why.
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It's the pick-up version of the Austin/Morris Mini. The "M" at the end of its British license plate shows it to be a 1972 (I think). By that time the infamous "forced" merger of the Leyland group and British Motor Corporation had been accomplished, and all the trucks and vans previously badged as Austin and Morris Commercial were re-badged with the British Leyland logo.
At that age, it probably has the original 850 cc engine. It may also have the "30,000 mile" gearbox, so called because that's about how long they lasted. The key to identifying that would be the long "knitting needle" gear lever, and whether the synchros still synchronize. Maybe the Leyland influence had fixed that problem by 1974.
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M is 1974 Frank.
In fact if you follow the link on the 1st posting I made it brings up
"Jim Unrath's 1974 British Leyland Mini Pickup Truck" Jim being the man who made the initial e-mail query to Martin.
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I did that just after my last post. Looks like he knows enough about it already!
If he wants to sell it, I'd be interested.
Frank
Frank Damp (wife Eileen, nee Nixon)
Leyland resident 1941-1965, emigrated to the US in 1968,
retired to Anacortes, Washington State, USA in 1999.
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