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[Gilles1000]

Hello all,

 

I have seen an Austin Cooper S which has in the BMH certificate a mention in Specifications: LHD, North american export.

What does it mean for the technical side of the car? Are there differences to english or european specs?

 

Where should be the body number in the certificate placed on the car? Is it the one on the top of the front panel?

 

There seem to be no brake servo, otherwise from the rest it seems to be inline with a Cooper S

 

Thanks

Gilles

[Spider]

There should be 2 plates fitted with the Body Number. One is pop riveted to the Radiator Cowling the other on the Bonnet Slam Panel at the front. I'm not 100% familiar with UK build cars, but I think there's a number stamped in to the shell too.

 

Cars for the US Market were generally LHD and have a Closed Crank Case Breather system, typically in that era, it will be the PCV arrangement. They have head lights fitted for LHD too. There maybe some other detailed items that will differ to those for the UK market.

[Gilles1000]

Thank you for the info.

The car has these two plates well located, but I read while researching that the MK1 didn't necessarly have a number stamped on the shell.

 

Anyway, too good to be true, I discussed with a friend who has already imported cars from the US, as he saw the mail I received, he showed me and add for a Nissan he was interested in. 

In both cases, car coming from the US, shipped in two weeks to Europe in a big harbor, a bit cheaper than market value, and both "owners" living in Spain working in a classic car shop, asking for the very same phone number to clear the buying details.

the two messages received by my friend and me were EXACTLY the same wording...

Oh, and both real cars being advertised in the US as well...

 

[running away from it now...]

 

I will ask tomorrow for more technical pictures and to know if it still has its hydrolastic, just for fun before showing him the true add, and maybe the mail my friend forwarded me. And reporting the add on the french website I found it on.

 

So many scams today... I was fortunately quite sceptic about the price tag and the availability after one week.

 

Thanks for the real info on the plates tough.

Cheers

Gilles

[Dusky]

Didnt they have air pump too? I remember seeing pictures of smog heads on here. I think these were also fitted in Sweden? ( Nick will probably know?)

[nicklouse]

Didnt they have air pump too? I remember seeing pictures of smog heads on here. I think these were also fitted in Sweden? ( Nick will probably know?)

The “smog” heads were for Florida or California IIRC. Sweden got them as well but they also had the cold climate kit as well.

 

but in this case if the deal looks too good. 

[Spider]

Didnt they have air pump too? I remember seeing pictures of smog heads on here. I think these were also fitted in Sweden? ( Nick will probably know?)

 

Not until the 70's.

[timmy850]

There was also changes to the wiring of the headlights & the rear lights were all red (indicator and brake)