cant seem to find a replacement oil fiter for my car...(top mount screw on).......its a 1974 mini saloon (1275 head on a 10H block ) any help would be nice....this is a South African Mini.....here is a pic of the motor and some other random pics

 

are there any readable part numbers on the filter? your local neighborhood auto parts store can probably cross-check the numbers.

while my mini doesn't use a top-mount filter, it is a screw-on and it uses Fram filter #PH3614. perhaps that'll be a good starting point for you.

 

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