Mini Cooper mk1 help....

evilbob,
A few thoughts on the original Mini...
THE reference book is The Original Mini restoration guge byAnders Ditlev Clausager. If it ever happened to a Mini this book will have a reference to it.
One popular option was the British Flag (Union Jack) painted on the roof and British Racing Green was the second most popular colour choice after red.
The truly psychodelic colours came later in the decade but many early Mini's were repainted to match the mood of the times so feel free to get all the groovy shades of the day.
Also there were available a number of "flower power" adhesive stckers in the amazing colours of lime green and purple and others shaped like flowers which were very popular after market accessories.
Think Carnaby Street , Austin Powers and Jimi Hendrix.
If you decide to really get into it and buy retro flared pants please do not post about it here!
Good luck, Cheers , Pete.

The Mini dedicated to the British Open (golf classic) is an interesting paint and interior scheme. The interior of the one (and only one) I saw was a light tan leather scheme. The exterior is British racing green. I cannot remember the specifics but there was a special emblem regarding the "Open". Maybe the company was trying to sell the idea that the Mini could be used as a golf cart!

The last time I was in England I saw a rally of about 50 Minis in a wide variety of colors and a lot of them were, or appeared to be, custom paint jobs. The Brits love their Minis.

Thanks for the links, guys! I didn't find any of those in my searching...

by the way my mini is a real one

heres a site with the colours
http://www.minicolours.co.uk/list.cgi?code=H

ive got a Mk 1 Morris Mini 1960
its green out side and off white on the inside

you could do it any colour you like, just pimp it out

You could also try the Cooper Register
http://www.minicooper.org/mk1_coopers.htm
they have a forum of their own and I'm sure the members would tell you all you need to know

Good Luck - Martin

Try autocolorlibrary.com http://autocolorlibrary.com/cgi-bin/search/searchpic.pl?1964-ahmg-pg01.jpg