Hi Dave,
The info you provide suggests to me you have a car assembled from
many cars; I will elaborate on my speculation and give you a clue for
further verification.
#H-AN6-L/19774 would indeed be a car made in late March/Early April
1962, but engine #9C-U-H/37910 seems to be from a HAN5 (Bugeye)
Sprite (April 1960). Is the Body #ABL/037448 located on the right
hand door post? Please clarify.
The BMIHT Certificate numbers make sense for an HAN6 car. 9CG prefix
began in Feb '61 (9CG-101) and 9CG-da-H/29667 would be around April
'62, so it correlates to the timeline of you chassis number. By
October '62, the 10CG engine was introduced. Body number sequence is
usually relatively close in number, so # ABL/16155 makes more sense
than the high number actually on the car.
Now, here's a couple things you can check that might shed some light.
There is are two "secret location" where the chassis number was
stamped into steel panels on later Spridgets. I don't remember what
year they started the process, but I think by HAN7, this was done. If
you indeed have an HAN7 I think you will find at least one of these
locations have the number. It's worth a look anyway.
One is one the plate where the right hand shock mounts. If the car is
dirty in that area (most likely) or has heavy coat of paint, it will
be difficult to find/see. If I remember correctly, it is on the rear
side near the edge where the steel plate curves upward. It may be
hard to see with the shock in place also. The second place to look is
the right hand floorboard, and inch or two forward of the side-to-
side frame cross member. It will be right in the center from left to
right. If there is much rust there, if may be hard to see. Generally,
it was not covered by any insulation originally, but who knows what
has been done in previous hands.
Additionally, chassis number were recorded in crayon in several
places, but by now they have usually been either painted over or gone
with years of aging. Once is under the matt on the jump seat, the
other is on the back of the dashboard.
Check those places for clues and let me know if you find anything
that helps.
Gerard
On Oct 6, 2009, at 9:14 PM, <spencerfamily1@charter.net> wrote:
> Chassis #H-AN6-L/19774, engine #9C-U-H/37910, BODY #ABL/037448,
> BMIHT says it should be Chassis #H-AN6-L/19774, engine 9CG-da-H/
> 29667, BODY # ABL/16155 BMIHT says it was old english white, red
> trim, and gray top shipped to Germany. My car was red with red trim
> and a black top. Please help me clear this up before I put to much
> money into it. Do I hve something very rare? Thanks for all your
> help. Dave Spencer.
> ---- Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com> wrote:
>> Rick, Dave,
>>
>> My feedback...
>>
>> A chassis number would help, either placing it in a timeline or
>> indicating numbering outside the norm for the period. A BMIHT
>> certificate will be the only likely definitive answer, certainly if
>> you want proof.
>>
>> Gerard
>>
>> On Oct 6, 2009, at 8:12 PM, rfeibusch1@earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Dear Readers,
>>>
>>> I got this question from a reader on www.allcarcentral.com - I do
>>> not know the answer - anyone out there know. Please let me and Dave
>>> know as well as the list.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Rick Feibusch
>>> British Car Network
>>> www.allcarcentral.com
>>>
>>> The Question:
>>>
>>> I have a Austin Healey Sprite that is registered as a 1962 MK2, it
>>> has a chassis and motor matching this, but it has the body style,
>>> interior and suspension of a Sprite MK3. I have read that in 1963
>>> they made a small run of these prototypes for the 1964 MK 3. Do I
>>> have a rare car and how can I prove it?
>>>
>>> Dave Spencer
>>> <spencerfamily1@charter.net>,
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