General MG 1961 mg

[nmaxwell]

hello can someone help me with the year of this car also i have a very very weak blue spark at the points car did start up then i turned it off and it wont fire back up

 

[NutmegCT]

Can you show us the car's ID plate with the numbers on it?

 

[nmaxwell]

i cant find it i found the one on the engine

 

[Joe Reed]

One thing for sure is that it is NOT a 1961 model. The wind up windows and exterior door handles came later....in 1964

 

[nmaxwell]

would the doors from a 64 fit a 61

 

[Joe Reed]

It's more involved than that. The '61 had a flat windscreen. The next generation screen was slightly curved - like the one on your car. The '61, using side curtains, didn't have the vent windows. Even if the later door was fitted, the vent window wouldn't line up with the windscreen.

 

[NutmegCT]

Back to the missing numbers ... what is the engine number?

MGB Vehicle Identification | Moss Motors

mossmotors.com

 

[nmaxwell]

hello i found the vin plate on the frame of the drivers door it had been painted over the vin number is GBE049547 the engine number is 12v/671z/l5534

 

[Joe Reed]

The 12V engine prefix is for a 1971-1974 1275cc engine, so it's not the original, but is a common upgrade.

The other number is not the VIN.....probably a body number,

 

[nmaxwell]

ok its the same number on the title i was able to look those numbers up and it says its a 67 but says its a automatic transmission i guess when they changed the motor the put a manuel in

 

[Joe Reed]

Check out this thread to find locations for the actual VIN on your Midget. It also indicates that the GBE number is, in fact, the body number. The 1967 in this thread shows a body number of GBE 058749. That number is about 9200 higher than yours. I don't know what Pressed Steel's numbering protocol was, but that might put you car closer to a 1966 model - possibly even 1965. I also don't know if those body numbers were specific to the Midget, or if Midget and Sprite body numbers came from the same batch.

MG Midget serial numbers

Have my new 1967 Midget home.. cranked her up for the first time... runs great.. it has been sitting in a garage for six months. Now... the serial number is in the forward driver's door jam on the hinge a-frame, not under the hood. Serial # GBE 058759. Anyone familiar with this? Also, the engine...

www.britishcarforum.com

What made you think it was a 1961? Previous owner told you that? Date shown on the title?

 

[nmaxwell]

if this is the body number where is the vin number I found this number on the frame on the inside of the door ty for all your help

 

[Joe Reed]

It's not uncommon to find a body number was used on the title instead of a VIN over the years since the DMV staff had no idea where the actual VIN was located.
The "automatic transmission" was a data input error by the DMV. No automatic trans was ever available in a Midge.

 

[Joe Reed]

Go to the link in post #11. It points out where it should be near the right front shock mount.

 

[nmaxwell]

checked out the site ty ty ty I will look in the other places for the vin number and hope its there lol