I’ve always been a Mini fan since I was a kid, even back when I was at school. I tried to go to the factory with my mum when we were in the UK, but didn’t succeed. Don’t know why, but it’s always been the case.
The Mini K is an Australia-specific version, with the engine from the Morris 1100, the idea being it would cope better with the bigger distances. It was a higher-spec model that got some of the Cooper features such as the three gauges, elevating it above the standard cars.
This example was rescued from being turned in to playground equipment.
It was a web find during COVID. I wasn’t really on the hunt for a Mini, just bored. I wanted to do one, but didn’t think
