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I thought overdrive became standard on Sprints by the time yours was made...

So where is the O after the DL?

Or does yours actually not have overdrive?

Jonners

Jon Tilson wrote:I thought overdrive became standard on Sprints by the time yours was made...

So where is the O after the DL?

Or does yours actually not have overdrive?

Jonners

If you mean mine Jonners, then I can see why you would say that, from May 1975 and VA15001DL they got the overdrive, Sundym glass etc. and mine is down as being first registered in June 1975. It must have been hanging around in the dealers for awhile, as VA10270DL to VA10745DL which I believe was the last of the 'series 1' cars is a bit of a gap, was there a delivery driver strike at the time?!

In saying all of the above, mines a cheat as it now has overdrive, which is my fault, but it's a joy to have on motorways, and later seats with headrests which are a previous owners fault.

Galileo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:45 pm

xvivalve wrote:The plates I have are copied from the plates on my Sprints. I have never seen a Sprint (or for that matter any Dolomite) chassis plate actually state the model on it; every pre Sept '79 Sprint I own has type 'T011'.

Hope mine isn't a fake then?!

(Yes it is right way around on the car, didn't want you all to get stiff necks!)

Chassis plate on my Sprint is the exact same as yours (inc 'Dolomite Sprint' text).
Yours has survived much better too