Lawrie,
Don't have to apologize to me, mate! I was merely quoting Clausager's book.
(I've got a TD and know very little about TCs first hand, but I did assume that
Anders would get it right.)
To tell the truth, I was sort of surprised to find that item in the list, as I
was aware that the movement of the wiper motor in the TD series took place when
Lawrie mentioned.
We have a club member who owns an EXU model. I'll verify with him, just for the
list's info.
Bill
>>> "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com> 07/08/98 05:06pm >>>
I hate to do this for fear of being labeled a know-it-all, but I have to
take issue with one of the items in the following list of EXU "identifiers",
Bill. And I do it publicly only to prevent the spread of erroneous
information........
The moving of the windshield wiper to the center of the windshield frame top
rail did not happen with EXU TCs. It happened with the 1953 model-year TD.
That's all......
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: William Schooler <WSchooler@hcfa.gov>
To: TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com <TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com>;
MGS%AUTOX.TEAM.NET@mvdns1.mv.Unisys.COM
<MGS%AUTOX.TEAM.NET@mvdns1.mv.Unisys.COM>
Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Turn Signals on a TC -Reply
>Philippe,
>
>Quoting from Anders Clausager's "Original MG T Series": Feedback from the
>important American market led to Abingdon incorporating the following
>alterations in export cars for the USA which were then recognised under the
>coding "EX-U" stamped with the chassis number on the guarantee plate: Full
>width bumpers front and rear with overriders, and a central MG medallion to
the
>rear bumper. Badge bar, fog lamp and external horn deleted. Two Lucas
>windtone horns, WT614 and WT615, mounted under the bonnet. Steering wheel
in
>gold pearl finish instead of black. Rear number plate mounted centrally
above
>rear bumper with Lucas number plate lamp above it. Flashing indicator
lamps
>incorporated in the sidelamps. Laminated instead of toughened windscreen
glass.
> No "Thirtilite", but two map reading lamps. Flashing direction indicators
>fitted on cars to North American specification. Wiper motor moved ot
centre of
>the windscreen frame. High beam warning lamp in place of fog lamp switch.
>
>The fully-fledged "EX-U" model came into being only in December 1948, from
>chassis number TC/7380, and only 494 such cars were made before the end of
TC
>production."
>
>Does that help?
>
>Bill
>
>>>> PHILIPPE TUSLER <TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com> 07/07/98 04:32pm >>>
>>Does the car have the bumpers too? It would be unusual to have a dealer
>< add on of turn signals and exe bumpers.
>
> Yes, bumpers too.
>
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