GHD3L is a 4-cylinder GT, Mark I (62-67), left-hand drive. Not sure where
you got the reference to V8 from, they are coded G-D2D1 and ran from Dec 72
to Jul 76.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
To: David F. Darby <darby@tri-lakes.net>
Cc: RL Chrysler <lchrysl@fhs.csu.McMaster.CA>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 29 August 1999 05:48
Subject: Re: My Early BGT
>
>I just went back to look it up in Original MGB (Clausager) which on page
>118 notes "The third series of car numbers was that used for the MGB GT V8
>which ran from 101 to 2903" (poster indicated he had #2450).
>
>If you know for a fact that the V8 didn't appear until 72 (as some of the
>other records indicate) I'll go with it. There's a contradiction - the
>tables don't show it until 72 but Clausager said it was a V8. However,
>authors aren't always correct, so I'll vote with the tables if you're
>convinced.
>
>- Tab
>
>
>At 11:37 PM 8/28/99 -0500, David F. Darby wrote:
>>In response to RL Chrysler, Tab Julius wrote:
>>
>>>Rich,
>>>
>>>GHD3L indicates a MGB GT V8, Mark I series (1962 to 1967), left-hand
drive.
>>> The 84510 however places it in 1966 production, unless I looked it up
>>>wrong. Was it registered as a '65 model, or FIRST registered in >'65?
>>
>>
>>snip...
>>
>>Everything here is correct except it does not indicate a V8. They didn't
>>appear until 1972. The first GT was car No: 71933, built in September of
>>1965.
>
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