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[johnv]

Just that .. thanks

[mab01uk]

Yes...at least some appear to still have had the early flat sills....but as with most BMC changes to the Mini the date stated in documents is often not exact and varied between Cowley and Longbridge built Minis.

This Mk1 Forum thread linked below may help you narrow things down but you may need to register on the forum to get to the 'Technical Talk' section:-

mk1 1959/61 floorpan differances

 

http://mk1-forum.net...php?f=3&t=28637

 

Mk1 Forum:-
http://mk1-forum.net/index.php

 

 

[slidehammer]

The Mini didn't sell well initially overseas and some early cars remained unsold and were bought back to the UK, converted to right hand drive and registered here. So you could have a '59 with a 1960 or 1961 registration date. They were so easy to convert from left to right hand