Clausager quotes the following:
Car No 79362 was the first built in Jan 66, and Car No 111418 was the first
built in Jan 67.
Engine No 18GB-U-H 44413 was built in Jun 66, and Engine No 18GB-U-H56047
was built in Sep 66.
A copy of the Heritage certificate
(http://mossmotors.com/heritagemotorcentre/htc.html) would confirm
originality, but they are consistent.
And, no, the engine and car numbers will not match after Jan 64 as each
engine series started from 101, whereas the Car Nos didn't.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Woodruff <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 24 September 1999 15:19
Subject: "New" 67 MGB
>Wanted to offer thanks to those of you that offered advice, last evening I
purchased a 67 MGB Roadster.
>
>Now I have a question for the group.
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>I believe the engine to be original to the car, but the numbers don't
match. Should they?
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>The car number is GHN3L 95234 - Late 1966 - Early 1967 production according
to my "sources"
>The engine number is 18GB-U-H 48487 - ??? If a car number this would be a
64-65 type engine? Could this actually be a 3-bearing older engine?
Additionally, I do know that the transmission is one of the later 1967
synchro models and isn't original.
>
>I do have a GT Parts car available (I'll probably go ahead and get it) with
another supposedly "original" engine and transmission, as well as various
other good parts.
>
>Any help in figuring this out will be greatly appreciated!
>
>- Tony Woodruff -
>dryfly@geocities.com
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