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Re: [Healeys] Frame number and serial number

To: "Randy Hicks" <Healey100M@gmail.com>, "Dave Schweninger"
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Frame number and serial number
From: "hcdodson" <hcdodson@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:05:01 -0700
Here is some more confusion on serial #s,

My BN7 is #18436, body # 19110, it was built 19-21 March 1962 and sent to 
Chicago on 11 April 1962.

Hank Dodson
'62 BN7 MK II

> It's always interesting (and confusing) how the numbers and build
> dates run.
>
> My BN7 18014 was built 20 - 22 March, 1962. Body #19117.
>
> So my car has an earlier serial #, later body number & later build
> date. How is this explained?
>
> Randy
>
> Randy Hicks
> '56 100M
> '60 BN7 MkI
> '62 BN7 MkII
> '65 BJ8
> '53 MGTD
> Healey100M@gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Oct 10, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Dave Schweninger wrote:
>
>> Dan
>> My serial # is 18440 (actually the Car/Chassis Number) The body # is
>> 19087. The build date is
>> 13 - 14 March 1962. Delivered to Los Angeles.
>> BN7 18441 is unknown. BN7 18442  Delivered to VIC.  BN7 18444 went to
>> NY. It appears that our cars came down the line no more two cars
>> apart.
>> The above info came from the Bill Bolton Tri-carb Registry, Circa
>> 1992. I have requested a more up to date list, but no response. You
>> should send him your personnel information and a copy of your
>> Heritage Certificate. You can Email him at tricarb@aol.com
>> Best
>> Dave
>>
>> On Oct 10, 2007, at 12:23 PM, Daniel and Diane White wrote:
>>
>>> Dave,
>>> I noticed in your  reply that your serial number is very close to
>>> the serial number of my 1962 BN7 MK II.  My serial number is
>>> 18443. Is your number 18440 or 184440?
>>> My build date(s) are 13-16 March 1962 as shown on my Heritage Trust
>>> Certificate.  Attached is a photo of the number stamped on my frame
>>> (120) which is very close to your number if yours is 1 and not I 22.
>>> I wonder if our cars came down the line together.  I also wonder if
>>> they took a frame out of sequence (if they were numbered in
>>> sequence)?  My car was shipped to L.A.  Do you know where yours was
>>> shipped to?
>>> Regards,  Dan
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