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I have just purchased a MK1 restoration project and in the collection of bits was a MKll grill is there anyway of telling if genuine?? The car came off the road in 1978 and has sat ever since so if repro would have to have been manufactured before that. Were there any produced before that time??

Does anyone have a close picture of a genuine one so I can cross examine??

Thanks Richard

That must have been a very pleasant surprise.

I don't know for sure but I can't see there being a damand for repro that soon after the production ended.

Either way, it must be worth a considerable sum.
There is a grille top chrome trim from a mkII on US E-bay at the moment and it is going for crazy money.

Richard,

Post some pics and i should be able to tell you. Close-ups of the mountings and a side profile shot would be good.

martin172 wrote:That must have been a very pleasant surprise.

I don't know for sure but I can't see there being a damand for repro that soon after the production ended.

Either way, it must be worth a considerable sum.
There is a grille top chrome trim from a mkII on US E-bay at the moment and it is going for crazy money.

Hi Martin,

That is not crazy, it's just normal for MkII items. It would be nice to find some MkII items in your pile of bits though.

Regards, Robin.

Was pleased to see that in the pile of bits , there was also an original air filter housing base on the carb so I was getting a little exited but unfortunately the top was no where to be seen . But I think with the grill that's a rare enough find!!

Richard

Hi Richard,

I recently come across a genuine MK2 eggcrate grill, and the seller was a restorer of Tigers in the 80's. On one MK2 Tiger he was restoring, he took the genuine grill off (and the one I have now) in favour of "repro" he had made and I believe there was a batch done which are very close in quality terms to the originals, but on close inspection you can tell the difference.

Doubt the "repro" batch was done before 1978 so I'd imagine you have an orginal there. Bring it along to spares day if you want to be sure, there will be plenty of "specialists" there who will be able to tell you for sure

Or if you want me to load any close-up pics on the thread here then let me know

gtsmrt wrote:

martin172 wrote:That must have been a very pleasant surprise.

I don't know for sure but I can't see there being a damand for repro that soon after the production ended.

Either way, it must be worth a considerable sum.
There is a grille top chrome trim from a mkII on US E-bay at the moment and it is going for crazy money.

Hi Martin,

That is not crazy, it's just normal for MkII items. It would be nice to find some MkII items in your pile of bits though.

Regards, Robin.

It may be normal, but that doesn't mean it's not crazy.

If I owned a MK2, I'd be tempted to drive it in revese everywhere lol.
A stray stone from a lorry wheel could cost you an arm and a leg.

What is the going rate for pukka MK2 parts then?

Grille, headlight surrounds etc?

think i,ll break my mk2 ,i never use it .make a bit of space in the garage

Sell off the good bits & convert it to an Alpine.

Gary, I have a Holbay engine if you want it

Tomaselli wrote:Gary, I have a Holbay engine if you want it

i know i sold it you ,thats how we met and you told me about the one remaining mk2 hro that wasnt for sale , 2 weeks later it was mine ,cheers

vanhool1 wrote:Does anyone have a close picture of a genuine one so I can cross examine??

Here ya go.....















Hopefully you will have a better idea now of what you've got....

lets hope its not a copy like yours

Hi Tom,

I have never seen the Mk II grill that close before so forgive my ignorance, but is that the original thing? Gary's comment has left me wondering.

Thanks, Robin.

it is a genuine one ,i was having a joke with tony,it looks the same as mine anyway,