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[Matt29992]

I went to a paint shop today to get my colour verified so i could get a few bits touched up on the car. The guy took some numbers down of my VIN and did some magic on his computer and apparently my VIN was showing Cinnabar Red and Black (the guy said its black black).

Just wandering if any minis were sold with black roof's as standard?

[MaxAndPaddy]

Dont think so....just the all blacks like the Park Lane and the Jet Black

[bluesprite]

Is it a mk1?
I've seen a rough mk1 mini on someone's drive that's red with a black roof, and I know someone who used to have a different early red mini with a black roof. If yours is an early one it seems quite a coincidence that you can also get a model of a red mk1 with a black roof too

[mk1coopers]

Mk1 Supers and Coopers were available with contrasting roof colours, (along with MK 2's and rover Coopers ) however no MK 1 will have the colour code in the vin number.

Edited by mk1coopers, 07 March 2012 - 07:41 PM.

[oltonlad]

our mini has got a black roof as factory standard..............a black vinyl one...............or is that cheating??

Edited by oltonlad, 07 March 2012 - 07:47 PM.

[Matt29992]

Mines not a mk1, its an '82. #was planning on spraying the roof black in the summer anyway. Perhaps some1 had the VIN re-done in the past by an owner if they put a black roof for future reference

Thanks guys

[mab01uk]

Red Mk1 & 2 Mini Coopers came with a black roof, surprisingly only the works rally Mini's had a white roof and also of course the later 1990's on Mini Coopers and some special editions.

[villa3]

!979 specials had siver or rose main colour with different colour vinyl roofs from new.

[Cooperman]

Red Mk1 & 2 Mini Coopers came with a black roof, surprisingly only the works rally Mini's had a white roof and also of course the later 1990's on Mini Coopers and some special editions.

I was rallying in a red Mini with a white roof the year before the 'works' did so. However, the roof got painted white after the car was rolled and we thought white on a tartan red car would look nice.
When I bought my first new car, a 998 Cooper, in 1964 I ordered a red one, but had the dealer paint the black roof white prior to delivery.

[oltonlad]

!979 specials had siver or rose main colour with different colour vinyl roofs from new.

[Matt29992]

Did those have two paint codes on the VIN? Love the amount of knowledge on the forum !!

[MaxAndPaddy]

Dont think so....just the all blacks like the Park Lane and the Jet Black

I did presume by your car that you meant the later models..... but as with alot of other extra's/options I wonder if you could of ordered one with a different coloured roof?

[villa3]

Coopers and S were the only models aavailable with a black or white roof,the mk3 s lost its coloured roof.Riley Elf and Wolsley Hornet had white roofs.

[Cooperman]

The 1962 Super de Luxe had a different colour roof.

[Carlzilla]

Our wolseley hornet has a coloured roof. It's down as white/maroon.

What it should look like http://slatford.co.u...kII_preview.jpg

Edited by Carlzilla, 08 March 2012 - 08:34 PM.