Is it a lowlight
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Is it a lowlight
What chassis number did the lowlights tourer finish at . April 51 with chassis number SMM 93424 was exported to USA and returned . Should it be a lowlight ? Thanks .
Re: Is it a lowlight
No. All Minors exported to the U.S. as new, starting in January 1949, were high lights. The modification was due to new headlamp-height requirements taking effect that year.
In 1949, the U.S. was the sole market that got highlights, and the factory lost a packet on each one. For 1950, ALL Minors sent to North America (meaning Canada too) got high lights to amortize the cost of the wing tooling over more vehicles.
So your March 1951 car would not have been a lowlight. The car with a serial number 1 before yours went to Canada, so it was most likely a batch of high-light cars that year destined for North America.
You could, however, confirm via a Heritage Certificate that it was manufactured for export. Can't recall if they give a destination market, though.
In 1949, the U.S. was the sole market that got highlights, and the factory lost a packet on each one. For 1950, ALL Minors sent to North America (meaning Canada too) got high lights to amortize the cost of the wing tooling over more vehicles.
So your March 1951 car would not have been a lowlight. The car with a serial number 1 before yours went to Canada, so it was most likely a batch of high-light cars that year destined for North America.
You could, however, confirm via a Heritage Certificate that it was manufactured for export. Can't recall if they give a destination market, though.
I have two Minors in upstate New York. One is the 1961 Traveller my dad bought new that year in London, where I was born. It's had a hard life but is still running cheerfully at 54K miles. The second is the oldest Minor confirmed to survive in North America, a LHD high-light Tourer built in April 1949. It's a total basket case, but will be restored over the coming years.
Re: Is it a lowlight
Thinking about buying it , But! Fake ?
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