After some looking about i found this link that tells me about the numbers on my bulkhead http://www.morris-minor.co.uk/p70.htm
for some reason on my 1958 traveller i have a earlier looking square chassis plate with the later details from the rounded later plate giving less information,
but on the righthand side of the bulkhead there is this tag
is that on other cars and does it mean anything,rob
Last edited by olderisbetter on Tue May 05, 2015 12:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
Silly me i am googling POMMreg as i thought it was a website..
this is the vin/chassis plate i have, from what i worked out it should be rounded as the square ones contain more coded letters,
and i have covered the lat 3 numbers as i was unsure what people could do with the chassis number ..
but thanks i will pm POMMreg about the body number.rob
I bought one of the later type intending to swap them but was informed either were used at that particular time,maybe transition from one to t'other.
Mick
It'll be stamped in just below the chassis plate, near to where the bonnet pull rod comes through. Might not be too visible depending how much paint got sprayed on in that area and it tends to have the wiring loom obscuring it slightly.
Your chassis plate looks fine - original and undisturbed with the right screws and patination. Repro plates have certain (deliberate?) differences so you can tell and this looks original. Right prefix for a Series 3 traveller: M for Morris, A for A series engine, W for traveller (Wood?) and series 3 for a 948cc Minor 1000 that followed the Series 2 production. Nowt to worry about as far as I can see
cheers
Iain
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