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[mab01uk]

"Chris Cowin takes a look at the South African Mini ‘MK3’ of 1969-71, and pieces together an interesting and little-told story.
We focus on the confusingly-named Mini MK3, which combined the booted rear end of the Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet with the rounded front of the standard ADO15."
Mini MK3: putting the boot in:-
https://www.aronline...frica/mini-mk3/

 

[Jared Mk3]

Interesting article. Nice to see the Mk3 get some love. Some nice brochure pictures in there that I haven't seen before 

 

Maybe I read it wrong, but it seems implied that the doors were the same between the Mk3 and UK 'mark three' cars. The earlier SA Mk3 cars used the same internal hinged doors as the Elf/Hornet cars. These doors were prone to rattling, so later Mk3 cars got the "updated" doors of the other internal hinged cars.  

[DeadSquare]

Interesting read.

[mab01uk]

Mini Wolseley Hornet MK III (1969) for sale in the Netherlands:-

https://www.marktpla...sPage=mympBuyer

Edited by mab01uk, 08 April 2020 - 06:56 PM.

[InnoCooperExport]

I do think that the car for sale over here (in NL) is actually a Mk3 hornet with a round nose. I guess it was maybe restored/repaired at some point when the correct hornet panels weren't available. The plate is an original 1969 Dutch plate, so it's not a South African import.