MGB Register Forum

Kevin Please note the comment I made in an earlier reply. "It was practice for British Servicemen to buy new cars when abroad but to UK spec to save purchase tax etc which was ok if they kept them for a period on return to the UK. No doubt a similar arrangment existed for US Servicemen so they ...

Following on from Chris's suggestion the the US Air force will have somewhere a full accident report of this incident. This may have details or a picture of the accident which may give clues to the cars identity. There are several websites as well as the airforce with such details. It was practice f...

Kevin The British Motor Hertitage Trust at the British Motor Museum hold thebuild records for all the MGBs. The build records list of course VIN numbers LHD or RHD and colour and usually to where the vehice was despatched. The records are in numerical order. It would be possible to go through the re...

Read about gerry's T-Type here
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/arch ... -champions
George

Peter Sad news indeed. I did know Gerry from before B&G days athe olf St Albans natter. In fact John's MGB he raced raced under the identity of a very rusty car I sold Gerry. I worked at ICI with John, in fact was his "mechanic" on his first High Speed Trial at MG Silverstone X years a...

Useful information on engine numbers here https://www.mginfo.co.uk/upgrades4mgs/files/MG_Engine_numbers.pdf see page 4 MGB engines started with a G prefix eventually ending up with a 18V prefix. The info will also tell you if it is a non-MG engine. The MGB build records at Gaydon are stored by car n...

Peter Absolutely correct about MGB bodyshell manufacture locations in fact they arrived at Abingdon painted and partially trimmed. I wonder where the DVLA got their incorrect story from? The MIni I referred to earlier in this thread was initally rebuilt using a Heritage Shell (in fact we were the fi...

Richard Several years ago I rebuilt a Mini into a new bodyshell of an existing car. No need to tell the DVLA justt then get it MOTed. However a coulpe of years later the Mini was hit by another vehicle causing it tobe in insurance company terms written off. The wreck was purchased from the insurance...

Mike My Bantam is probably a little later than the one you rode though I know the original owner used it to get to work at Paxmans Diesels in Colchester. A long story in between then and now. It is in fact a 1958 built 59 registered D7 the ninth one off the production line and the oldest D7 known to...

Hi Bumpa BMH Shells do NOT carry a VIN number these can only be issued by manufacturers of complete cars and in some obsure cases the DVLA. BMH shells have abody number - which is NOT a VIN number. The DVLA do not record body numbers. The problem of your friend is that they appear to have tried to u...