Yeah, that would do it, but you can get a pretty good idea of the
manufacturing date by looking at the "first produced" serial number for
each model year (as shown in the Moss catalog -- but make sure your
edition doesn't have the transposed column headings!), figuring out the
total number produced in that year, dividing by 12 to get an approximate
cars-per-month figure, and comparing where your serial number fits in
(which "month"). I had done that for myself, and when I got my BMIHT
certificate, it confirmed my calculation. Obviously any irregular events
like strikes, or plant closures for remodelling or retooling, could
effect the results for a particular year, but it should give you enough
of a clue to validate/invalidate Lawrie's conjecture.
JustBrits@aol.com had this to say:
>In a message dated 03/24/2000 9:53:38 AM Central Standard Time,
>Lawrie@britcars.com writes:
>
><<
> Jay...........are your cars 1971 models first registered in 1972? Or are
> they "real" 1972s, with manufacturing dates after October 1971?
> >>
>
>Seems to me that what is required here would be BMIHT Certificates!!
>
>Ed
>
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