on 3/28/04 2:04 PM, Phil Bates at jello@ida.net wrote:
> I had a similar read. I think they had the year wrong for going to 3
> wipers, and changing from generator to alternator (although I'm not sure
> on that one), and a couple other minor things. I always considered
> start of production to '65 as mk I cars (3 main bearings, refridgerator
> door handles), '65 to '67 as mk II (5 main, push handle, tin dash, no
> emissions), 68 - 74 as mk III (growing number of emissions items, crash
> dash, etc), 74 1/2 on as mk IV (raised ride height, rubber bumpers,
> single carb, etc.). But then that's just me.
>
> Phil Bates
>
> '58 MGA
> '67 MGB
I think that is "just you", there, Phil. <g>
"Mark II" is the semi-official factory designation for the 1968 model year
cars, with the big turnover point being the 4-synchro transmission and its
associated changes (tunnel structure, starter, etc.). The smog and crash
stuff was for the US market only, remember.
The other distinctions are purely subjective, and I do basically agree that
those are the significant variants.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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