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austin Guest
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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And..............................?
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Tom Got the hang of this ...
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Triumph Man valued contributor
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:31 am Post subject: |
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I think Tom is right, It's around a late 54-55, if it has it's original engine look at all the lucas parts they are dated, gen, starter, wiper motor, regulator, fuse box etc, some might have been replaced over the yrs but if you find a few with the same date your laughing.
Austin I'm not insulting you, ( a mate was over hear stressing over what yr his traveller is the other day ) but it amazes me how much people stress over what year there car is when it really dosen't matter, either MM early or late series II, 1000 or series V is all that really matters.
Your ute is an early series II
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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thank you tom & trev wiper has 3 / 56 so march 1956 close enough chassis 35783
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Tom Got the hang of this ...
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Onne Got the keys
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:13 am Post subject: |
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I don't want to sound fussy, but the series II was built until september 24th 1956. So it could be a sII!
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bigginger I can steer now
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:27 am Post subject: |
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Not necessarily in Australia, surely?
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:48 am Post subject: |
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I don't know, but surely they didn't start the series III earlier down under?
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Onne is right the 1000 was phased in in mid 56 so you can have a series II or 1000 56.
I was talking to an old bloke from Zetland (my uncle put me onto him thats how the Bmc leyland heritage group got involved with the car clubs) where our KND kits where built, he said the cars where sent out from england in packs of 6 cars, 6 floor pressings, turets, engines, etc, but we didn't put those 6 cars together , they were unrapped & stored for assembly so things got mixed up, he said england would change something small on morrie " Convertable hood modified, Tension wire discontinued" this happened in Nov 51 at nuffield, they would not inform australia of the change, so the production line would just, work out a way of making it fit, sometimes they didn't even notice the modification, so you can have a later car with an early part, depending on who pulled it off the shelf, that it why we have what they called"transition models" he recalled seeing parts with reject written on them then this was crossed out & export australia written instead, they knew they would never be sent back.
sorry for rambling
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:35 am Post subject: |
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According to my info, the 1000 model wasn't released in Australia until early 1957.
The UK had them by late 1956 but with the delay in shipping & assembly here, it was 1957 by the time they were ready here.
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bigginger I can steer now
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: |
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"he recalled seeing parts with reject written on them then this was crossed out & export australia written instead" - sounds like genlemanly business tactics...
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bigginger I can steer now
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Charming! They clearly thought that nobody would notice and their reputation wouldn't suffer in the least...
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Austin
35787 equates to a late 1955, however a 1955 not a 1956.
I would welocme some photos ofthe ute please
RussLCV@clubMorris.co.uk
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Any progress with images of the ute?
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