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Persian Blue introduced "sometime during 1969", Flame Red "sometime during 1971", not good enough, need a month, please help

Next job is to determine paint change points, ie BMC & BLMC, incl. 1971 range. If I could trouble those with post '68 LCVs & AddPk Travellers to let me know original colour of their vehicle, it's cab nos (don't bother with the last 2 digits) & the date on either the wiper motor or contro...

simmitc wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:00 pm Exactly that. I would preface it with "10MA-" as a nod towards the original 1098 engine numbering, but your initial and year/month would be perfect.

Late std. '69 car would prob. be a 5 digit 10V/189E/H unit, these have plastic breather pipes.

BMHT can tell you exact number.

Advise you take someone who knows about Minor's with you when viewing one...

Bit of a puzzle tbh, logical conclusion is/was the bodyshell sat around for a month or so...even the 10MEH is very low numbered for 69, usually in the 7k's....

All a guess tbh..

Going by 2/14 list - 18 pages whereas latest 52 - check it later IF laptop plays ball.

Unless first registered in December, body nos. indicates Spring '69...check original engine nos. prefix please..

Unless it's a former Police Panda?

Does the VIN start with 1247xxx(ish)

March/April 1969 2dr?

I’ll let you have the last word ——- for now :D — but I’ll be back if you keep on ! :wink: Les, don't start....or I'll drone on and on and on about "numbers".....LCV production figures, CKD Minor's AND the dreaded LRBM....Zzzzzz😴 All the things that only interest me! Have EVERYTHING crosse...

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les wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:50 pm I’ll let you have the last word ——- for now — but I’ll be back if you keep on !

Have EVERYTHING crossed here!!

Bit like a crossword without any clues!

Essential to check facts BEFORE publishing anything, classic example is 501-49767, "All 803cc engined Minor LCVs".....however, this simply isn't correct, sadly ppl seem content with hackneyed info.

I'll address the delay in the completion of the book, Firstly, I need chassis, cab & engine nos to arrive at accurate listings by month/year. Without these, my hands are tied, and therefore cannot progress. I do NOT need registration numbers, nor the last 2 digits of a chassis nos, obviously, wi...

[/quote Scary thing was the proof copy of our book used the data from the Glass' Guide, where the total production figure is given as 326627, rather than 327227. If you have a proof copy from the publisher they will be keen to publish as soon as possible following amends to the proof as all printin...

[/quote Additionally, have to concider how the winter of 62/63 effected production, Strikes by BL & its suppliers, the CKD market PLUS the ratio of Civilian & GPO produced. Well that shouldn’t take long then ! :D [/quote] Problem with stikes being how many days production effected - AddPk a...

You never will Les. That is the whole problem. New information will always come along in dribs and drabs and usually just when you least expect it. Probably immediately after you have published of course. The newly published book will bring people out of the woodwork who'll say: "They haven't ...

I have never indicated you should simply contact info so why imply I have. Quick to ask for info but not so quick to reply, e mail sent at your request that needs answering sent 7/12/201 Will get around to it, I apologise, moving house has priority, but if you feel answering your questions much mor...

So......Was there any point in mentioning it then :roll: You will be lucky to get a reply to a straight question! Russ, please no sarcastic remarks, I thought we had both moved on since our squabbles of yesteryear(?). The "Revelation" concerns 1969 LCV production figures, admittedly, exac...

StillGotMy1stCar wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:48 am The suspense, tell us more please.

Regards John

Only REALLY interesting to number crunchers like me, tedious to those who ain't.....

Yet ANOTHER revelation in the Minor LCV world has been uncovered - whether it was ever documented in AddPk build records I don't know - but it proves that all our years of body/engine number collecting have NOT been fruitless!