Mark,
Horler shows at least up to #8283 in Dec. of '58. 16894 would have been
made around April or May of '59.
Check your body number on the left door post. It should be reasonably close
to your chassis number.
I did get the DMV in WI to change a number on my 72 Midget's title by having
it inspected by a local cop and having him sign a letter that I typed up
saying what the true number should be. They had read a "G" as a "6". In
fact, they had listed the motor number instead of the chassis number and had
it as a 73 instead of a 72 and it was an out-of-state title. One letter
signed by a cop took care of it all.
Good luck,
Larry Daniels
79 MGB LE
72 Midget
60 Bugeye
And a 67 Austin A60 Pickup about to make the big swim from New Zealand to
The U.S.
"You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it
doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it
shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 3:28 PM
Subject: Bugeye VIN Decoding
Another Bugeye question.
I received my Bugeye title today and have a question: The title lists the
car as AN516894. I believe that it should be AN5L6894, am I correct in
thinking that a 58 Bugeye would only have 4 digits following the "L"? My
books show the first Bugeye as 501 which would make mine the 6393rd car
made, but did they make that many in 1958? I have looked in the several
books on my shelf but didn't find the production info. Did later Bugeyes
roll over to 5 digits following the "L" once past the 10,000 production
number I also want to order BMIHT certificate and need to make sure it is
correct, the car has a 1275 so engine number won't help. I thought I would
try to get my local DMV to make the correction on my title, fat chance don't
you think....
Thanks,
Mark
Nashville
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