A difference of 1000 is actually pretty close. They cranked out 30-35,000 Bs
a year at peak production, so that's only about 10 days apart on the line.
on 3/27/01 8:44 AM, Ken Waringa at kwaringa@dynsys.com wrote:
> I currently have 2 1974 MGBs. One is being restored and the other is for
> parts. Both have the chrome with rubber face bumper overriders. Looking at
> the 1974 ads for sale on ebay, I see they have a heavy rubber overrider. I
> know they switched to the full rubber bumper half way through 74. It
> appears there were actually three different bumper configurations for the
> 1974 MGB, is this correct? I looked up the VIN numbers on the UK MG site
> and they are correct for a 1974 MGB exported to the US. Are these cars
> really 1973 models that were shipped toward the end of the 1973 production
> run? The VIN numbers for the two cars are almost 1000 different. I forgot
> to bring the VIN numbers to work with me today or I would list them. Don't
> get me wrong, I'm not complaining, I prefer the look of the chrome
> overriders to the heavy rubber overriders.
>
> Just wondering,
>
> Ken
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