>>>> The model year code begins in 1970 with A and proceeds down the
>>>> alphabet. This means that my GHN5UB code indicates that it's an
>>>> MGB (H) tourer (N) made to 1971 specifications (B). My old Midget
>>>> was GAN5UE... That car's build plate said it was
>>>> constructed in August 1974, ...
>>>
>>>Huh? My Midget is GAN6UL212492G. So by this scheme it's an '81 Midget?
>>> ^
>>>The sources I've read state that digit 6 of my VIN is L or H for high
>>>or low compression. Did the numbering scheme change when they went to
>>>Triumph engines?
>>>
For midgets, the number increased from 5 to 6 in 1975. I don't know if the
same
is true of MGBs. The L, I believe is "L"ow compression as you've stated.
-Al
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