| Where
is the cut-off in the chrome bumper V8 production for the new VED exemption?
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 | Since
the VED exemption extension announced in the HM Treasury support document (on
page 84) there has been a natural interest amongst chrome bumpered MGBGTV8 owners
as to where the "build date" cut-off date of 1st January 1974 falls
in the production run. This chart
illustrates it. The vertical axis is the Car No/VIN.
The source of the
data in the chart alongside is from the handmade copy of the MG Factory production
control records made by the late | Geoff
Allen shortly before the plant closed. He had feared the records might be binned
and lost so he beavered away in his tea and lunch breaks. We believe the records
are reasonably accurate but of course cannot guarantee the dates. The Archivist
at Gaydon says the "build date" accepted by DVLA for the MGBGTV8 model
is the "Date through Paint Finishing". The cut-off point is not exact
and clearly from the chart above some cars spent some time clearing the Rectifications
Department!
There is a "member only" search of these records
on the V8 Grapevine website. MGBGTV8
Factory records search | | |
