To: metropolitan@listserv.azstarnet.com
From: smallman@rockies.net (John Smallman)
Subject: Re:  Year of Met
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:43:45 -0600

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>On Thu, 25 Sep 1997 JAKIEFER@aol.com wrote:
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>> Terrific, thanks.  I read that there may be confusion about the model year
>> also. This was first registered in '56, but that may not mean the car IS a
>> 56.  How can I tell?
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>Well, in the case of a '56 car.  Aside from looking up the VIN, there are 
>very obvious styling changes which occurred in '56.  Cars made in '54 or 
>'55 do not have the side chrome strip, nor the "egg crate" grill of cars 
>made from '56 on.  So, check the grill, if it has the "propellor" grill, 
>the car would not be considered a '56 model, except of course unless it 
>was first registered in '56.  If this is the case, call it what you like, 
>though it was made before '56.  All of this information about grills and 
>such assumes that the car has not been modified, as I know that people do 
>swap grills and such on different vintages of Mets.  Anyway, there you go.
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Don't forget the main thing!!!
The earlier models had a 1200 CC engine, the later ones a 1500cc (which
later yet had its compression ratio increased a bit)
jrs
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