On Sat, 8 Feb 1997, Troy Farncombe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've recently bought a '65 Alpine that I was told was a Series V. The
> registration papers said the body number was 395000327 LRX which is
> consistent with an early Series V. However, the ID plate is missing and
> so I do not know what the body number is for sure.
>
> It seems the car has more in common with a Series IV than with a Series
> V. My car has a non-original 1725 engine, body panels that cover the
> convertable top instead of the vinyl boot cover. As well, the engine
> has a generator instead of the alternator that Series V's were supposed
> to have.
>
> my question is: Do I indeed have a Series V car? Or do I just have a
> Series IV car with a 1725 engine?
Check the bottom rear corner of the door. If I'm not mistaken, it is
square on the Series V and rounded on the Series IV. Can't imagine why
they changed it.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons(at)northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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