i'm sure others will chime in and correct me if i'm wrong. triumph never
matched the car and engine #s. but they should be close. it is likely that
you have the original engine. really the only way to tell is to get a bhmt
"birth certificate" which should have the numbers on it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "glc/crc@13 Fairway" <glccrc@ptd.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:39 AM
Subject: VIN #/engine # match?
> I'm still piecing together the information I have - receipts from 1980,
> etc.- to determine what equipment and setups my 70 TR6 has. PO died 5 yrs
> ago, car purchased from his widow.
>
> The car is CC50051 L and the engine is CC50171E
>
> From the receipts, shortly after purchasing the car in 1980, the PO did a
> complete rebuild of the engine and trans and added the OD (which was only
> $500 then!) at 62,000 miles. Now has 84k, so I'm relieved there's only 22k
> on the rebuild.
>
> Does this mean the engine is from another car ?
>
> Also, the add-on OD unit- is the J-type the most likely type that would
have
> been added?
>
> George Church
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