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Re: [Tigers] MkII VINs

To: Tod Brown <todbrown@roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] MkII VINs
From: Tom Parker via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 09:49:56 -0400
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Ron,

My JAL tag is 700008, my Serial Number is B382100105. If the sequence is
accurate the implication is Jensen built s/n's B382100001 & 0002 in
addition to 100 - 105. I'm assuming, of course, that the JAL Tag shows the
sequence of assembly AT Jensen,,

Tom
'67 Mark 2

On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 7:27 PM, Tod Brown via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.ne=
t
> wrote:

> Actually, there were two MkII's assembled by Rootes before production was
> turned
> over to Jensen. They carry serial numbers B382100001 and B382100002 but n=
o
> JAL
> numbers. The Jensen run began with B382100100 and ended with ...633. See
> the
> note in the SS Catalog:
>
> MARK II PRODUCTION NUMBERS VARY. CARS WITH
> SERIAL # B382100001
> AND #B382100002 EXIST WITH NO JAL #=E2=80=99S (JENSEN ALPINE LTD. BODY #)
> WHICH INDICATES THE CARS WERE COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED BY ROOTES,
> NEVER GOING TO THE JENSEN PLANT AND MUST HAVE BEEN A PRE-
> PRODUCTION PILOT CARS. THE NEXT MK II IS B382100
> 100 WHICH CARRIES
> A JAL NUMBER, THE FIRST OF THE MK II SERIES.
>
> There were also six (IIRC) MkIA's fitted with the MkII mechanicals (289
> block, wide-
> ratio trans, modified Watts linkage, etc.) but were badged as MkIA's at
> the end of
> the MkIA run at Jensen.
>
> Tod Brown
> B382002384LRXFE
> TAC 864
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Ron,=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>My JAL tag is 700008, my Ser=
ial Number is B382100105. If the sequence is accurate the implication is Je=
nsen built s/n&#39;s B382100001 &amp; 0002 in addition to 100 - 105. I&#39;=
m assuming, of course, that the JAL Tag shows the sequence of assembly AT J=
ensen,,<div><br></div><div>Tom</div><div>&#39;67 Mark 2</div></div></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 15, 201=
6 at 7:27 PM, Tod Brown via Tigers <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
tigers@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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  <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000">
    <font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial">Actually<font face=3D"Arial">=
,
          there were two MkII&#39;s assembled by Rootes before production
          was turned <br>
          <font face=3D"Arial">over to Jensen. They carry serial numbers
            B382100001 and B382100002 but no JAL<br>
            <font face=3D"Arial">numbers. The Jensen run began with
              B382100100 and ended with ...633<font face=3D"Arial">. See
                the<br>
                <font face=3D"Arial">note in the SS Catalog:<br>
                </font></font></font></font></font></font></font><br>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">MARK II PRODUCTI=
ON NUMBERS VARY.
      CARS WITH</div>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">SERIAL # B382100=
001 </div>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">AND #B382100002 =
EXIST WITH NO JAL #=E2=80=99S
      (JENSEN ALPINE LTD. BODY #) </div>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">WHICH INDICATES =
THE CARS WERE
      COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED BY ROOTES, </div>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">NEVER GOING TO T=
HE JENSEN PLANT AND MUST
      HAVE BEEN A PRE-</div>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">PRODUCTION PILOT=
 CARS. THE NEXT MK
      II IS B382100</div>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">100 WHICH CARRIE=
S </div>
    <div style=3D"font-size:11.6px;font-family:sans-serif">A JAL NUMBER, TH=
E FIRST OF THE MK II
      SERIES.<br>
      <br>
    </div>
    <font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font fa=
ce=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"=
><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=
=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><=
font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D=
"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial">There
                                          were also six (IIRC) MkIA<font fa=
ce=3D"Arial">&#39;<font face=3D"Arial">s f<font face=3D"Arial">itted with
                                                the MkII mechanicals
                                                (289 block, wide-<br>
                                                <font face=3D"Arial">ratio
                                                  trans, modified<font face=
=3D"Arial"> Watts
                                                    link<font face=3D"Arial=
">age</font>,
                                                    etc<font face=3D"Arial"=
>.)
                                                      but were badged as
                                                      MkIA&#39;s<font face=
=3D"Arial"> at
                                                        the end of<br>
                                                        <font face=3D"Arial=
">the
                                                          MkIA run at
                                                          Jensen. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <font face=3D"Ari=
al">Tod
                                                          Brown<br>
                                                          <font face=3D"Ari=
al">B382002384LRXFE<br>
                                                          <font face=3D"Ari=
al">TAC
                                                          864</font></font>=
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></fon=
t></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>
                  </font></font></font></font></font></font><br>
      </font></font>
  </div>

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