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Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:20 am
by gtt1951
I've now got my 3rd Moggie, a 4 door Series II (1955). It has had a couple of engine transplants, all keeping to the 803cc engine. The current engine's plate has broken off and the aluminium strip was tucked in behind the bulkhead identification plate. A previous engine's number is also attached, to the same plate, by being screwed on, using one of the plate corner screws. The V5C still shows the original factory fitted engine number, as the previous owner wasn't aware that DVLA need to be informed when the engine number changes.
All 3 engine numbers are in different formats and I would like to know what the prefixed ones refer to?
Original = 209343
1st change = EX 25577
Current = A 197421
Photo of bulkhead plate below[frame]
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Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:58 pm
by POMMReg
"EX" number denotes bound for Export.
APHM engine
Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:30 pm
by gtt1951
POMMReg wrote:"EX" number denotes bound for Export.
APHM engine
Aha, that might explain things as the previous owner did buy into an MMOC container, full of spares, shipped from Oz.
I'll have to give him a call.
Thanks,
George.
Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:28 pm
by POMMReg
Most contempory Oz 4drs were FA51's - using their own both the
UK & Aussie chassis number sequence.
Odd.
Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:34 pm
by gtt1951
Hello POMMreg, the car is a UK car, but some of the "spares", from Oz, were fitted to it.
George.
Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:00 pm
by POMMReg
FA 21 is export RHD, FA 51 is CKD.
Must be a cancelled EX, doubt it, but....
If you let me know the body numbers I'll see if it's anywhere near a CKD block.
Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:29 pm
by gtt1951
POMMReg wrote:FA 21 is export RHD, FA 51 is CKD.
Must be a cancelled EX, doubt it, but....
If you let me know the body numbers I'll see if it's anywhere near a CKD block.
Oooer, CAR No. is FAJ21/358088.
Body numbers are
Z 17513
B/4436
8MF 73935
I've sent off a V888 to DVLA for vehicle history for my records.
Any information will be gratefully received to build up a history.
Regards, George.[frame]
[/frame]The car in question.
Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:48 pm
by POMMReg
Ta, few digits wrong, but okay.
No signs of corks or crunched up cans of Foster's anywhere?!
Fabtastic London number btw!!
Re: Latest acquisition - engine numbers
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:45 pm
by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH
Looks good George!
