I have checked my entire library in an attempt to identify Series II production dates and totals. I am giving up trying to make sense of this! Here is a summary of what I found:
Accoring to Haddock:
RHD LHD RHD LHD RHD LHD
OTS OTS Coupe Coupe 2+2 2+2
Series I;1st 500 91 385 0 20 0 0
Series I,flat floor 357 1581 175 2616 0 0 (includes 1st 500)
Series I, all 3.8 942 6885 942 5871 0 0 (includes flt flr)
Series I, all 4.2 1182 8366 1957 5813 1378 422 (includes I 1/2)
Series II 775 7852 1070 3785 1040 4286
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According to Whyte:
OTS FHC 2+2
total (UK) total (uk) total (UK)
1961-4 7820 (760) 7670 (1560) 0 (0)
1965-8 9550 (1050) 7770 (1700) 5600 (1220)
1969-70 8630 ( 690) 4860 ( 910) 5330 ( 870)
1971-5 7990 (1740) 0 (0) 7300 (1830)
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33990 (4240) 20300 (4170) 18230 (3920)
Grand total 72520(12330 UK)
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According to Jenkinson:
OTS Coupe 2+2
Series 1 3.8 7827 7669 0 3/61-10/64
Series 1 4.2 9548 7770 5598 10/64-9/68
Series II 8627 4855 5326 10/68-9/70
Sereies III 7990 0 7297 4/71-9/73
Grand total 72507
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According to Porter:
UK UK UK xport xport xport
OTS Coupe 2+2 OTS Coupe 2+2
Series I (3.8)
1961 257 91 0 1368 297 0
1962 263 833 0 2486 2671 0
1963 111 301 0 1931 1778 0
1964 125 334 0 1274 1362 0
Series I (4.2)
1964 53 108 0 357 358 0
1965 338 895 1 1882 2146 0
1966 225 271 578 2089 1648 2015
1967 236 220 400 2274 1000 902
1968 202 203 246 1892 921 1457
Series II
1968 55 86 81 859 468 556
1969 350 383 490 3867 2011 2765
1970 286 438 299 3191 1454 1134
1971 1 1 0 19 16 0
Series III
1970 0 0 0 0 0 6
1971 169 0 799 144 0 2595
1972 410 0 539 1266 0 1752
1973 872 0 489 2256 0 1118
1974 280 0 0 2582 0 0
1975 4 0 0 2 0 0
******(delivery dates, NOT production dates)
For 1970/71, Porter lists the following production totals:
OTS FHC 2+2
Jan 495 225 225
Feb 554 244 245
Mar 360 174 193
Apr 370 182 204
May 370 182 204
Jun 256 228 66
Jul 560 206 298
Aug 120 58 61
Sep 202 123 58
Oct 180 135 0
Nov 39 81 0
Dec 3 40 87
Jan 71 1 0 272
Feb 71 4 0 403
Mar 71 0 0 262
Apr 71 0 0 264
May 71 0 0 267
Jun 71 18 0 464
Jul 71 3 0 207
Aug 71 64 0 304
Sep 71 56 0 221
Oct 71 63 0 278
Nov 71 39 0 95
Dec 71 92 0 369
Numbers suggest that Series II production continued until Feb 71, at least
for OTS.
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Wood reports the following PRODUCTION figures:
UK Export
OTS Coupe 2+2 OTS Coupe 2+2
Ser I 3.8 759 1533 0 7059 6108 0
Ser I 4.2 1057 1698 1212 8494 6073 4374
Ser II
1968 125 147 146 859 468 556
1969 420 386 499 3867 2011 2765
1970 179 412 229 3191 1454 1134
1971 0 0 0 19 16 0
total SII 724 945 874 7936 3949 4455
Ser III
1970 0 0 81 0 0 6
1971 196 0 811 144 0 2595
1972 445 0 242 1266 0 1752
1973 909 0 403 2256 0 1118
1974 175 0 0 2584 0 0
total SIII 4265 0 1537 6250 0 5471
Grand total production 72233
At 09:01 AM 10/17/96 PDT, you wrote:
> Well, I guess I've put out some mis-information. A reference book I have
>states the last series two was produced in 10/70, but Bob Bagramian has one
>produced in 11/70. Anyone with later information? I'll mark my reference book
>when I can locate the page number.
>
> Also, someone was asking about production figures for the "E". Here's what
>the book says;
>
> yr engine ots fhc 2+2
> '61-64 3.8 7,820 7,670 -
> 65-68 4.2 9,550 7,770 5,600
> 69-70 4.2 8,630 4,860 5,330
> 71-74 5.3 7,990 7,300 -
> grand total 75,520
> I thought all the series III coupes were 2+2's not fhc. Is the book wrong
>here too? LLoyd
>
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