This gives some idea of the lengths the works were willing to go to in order
to pedal the cars on hand.
Try getting away with this today.....you would be in the slammer faster than
you can say "MG"!
Fascinating reading, though. Thanks!
Best,
Ray
> Let's start with the somewhat doubtful experimental PB. This had a
> chassis designated "XX" and an engine bored out to 939cc using PA block
snip
>
>
> PB Chassis No PB eng no Converted from
>
> PB 0251 500A199PB PA 2068
> PB 0252 - 0588 501-853A199PB first time production
> PB 0589 - 613 incl 1012-1036AP* PA's 2188, 2196, 2203,2186,
> 2149, 2148, 2039, 2176,
> 2163, 2199, 2184, 2193, 2214,
> 2137, 1960, 2179,
> 2166, 2170, 2180, 2235, 2232,
> 2243, 2238, 2233, & 2229
> in that order.
> PB 0614 - 0711 848-938A199PB first time production
>
> PB 0712 2/538A* PA 2146
>
> PB 0713 - 0775 939-1000A199PB first time production
>
snip[
> this simply because there was no room in the column space to put "APB"
> so the clerical
> folk left out the "PB" or the "B". I suspect that's the explanation
> since
> PB 0283, which originally had engine number
snip
>
> So far as records show, all the converted cars used both the chassis and
> engines from their respective PA parents except PB 0712. Its parent PA
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