The G means the car was assembled at the Abingdon plant, and the fact that I
know that means I am a truly obsessive personality
.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Algar <JamesA@hi-torque.com>
To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>; MidgetSpriteClub
<midgetspriteclub@listbot.com>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 7:47 PM
Subject: Chassis I.D. number
> Here's one for the truly obsessive among us:
>
> My '69 Sprite Mk.IV carries the following Chassis I.D. #:
> H-AN9U-79140 G
>
> wherein:
> H - Austin Healey
> A - Engine (A series)
> N - 2-seater
> 9 - Series (Mk.IV)
> U - USA (left hand drive)
>
> 79140 - Serial Number (build date sometime after Dec. 1968)
>
> G - ??????????
>
> And that's the question; none of my references mentions a
> trailing letter suffix or what it might mean.
>
> Anybody?
>
>
> Regards,
> Jim Algar
>
>
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