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MG TD TF 1500 - State of Kansas - VIN number

Kansas vehicle inspection is giving me a hard time since the car number plate is screwed on and not brads. I have explained to them that is the way it came from the factory. Does anyone have any documentation that verifies this, so I can take it back to the inspection station. I just moved from PA to KS.
B J Moreland

If they have a computer and an internet connection, take them to:

http://www.niagarabritishcarclub.org/mgtnumbers/numbers.html there are photos of quite a few screwed to firewall. If you have cleaned off the numbers on the dumbiron, you could take them out in the parking lot and show them!

(it seems to be down today(sunday), but should be up monday morning)
gblawson(gordon)

BJ - I sent your query on to a client who lives in Kansas City, Kansas and who has registered his TD there. His answer was "don't have the answer. My VIN is stamped onto the frame". I believe that his answer solves your problem. The car number that appears on the makers plate (the one that the authorities are having an issue with) is duplicated on the left dumb iron, right below the mounting flange of the fender (just check that the number there matches the one on the makers plate or they may impound your car if they don't. If you have the book, The T Series Handbook put out by the New England MG 'T' Register, take it with you and show the inspecting official pages 46 & 47, which explains the VIN numbers used on the TD (offer to let them copy the pages for their notebooks and you will make a friend for life). the main thing though, is the number being stamped on the left front dumb iron, making it unimportant that the makers plate is affixed with screws or rivets. Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtd/mgtd_finishes.html

Scroll down to brightwork.


LED DOWNEY

That wasn't the link I intended. Lets try it again.

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtf/mgtf_finishes.htm#brightwork
LED DOWNEY

The individual that sold me my TF1500 had to obtain his KS title this way - using the frame numbers. He got the new title - then sold to me. I was interested in having the title as part of the sale.

That should work,

Jeff
Jeff

This thread was discussed between 02/11/2008 and 03/11/2008

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