The "H" in HAN.... stands for Healey, just as the "G" in GAN..... stands
for MG. BMC started using the "G" at the end (for the Abingdon plant)
sometime in the late '60s. The BJ8 Big Healeys got involved in this, too.
All BJ8s up to sometime in '67 had VIN numbers of the form HBJ8L/XXXXX
(the "L" meaning left-hand drive). After the change, the VIN number took
the form of HBJ8U/XXXXX G (the "U" for North American export, and the "G"
for Abingdon).
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
Unofficial RWA Midget Registry
Official BJ8 Registry
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
'66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY"
'63 BJ7 HBJ7L/20111 "HEALEYUM"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> Thanks for reminding me about the letter for the year. I thought it was
> the month.
> I never knew the "G" stood the plant. Where does the "H" in HAN Sprites
> fit in. They too were made in Abington. Except for 400 or so Cowley made
> Sprites which have an extra letter in their chassis id.
>
> Standing corrected
> Frank
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