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Originally Posted by Brit
So by US standards a Mini from 1988 is perfectly safe and legal yet one from 1997 or 1998 that is structurally the same is totally unacceptable and must be destroyed?
By that logic a 1959 MK1 is considered safer and more legal than a 2000 MK7 that has much better tyres, suspension, better seatbelts and an airbag. This is the country that produced the damn Corvair.
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Minis would not pass 1968 US federal standards, which were farily limited but included collapsible steering columns, dual circuit brake systems, Positive crankcase ventilation, side guard beams in doors, etc. Any original Mini made after the 1968 regs came into effect would be illegal to import and sell in the US.
regards
mech