Editing Mini (section)

===Morris Mini K (March 1969 – August 1971, Australia only)===
[[File:Morris Mini K (15816336628).jpg|thumb|Morris Mini K]]
Built in the Australian British Motor Corporation factory at [[Zetland, New South Wales]], using 80% local content, the Morris Mini K was advertised as the "great leap forward".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?akaado15f.htm |title=Scanned copy of the Mini K brochure |publisher=Aronline.co.uk |access-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009113020/http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?akaado15f.htm |archive-date=9 October 2010 }}</ref> The Mini K ('K' standing for Kangaroo) had a 1098&nbsp;cc engine and was the last round-nosed model to be produced in Australia, originally priced at [[Australian dollar|A$]]1780. The Mini K was offered in 2-door saloon<ref>Oz Mini Models, The Mini Experience, OZ50 Special Issue, February 2011, page 35</ref> and 2-door van body styles.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiefordadverts/5259405655/in/set-72157625162160850 1970 Mini K Van Ad – Australia] Retrieved on 19 September 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904072245/https://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiefordadverts/5259405655/in/set-72157625162160850 |date=4 September 2015 }}</ref> It was distinctive in having wind-up windows and a swivelling quarterlight in Mk.I-style externally hinged doors. A small round sticker with a kangaroo logo was placed on the triangular panel between the door and the front body seam. The "Kangaroo" name was supposedly coined because it is claimed that a kangaroo can go all day without drinking which the advertisers used to emphasise the frugal fuel consumption and, possibly, larger fuel tank.
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