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In all the years I worked at Standard Triumph and later at BMIHT Gaydon, I d=
o not recall ever seeing a gearbox number appearing on a vehicle build recor=
d. That=E2=80=99s not to say they were not recorded somewhere for some purpo=
se but equally, neither were axle numbers.
Jonmac
Vote for Guy Fawkes! The only man who entered Parliament with honest intenti=
ons.
> On 25 Feb 2021, at 03:58, DAVE HOGYE <dlhogye@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Hello listers,
> Can anyone shed some light on the relativity of gearbox numbers compared t=
o engine and vin numbers? I don't have that number listed on the Heritage c=
ertificate of my TR3. =20
> When I bought my car back in '08, the original engine and trans were not i=
n the it. Years later, I found the original engine block, as per the Herita=
ge certificate, among 11 other TR engines in the previous owners garage whil=
e helping him move some things. He said at the time that he was sure that h=
e did not get the block with the car and had no idea it was original to it. =
=20
> Now, while looking through a bunch of gearboxes from the same person, I fo=
und a box with a number about 800 later than the VIN and 151 later than the e=
ngine number. I'm thinking this might be the original box from my car. I'm=
thinking that if the engine numbers were later than the VIN, gearbox number=
might be even later. =20
> I will most likely never use it, or put it back in the car, but I will kee=
p it with the car if there is a chance it is the original unit.
> Dave H.=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">In all the years I worked at Standard Trium=
ph and later at BMIHT Gaydon, I do not recall ever seeing a gearbox number a=
ppearing on a vehicle build record. That=E2=80=99s not to say they were not r=
ecorded somewhere for some purpose but equally, neither were axle numbers.<d=
iv><br></div><div>Jonmac<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">V=
ote for Guy Fawkes! The only man who entered Parliament with honest intentio=
ns.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On 25 Feb 2021, at 03:58, DAVE HOGYE <<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:dlhogye@comcast.net";>dlhogye@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br>=
</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">
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ica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
<span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Hello listers,</=
span>
</div>=20
<div class=3D"default-style" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvet=
ica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
<span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Can anyone shed s=
ome light on the relativity of gearbox numbers compared to engine and vin nu=
mbers? I don't have that number listed on the Heritage certificate of m=
y TR3. </span>
</div>=20
<div class=3D"default-style" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvet=
ica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
<span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">When I bought my=
car back in '08, the original engine and trans were not in the it. Ye=
ars later, I found the original engine block, as per the Heritage certificat=
e, among 11 other TR engines in the previous owners garage while helping him=
move some things. He said at the time that he was sure that he did no=
t get the block with the car and had no idea it was original to it. &nb=
sp;</span>
</div>=20
<div class=3D"default-style" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvet=
ica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
<span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Now, while looki=
ng through a bunch of gearboxes from the same person, I found a box with a n=
umber about 800 later than the VIN and 151 later than the engine number.&nbs=
p; I'm thinking this might be the original box from my car. I'm thinki=
ng that if the engine numbers were later than the VIN, gearbox number might b=
e even later. </span>
</div>=20
<div class=3D"default-style" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvet=
ica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
<span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I will most like=
ly never use it, or put it back in the car, but I will keep it with the car i=
f there is a chance it is the original unit.</span>
</div>=20
<div class=3D"default-style" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvet=
ica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
<span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Dave H. </s=
pan>
</div>=20
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