The week of the l7th of Jan. 1966, probably Wednesday the l9th
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick" <pLaske@bigfoot.com>
To: "Sunbeam Alpines" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 7:05 PM
Subject: Fw: Date this car?
> ???? OK, how do folks do this? ESP? Did you call a psychic????
> Seriously, there must be a manual or plant records that maybe some sells
> copies of?
>
> Would anyone mind looking up mine? I have an SV, VIN # B395002562 LRX
color
> 39. I think it is a late 1965, since it is titled as a 1965 but the SV
> wasn't made until September of 1965. On a related note, would that be
known
> as a 1966 in the US? I know that we often considered it a new model year
in
> September, however, I never thought about how late-in-the year cars were
> titled.
>
> And on a second related note, I called Chrysler to find out if they had
any
> Rootes information. So far, I just got someones answering machine and
they
> haven't called me back.
>
> Related notes finished. Thanks,
> Patrick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis & Laila" <bwana@c2i2.com>
> To: "Paul Heuer" <paul.heuer@dsto.defence.gov.au>;
<alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Date this car?
>
>
> > Somewhere before the first of July, 1966, probably the 28th of June
> (around
> > tea time) is the exact day judging from the number of cars that rolled
off
> > the assembly line that week. He is lucky that he got one built during
that
> > time period since it is a little known fact that all Rootes cars made
> prior
> > to August of 1966 had a primer coat under the paint. (they also came
with
> > actual tires, but that is a different story).
> > >
> > > A new Alpine owner wants to know the date of build of his car. Can
> > > anyone help?
> > >
> > > series 5 GT B395007869GT OD Colour 58 HRO
> > >
> > > Please cc replies directly to me in case the digest isn't getting
> > > through to me.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Paul.
> > >
> >
>
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