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Timo

Oct 22, 2023 - 11:14AM

Re: G3l frame number

I have a G3WO with frame number 8818 with G3WO engine number NIR/9/59 again agree must be a replacement engine

Jan

Oct 22, 2023 - 12:47PM

Re: G3l frame number

Alwyn Dart

That's really a great help, Chaps. I might have time to go and see it today and I'll take some pictures of the engine numbers, I didn't think that LAK/188/56 could be right, I wonder if 56 could be referring to the year. I know the machine has been in the same family for donkeys years. Jan do you have any idea from the key cards where it went after it left the factory?
Thanks once again for your help.
Alwyn

Sold in Ruddington on 15/09/1960. Please contact Lex if you want a hi-res scan of the KeyCard with your number. It is part of the history of this bike.

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Jan

Oct 22, 2023 - 1:09PM

Re: G3l frame number

Timo

I have a G3WO with frame number 8818 with G3WO engine number NIR/9/59 again agree must be a replacement engine

Frame number 8818 is not in the KeyCards. It is the 1819th bike from contract C/7183, but unfortunately the census number can't be calculated for this contract. There were 3 census numbers blocks: 92889 - 93358 (470 numbers), 95889 - 96828 (940 numbers) and 934001 - 938590 (4590 numbers). Your census number must have been "somewhere around C93440". The picture below is the closest number that I can find:

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And a better picture from the same contract:

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Jan

Oct 22, 2023 - 1:16PM

Re: G3l frame number

Ron Pier

Typical!! Any news on 20399 in the key cards Jan? Ron

Unfortunately I can't find your number in the KeyCards Ron. Number 20402 is in the list, this one had census number C4589077. But as explained, the numbers can't be calculated, so your number C4589174 will be very close.

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Ron Pier

Oct 22, 2023 - 8:25PM

Re: G3l frame number

I can live with that Jan. My G3 is the same, not possible to accurately calculate the census number. I have a love/hate thing with Matchless!!

Ron

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