I know that via the date stamps on the inner door panels and windscreen washer bottle that I've worked out it was built some time during October 1990 (it was first registered in November 1990).
Okay I know they don't do full Heritage Certificates for any Minis built after 1969, but going by their FAQ page here (i.e. the fourth question/answer down): -
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They claim they can provide a 'Confirmation of Build Date' letter for post 1969 built Minis. But this is the reply I got from them this morning: -
Dear Mr Turner,
I'm afraid the Rover Mini build records were never passed to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust for safe keeping and as a consequence did not survive the collapse of MG Rover. Therefore we are unable to issue any documents for the Rover Mini Coopers.
Regards
Richard Bacchus
Certificate Officer
BMIHT Archive
So does that mean they can provide a letter for non-Cooper models, or just non-Rover Minis in general? i.e. Should there be a 'Minis built after 1969 but built prior to 19XX' FAQ answer instead?
Well I'm confused and so I've sent this reply: -
Hello Richard,
Thanks for the swift reply. I knew my 1990 Mini Cooper wasn't legible for a full Heritage Certificate, but going by the FAQ's page on your website: -
FAQ's link: -
http://www.heritage-...services-faq.do
As it's a post 1969 Mini, I assumed I could get a 'Confirmation of Build Date' letter for it instead?
Best wishes,
Anyway I'll let you all know if I do get a reply and as my Mini will be 20 years old this year, I would have liked to have known it's exact birth date.
Edited by taffy1967, 08 February 2010 - 05:33 PM.