Subject: RE: VIN # Ambo or Eldo
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Jul 13, 2005, 3:39 PM
Post ID: 1719157933
Hi Steve,
Think I remember seeing the bike on eBay - grey w/marker light on the
front fender, DB bags?
My '69 Ambo is A12212. They are, as Ian's article states, the early or
first series Ambassadors. Greg Field's book does an excellent job of
descrbing some of the differences between the "A-series" Ambos, the V700
and later Ambos. Once you own one of them and compare it to the V700,
later Ambos and Eldos (or just work on a bunch), it's fun to try and
find all the minute differences.
Hope you have as much fun with yours as I've had with mine! Cheers,
Steve Ingram wrote:
Since we're making introductions and talking VIN #'s here, I've been lurking on the list here for a couple of weeks now. My name is Steve and I just acquired what I believe to be an early Ambo. The chassis number is 12.001 and the engine number is A12001. I found an article on the MGNOC website by Ian Adkins about 'rare birds' that refers to this A prefix as maybe being pre-production or first run production Ambos. (http://www.mgnoc.com/_overlay/Archives/rare_birds.htm) He also mentions that he has not seen an Ambo with #'s 10xxx or 11xxx. Mine has a manufacture date of Dec. 1968 which also does not fit what I've been able to find about Ambos. Do I actually have a very early Ambo or is it a V700 with an Ambo decal stuck on it? Thanks for your help and I'm sure I'll be back with more questions as I become more familiar with the bike. BTW, I'm in Gainesville, FL and just missed the gathering at Big Daddy's a couple of weeks ago. I had just acquired the bike and did not have the registration (or a license) yet. I hope to make the gathering coming up in Brooksville in October. Steve |
Charlie
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