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British Leyland R65

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British Leyland R65 is a manual gearbox from British Leyland. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

MINI

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
MINI Cooper R50 (1st gen)
1.6L 5-speed manual (US)
[1]
Applies to: 1.6L Cooper 5-speed
20045 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
MINI Cooper R50
Cooper 5-speed
[2]
Applies to: Cooper 5-speed
Years not confirmed5 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (2)
  • Another line of the same article says the Getrag replaced it for the 2005 North American model year.
  • Edition 09/02 manual maps to early production; code not printed in the manual.

References

  1. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Mini Hatch: Midlands (Rover R65) 5-speed manual for MY2002-2004, replaced by a Getrag 52BG for the rest of the Mk I. [link]
  2. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Mini Hatch: Midlands (Rover R65) 5-speed manual for MY2002-2004, replaced by a Getrag 52BG for the rest of the Mk I. [link]
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