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[the_bandit]

i have a white roof on my 68 cooper , should it b black ? and if so how can i tell what it was standard ?

[Guess-Works.com]

I believe only the works coopers had an alternate roof colour... other production coopers the roof was the same as the body

but I'm likely to be wrong on that fact...

[THE ANORAK]

almost right john, the works coopers were the only red minis to have a white roof. all red minis from the factory were painted with a black roof, as were white cars.
grey, green, yellows, blues etc had white roofs.

when the Mk3 cooper was launched, then the roofs were body coloured.

if yours is a 68 Mk2 cooper in Tartan red (RD9) it should have left the factory with a black roof (BK1), black seats and liners, black carpet and pale cream headlining

the best way to find out is to get a heritage certificate.