Chassis plates and decals

Chassis Plates and Decals
This section contains a good, but certainly not complete, selection of plates and decals applied to Minis and their components during the 41 years of production. The range that has been reproduced is certainly biased towards earlier Minis, since it is owners of those cars who create the lion’s share of demand for original and concours style finishing touches for their cars.

Having said that, many plates and decals for later cars are also included but if you cannot see what you need, it may be in the catalogue section dealing with the part to which the plate or decal is applied.

Attempting to state on which models or during which years certain decals and plates were used on is very difficult, as the change over period for air filter decals, for example, would often be quite drawn out and it’s quite common to see an old under-bonnet photo of a publicity or press car with decals on show that had been officially phased out some years before that car’s manufacture!

Also, looking at chassis plates as an example, production batches for all models of early Minis were planned well in advance, and the chassis plates for each batch stamped out together. It might be up to a year or more sometimes before a particular batch of cars were built, resulting in very protracted introduction periods for new chassis plate designs.

Chassis, Commission and Engine Number Plates
Chassis (or VIN) number plates and commission number plates are fixed to the car’s body with pop rivets - two RU608123 rivets per plate will do the job. Self tapping screws have been known to fail a car at the MOT testing station!

Fixing an engine number plate is a little more tricky, original plates being attached to engine blocks with a pair of special dome head twist rivets (also known as hammer drive screws), which we can supply individually under part number XX088Z. The real frustration with the engine number plate, however, is not in fixing on the new one. Removal of the old plate can be very difficult indeed, since the rivets are harder than the engine block material and cannot be drilled out easily. Our solution is to weld a nut to the head of the rivet and then use a slide hammer to remove it, but this does of course require equipment you wouldn’t usually find in a domestic garage.

Applying your serial number to a new plate is also a little more difficult than first imagined, because the numbers were originally embossed from the rear of the plate, rather than being stamped onto the front. Using a set of proprietary punches to stamp the number onto the front of the plate simply doesn’t look right; the characters on the most commonly available punch sets are too large anyway. Since we have embossing tools in our workshops which exactly replicate the original character style and can therefore do the job for you (assuming you can prove rightful ownership of the vehicle identity!). Please contact us for details at the time of placing your order.

Ill. No.	Part No.	Description	Qty. Rqd.	Remarks
1	CP313	PLATE, chassis number, 'Austin'	1	1959-60 (without seat belt anchorage compliance statement).
2	CP314	PLATE, chassis number, 'Austin'	1	1959-65 (without seat belt anchorage compliance statement).
3	CP316	PLATE, chassis number, 'Morris'	1	1959-65 (without seat belt anchorage compliance statement).
4	CP406	PLATE, chassis number, 'Riley'	1	1961-65 (without seat belt anchorage compliance statement).
5	CP309	PLATE, chassis number, 'Wolseley'	1	1961-65 (without seat belt anchorage compliance statement).
6	CP317	PLATE, seat belt anchorages compliance	1	Sometimes fitted with pre-1965 chassis plates after 1965.
7	CP379	PLATE, chassis number, 'Austin'	1	1965-68 (with seat belt anchorage compliance statement).
8	CP443	PLATE, chassis number, 'Morris'	1	1965-68 (with seat belt anchorage compliance statement).
9	CP403	PLATE, chassis number, 'BMC'	1	1968-71, Austin and Morris; 1965-69, Riley and Wolseley.
10	CP385	PLATE, body number, 'Fisholow'	1	1961-69, Riley and Wolseley.
11	CP339	PLATE, chassis number, 'Austin Morris'	1	1971-75.
12	CP301	PLATE, commission number	1	1967-80.
13	CP444	PLATE, vehicle identification number	1	1980-83; 'BL Cars'.
14	CP486	PLATE, vehicle identification number	1	1983-88; 'Austin Rover Group'.
15	CP477	PLATE, vehicle identification number	1	1988-99; 'Rover Group'.
	CP478	PLATE, vehicle identification number	1	1999 on; 'MG Rover'.
16	RU608123	RIVET, chassis/commission no./VIN plate to body	A/R
17	CP343	PLATE, engine number	1
18	XXO88Z	RIVET, twist, engine number plate securing	2

Under-Bonnet and Mechanical Decals and Plates
Ill. No.	Part No.	Description	Qty. Rqd.	Remarks
19	GB200	RIVET, semi-tubular, rocker cover plate securing	4	1959-65 approx.
20	CP348	PLATE, rocker cover, 'Austin'	1	1959-65 approx.
21	ST136	DECAL, rocker cover, 'Austin'	1	1965-71 approx.
22	CP364	PLATE, rocker cover, 'Morris'	1	1959-65 approx.
23	ST135	DECAL, rocker cover, 'Morris'	1	1965-71 approx.
24	ST216	DECAL, rocker cover, 'Riley'	1	1965-69.
25	ST155	DECAL, rocker cover, 'Wolseley'	1	1965-69.
26	CP350	PLATE, rocker cover, 'Weslake Patents'	1	1959-65 approx.
27	ST137	DECAL, rocker cover, 'Weslake Patents'	1	1965-71 approx.
28	ST126	DECAL, rocker cover, British Leyland house badge	1	1971-79 approx.
29	ST110	DECAL, rocker cover, 'Leyland ST'	1	1974-77 approx.
30	DAF10397	DECAL, rocker cover, 'Mini Cooper'	1	1991-96.
31	ST113	DECAL, negative earth warning	1	1969-76 approx., plus pre-1969 cars with ACR type alternators.
32	ST172	DECAL, positive earth warning	1	1970, Van and Pick Up.
33	TR202A	TRANSFER, air filter, 'Coopers'	1	1959-61.
34	ST120	DECAL, air filter, 'Coopers'	1	1959-71; not Cooper 997cc.
35	ST121	DECAL, air filter, 'Coopers'	1	1961-63, Cooper 997cc.
36	ST119	DECAL, air filter, 'Unipart (Coopers)'	1	1971-75 approx.
37	ST174	DECAL, air filter, 'Unipart'	1	1976-92 approx.
38	ST166	DECAL, British Leyland and Unipart Products	1	1973-76 approx.
39	ST191	DECAL, battery, 'Lucas'	1	1959-69 approx.
40	ST200	DECAL, battery, 'Lucas'	1	1980-90 approx.
41	ST156	DECAL, coil, 'Lucas'	1	1959-69 approx.
42	ST122	DECAL SET, wiring harness, 'Lucas'	A/R
43	ST124	DECAL, washer bottle, 'Tudor'	A/R
44	ST125	DECAL, windscreen, 'Triplex Laminated'	1
45	ST212	TAPE, fuel pump, 'SU Guaranteed'	1	1961-71, electric fuel pump fitted models.
46	ST271	DECAL, radiator, 'Bluecol U'	1
47	NAM6483	DECAL, cooling fan warning	1	1990-97.
48	CDU3762	DECAL, coolant warning, black	1	1997-99.
	PAK100410A	DECAL, coolant warning, yellow	1	1999-2000.
49	XAB10005	DECAL, headlamp levelling	1	1991 on, if fitted.
50	ST339	DECAL, 'Castrol GTX oil change due'	1
51	ST235	DECAL, 'Alexander Converted'	1
52	CP383A	PLATE, 'Speedwell', black and silver	1
	CP383B	PLATE, 'Speedwell', yellow and black	1
53	CP384	PLATE, 'Broadspeed'	1
54	B210	PLATE, 'Downton'	1
55	RRP100030	DECAL, spare wheel, 'Max 80kmh'	1	Fitted to black steel wheel when used as spare wheel, 1997 on.

Exterior Decals
Ill. No.	Part No.	Description	Qty. Rqd.	Remarks
56	ST153	DECAL, shield, 'British Leyland Special Tuning'	A/R	1969-74 approx.
57	ST267	DECAL, rosette, 'BMC'	A/R	Affix inside window.
	ST298	DECAL, rosette, 'BMC'	A/R	Affix to body.
	TR204	TRANSFER, rosette, 'BMC'	A/R	Affix inside window.
	TR208	TRANSFER, rosette, 'BMC'	A/R	Affix to body.
58	TR206	TRANSFER, rosette, 'Safety Fast'	A/R	Affix inside window.
	TR205	TRANSFER, rosette, 'Safety Fast'	A/R	Affix to body.
59	ST295	DECAL, rosette, 'Special Tuning'	A/R	Affix to body.
	TR220	TRANSFER, rosette, 'Special Tuning'	A/R	Affix inside window.
	TR207	TRANSFER, rosette, 'Special Tuning'	A/R	Affix to body.
60	ST337	DECAL, 'Cooper S', round, black leaves	A/R	Affix to body.
61	ST337A	DECAL, 'Cooper S', round, white leaves	A/R	As used on John Cooper conversions.
62	ST050	DECAL, 'Cooper Sport 5'	A/R	As used on John Cooper conversions.
63	ST338	DECAL, 'Austin Cooper S', oval	A/R	Affix to body.
64	ST291	DECAL, 'Speedwell', large	A/R	Affix inside window.
	ST289	DECAL, 'Speedwell', large	A/R	Affix to body.
	ST292	DECAL, 'Speedwell', small	A/R	Affix inside window.
	ST290	DECAL, 'Speedwell', small	A/R	Affix to body.

Interior Decals
Ill. No.	Part No.	Description	Qty. Rqd.	Remarks
65	CP405	PLATE, heater, 'Smiths'	1	1959-63 approx.
66	CP302	PLATE, heater, 'Smiths'	1	1959-66 approx.
67	CP303	PLATE, heater drain caution	1	1959-66 approx.
68	ST130	DECAL, heater, 'Smiths'	1	1966-76 approx.
69	ST129	DECAL, heater, 'Smiths'	1	1976-85 approx.
70	ST128	DECAL, heater, fan rotation	1	1966-76 approx.
71	ST127	DECAL, heater drain caution	1	1966-76 approx.
72	ST265	DECAL, safety harness anchorages compliance	1	1980 on.
73	BAC10201	DECAL, 'Rover Vehicle Security'	2	1993 on, if fitted.

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