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September 29th, 2008

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Q & A: Vin Numbers

Monday December 29th, 2008
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
I am working on and having a 1976 MGB limited restored. An officer with the stolen car task force was at the shop that is working on my MG, verifying a Vin number on a 1940 Ford Coup, and noticed that the Vin strip on the dash of my MG was loose. The officer picked it up and it appeared, to him, that the back rivets had been ground down and the strip then glued to the dash. Using his finger nail he popped lose the Vin plate on the drivers side door. The officer then looked at a number on the inside of the engine compartment to the right of the motor mount on the passenger side of the car and found a number there. That number did not match the number on the Vin plate from door.

I can not find anything that tells me if or where there are hidden Vin numbers or if the number that was found inside the engine on the frame is a frame number or the number part of the MGB Vin. Any links that would tell me what this number is or if there are hidden Vin numbers would be greatly appreciated.
The number on the engine does not match the on on the door. Only the dash top and door match. There are no hidden VIN numbers on the car. There was also no Limited Edition on 76 they only had the LE in 79 and 80.
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