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Re: 1980 MGB Limited Edition

To: Len Drake <drake@direct.ca>
Subject: Re: 1980 MGB Limited Edition
From: prsmith@navnet.net
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 15:25:55 -0300
In <3.0.5.32.19980816082208.00820240@direct.ca>, on 08/16/98 
   at 08:22 AM, Len Drake <drake@direct.ca> said:

>Hi Don - my son and I have a small restoration shop in Kelowna, B.C. and
>have had four of the Canadian MGB LE's in our hands during the last two
>years.  There were only 250 LE's made for the Canadian market and they
>had a small engraved plaque installed on the glove box door indicating
>what number the car was (e.g. MGB Limited Edition  15/250). We have had
>#15, 51, 174, & 249 .

Hmmmm - I have an American LE I bought in Denver - it has the plaque
without the number.  Does anyone know if this was the case in all American
LE's?

>The differences were:
>1. Front spoiler
>2. Smaller leather wrapped steering wheel.
>3. LE stripes down the side.
>4. MOST had overdrive, but not all.
>5. MOST had Autumn Leaf interior, but some of the earlier ones had black.
>6. Luggage Rack.
>7. All were black.

Mine (built Feb 80) does not have overdrive, the spoiler is missing, the
interior is black and the wheels are different.

Preston

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