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[GraemeC]

Have done some tinternet searching I think the list Juju has, which I have found on various sites, might be wrong.
My current thinking is that D20S is a standard clubman number and D20D is the 1275GT - however this may have changed with the 'Mk2' 12" wheeled GT.

It would add up with my shell as I know my '73 GT was reshelled in the early 80s into a NOS clubman shell. I also have reference photos of a known to be very original early GT showing D20D.

I believe the chassis/VIN number for a 12" wheel GT should start XE2D2

Unfortunately GTs do not have the information and records available that the early Mk1s, Coopers and Cooper S's do.

[yorkshirechris]

I believe the chassis/VIN number for a 12" wheel GT should start XE2D2

Mine does, I will have to do a bit of digging too I think! Or I may just leave it there, because the Chassis number is a GT number (if you are right) and the engine number matches that of the GT engine number listed on the internet.

[GraemeC]

I would leave it there and be happy in what you have, it looks a good car

The later GTs are much harder to identify/question anyway. The earlier ones (10" wheel) had quite a few differences on the shell over the early clubman but there was very little different about the later ones.

[mk3 Cooper S]

What does the plate which you are reading the D.. number off look like?

If its a normal non official looking plate then during a respray the commision plate could have been lost and someone has just made one up going from what the logbook says?

Linky to data

It's a normal unofficial looking plate, yeah. Just a rectangular piece of metal with the characters stamped into it.

Like I say I have no reason to doubt it's genuine apart from this, everything else that is there should be and everything matches, apart from the front GT badge is missing but spots have been added so it mightve been taken off/lost at that point.

No front GT badge fitted to this year of car.

[yorkshirechris]

No front GT badge fitted to this year of car.

Cheers for the info

[1275GTS]

My Gt (on X plate) came from the show room with a vynil roof + sunroof, rookee dash and door cappings, mini special console and arches to sell it.

[Whistles GT]

My GT VIN Number starts XE2D2 as well and it's a W reg. It's also been white since it came out the factory as I scraped a bit of paint off back to shell before it's re-spray, just to see if it had been any other colour in it's previous life!

[MIGLIACARS]

quick question about gt s

 

on the front valance how far did the stone chip come up on a factory car!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by MIGLIACARS, 04 April 2016 - 08:53 PM.

[MMM1965]

My 1983 mg metro had a factory fitted vinyl roof