The Missing Link.. EEL 398L

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:01 pm

Found these pics on my other PC. Was this the reg of the other S/T Coupe?

Pont.skins · Post by **Pont.skins** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:01 pm

Err yes it was Ben.Property of Brian Saunders no less.Obviously an early pre production experiMENTAL version.Or perhaps he legitimately re panelled the original coupe into a pick up?

minispeedstar · Post by **minispeedstar** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:03 pm

strangest thing is the chassis number is now a pickup number aswell!!!

The General · Post by **The General** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:16 pm

:roll: :roll:

marinabrian · Post by **marinabrian** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:04 pm

The question is how do we know that the chassis number is that of a pickup? and not that of perhaps for sake of argument a 1.3 sdl coupe!!

minispeedstar · Post by **minispeedstar** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:31 pm

It has a commercial prefix and not a standard MH2S as an example as a Coupe would have..

marinabrian · Post by **marinabrian** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:52 pm

Yes that is as maybe but it does live right next to a certain Mumford in a tasty shade of Jade green metallic! chassis Number MH2SKN-5006N, I hope this helps with your Mumford register! when I discover how to post pics, plenty of those to follow.
Cheers
Brian. (-:
P.S. Young Douglas the pickup chassis' number is M(Morris)A(A-series) 2(door)U pickup 9(MkI) S (S.D.L)193547M But of course you know that already the question is how?

northeastmarina · Post by **northeastmarina** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:04 pm

i know how brian.ps how are you .do you still have. YRG

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:15 pm

Ah yes one of Gary's many uses! LOL! 8)

minispeedstar · Post by **minispeedstar** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:10 am

marinabrian wrote:Yes that is as maybe but it does live right next to a certain Mumford in a tasty shade of Jade green metallic! chassis Number MH2SKN-5006N, I hope this helps with your Mumford register! when I discover how to post pics, plenty of those to follow.
Cheers
Brian. (-:

Is that for LMY then?..

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:16 am

Brian I have added a "How To" under the Help section on this Forum. If you have any problems you can email me the Pics and I'll host them for you.

Ben

marinabrian · Post by **marinabrian** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:54 pm

EEL 398L Was not supplied by PMG, but by Westover Motors also in Bournmouth hence the EEL suffix, supplied in march 1973 new to Mrs A.E.Gallup.
The S.T. fittings consisted of Dunlop Alloy wheels, twin HS2 s.u's & primitive telescopic front dampers. According to the part number on the s.u. float chambers they were as fitted to the austin 1300 's', as are the 's' badges on the bonnet & boot lid if the J.Fray part numbers are anything to go by. As regards the car itself it was a glacier white 1.3 s.d.l. with midnight blue stripes, bootlid & grille inserts. The exhaust headers were bespoke one offs in stainless!!, not janspeed items.
When beautifully tuned I managed 68 B.H.P. at the back wheels on my local rolling road, coupled with 16 M.P.G.!! (who says t.c.'s aren't economical then!) .
It handled as predictably vile as any typical marina, and was outperformed by 1300 mk 2 vauxhall astras , but never mind it certainly got you noticed!
Anyone wanting pics of the beast are welcome to email me & I'll send you some & Others in my extensive fleet of ADO 28 derivatives.
saundersengineeringservices@hotmail.com
Cheers
Brian.

~Sam~ · Post by **~Sam~** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:00 pm

16 mpg! thats worst than a Bently Continental! But probably better than my TC

drinks petrol like theres no tomorrow.

Will be getting those yellow mumford pics soon when Ben goes on his biweekly trip to the IOW

minispeedstar · Post by **minispeedstar** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:03 pm

Have you got any of the original car bits left Brian? i.e. wheels, carbs etc..

marinabrian · Post by **marinabrian** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:50 pm

Yes still got all five S.T. wheels, carbs, infact most of the car too!!

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