Thank You, theminimark.  That was the first comment that kind of told me what it meant.  Mine did come with the air injection on the original head.  I burnt a valve in that head, so I installed a head from a 1959 bugeye.  runs great.  My Mini has the bolts just inside from the headlights, mounts under the front, and other Canadian parts.  

Hi Ron, I once had a late 70's Mini, a Canadian Model, that had a K. Sorry to not know what the K stands for, but if your narrow, reverse stamped placard, shown in your attached picture is factory mounted on the A Pillar, then it is most likely a Cdn model that would have had several specifications that were Canada only (required by the Canadian Fed Rules ) at the time of importation.

The most readily visible were the "crash standard" bumpers, as well as special mounts (Front)and sheetmetal in the boot floor (Rear), but it may also have had stronger doors with anti-intrusion metal bars inside, and a slightly different door jamb mounted assembly for same.

It may have had a 998 with the "Air Injection" system with ports on the cylinder head to pump air into the combustion process. (Most, if not all of the air injection pumps and the related plumbing were removed long ago) Finally, the heater may have been slightly different in the way the fan / fan motor were mounted underbonnet. (Perhaps something to do with the "fresh air" heater of some kind?

Have you considered applying for the Heritage certificate?

Best of luck with your Mini! MSH

Not had much experience with Rover Minis but that doesn't look like a factory VIN???

Cheers, Ian

What would make it a JDM car?  Best I can tell it was Canadian

Is it a JDM car?

What does the K stand for

There's a big green 'circle' for posting pictures to the left of the space where you type your message.  You might have to reduce the size (pixels) of the picture.

I have been trying to find what my Mini is because my VIN doesn't fit the decoder.  The VIN has a K instead of the usual 1 or 2.  Any ideas?  My VIN is XL2SKN-567090A.  Couldn't figure how to post a picture of it.