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MG MGA - VIN and engine #s

So, I paid for the 58 MGA Coupe today and I am going back for the car next week. I filled the wagon with the glass (driving like I had nitro in the rear) and whatever else was not tied down. I got a bunch of catalogs and an old shop manual. The car's build plate is MIA and as well as the engine # plate. The previous owner was nice enough to write the numbers in the front cover of the manual but I am not sure he has them just right.
I have under
"car #" "HMT 431(OR /?) 36955"
"ENG #" 15G/U/ MAYBE '27079'(The number string is on the next line)

If This was a B, I could use my books to figure it out but right now. I am very new to MGA's.
carl w french 1

Carl,

If this helps, my '57 roadster is numbered as follows.
VIN:
HDK43/23979
Engine No.:
BP15 GB/14085

I suspect yours is HMT43/36955

Whereabouts in Maine?
Regards,
Doug
Tewksbury, MA.
D Sjostrom

Not far away at all. I live in Alfred which borders Kennebunk. I am a native of Chelmsford. Give me a holler if you come up this way. I always buy the first pint at Federal Jack's before or after you see Erick VanSickle's incredible MG shop/dusty museum.
The body sounds about right.
I need to do some more digging on the engine numbers thing but it sounded like the right string of numbers.
carl w french 1



Carl,

The car# will also be stamped into the frame rail just below your navigators knees. Only the last 5 numbers will be there. You may need them to verify the vin # when it's time to register it. If you send for a heritage certificate you can use that to show DMV what the complete Vin # should be (HMT43/36955)

Your car was built between end of august 57 (36,394 -mine)and January 58 (re Clausager book data)

It breaks down as follows

H----MGA
M----Coupe
T----Light green tyrolite/island/ash green

4--LHD North American export
3---Cellulose paint (lacquer)

36,955 the number it came off the line

good luck !!

Tom
Tom M

This thread was discussed on 27/05/2005

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