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JMAU a écrit :http://www.chicagolandmgclub.com/techti ... d_assy.pdf
Pour info, le numéro des MGB "CKD" d'Australie commence par un Y (YGHN...)
http://bmcexperience.com.au/bmce-issue4/mgb-in-oz.html
Il y a eu des CKD en Belgique, en Australie et en ireland.
X, Y, et Z ?

Hi Jean-Marie*. (Bonjour)
As the article in Issue 4 of the magazine was only about the history of the MGB in Australia, I only mentioned the Australian prefix, being Y.
While most of the the information I have relates to Australian production I may be able to help with your enquiries.
I do not have much information that relates to the BMC period for factories outside Australia, other than the UK, but I do have a copy of the international Leyland Standards for vehicle identification, dated 24 April 1978.
As the assembly plant information in that document is consistent with earlier BMC documentation I have for Australia, it is likely that the same information for the other overseas plants is also correct.
According to that document, the prefix for cars assembled in Eire (Ireland) is E, while the prefix for Belgium (Seneffe) is B.
hopes this information helps.
Cheers,
Craig.
Craig Watson
The BMC Experience
Autofan Media
PO Box 186 Newcomb, Vic. 3219 Australia
Ph: 03 5250 4842 (9am to 5.30pm Mon-Fri)
http://www.bmcexperience.com.au

Hi Jean-Marie (again)
I just had a quick look in Anders Clausager's book Original MGB and although he briefly mentions the CKD cars in Australia, Belgium and Eire, and gives the Y prefix for Australian cars, there is no mention of any prefix on the Belgian and Irish cars.
He does list chassis numbers of the first and last CKD kit allocated to each factory, and gives total production numbers, it would appear that the chassis numbers were part of the normal production run of numbers from the Abingdon factory - whereas Australian production cars used a unique numbering system, beginning at chassis number 501.
It may well be in this case that the MGBs assembled in Eire and Belgium did not have any prefix to indicate the factory of assembly.
You may have more luck with the British Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon (although they seem to want to charge for any information given out).
I hope you are able to find the correct information.
Craig Watson

peyix a écrit :Ici la paquette de la MGB produite en Belgique à seneffe !