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Barry S1

Original Poster:

1,709 posts

218 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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just got a S1 E745 ELY for my brother in-law all seems ok but there is no vin plate
in the engine bay it has all mot s and history and only 2 owners so it must be ok but did
they put the vin plate in a different part of the car on the early cars

Barry

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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VIN number is also stamped into a raised bit on the front chassis member - well it is on the V8S - you may have to scrape crud off to see it.

Gerald-TVR

4,896 posts

226 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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S2/S3 drivers side top rail close to front suspension


Barry S1

Original Poster:

1,709 posts

218 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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thanks we found it on the chassis the car was on pistonheads the first one
blue seems ok but the oil pressure only just gets up to 50 its a bit low
but only done 65000 miles so hope it is the gauge will post photos later

Barry

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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According to the bible thats a very early one - speedo and rev counter the 'right way up' not upside down like later cars. Does it also have 2 seperate bonnet pulls one for each side?

Barry S1

Original Poster:

1,709 posts

218 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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yes it has 2 bonnet pulls it was one of the first 20 made
drives ok a good buy i think £3600 cant go wrong

Donnysoutherner

301 posts

201 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Welocme Barry, early car just like mine, will look forward to seing it.

techbotics

1,805 posts

211 months

Sunday 21st August 2011
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If she still has bunny ear door mirrors you should replace. Mk1 mx5 work well one of the best mods I have made!

Cheers

Damian s3