How many M12's were built?

[Urbalizer]

Just wondering how many M12's were ever built, how mant GTO, how many GTO3, GTO3R and M400.
Just came up in conversation and i did not know the answer, my friend said that all production cars have to produce a minumum of 1000 units? Not sure if this is true or not, doesn't sound right to me, i'm guessed they never made anywhere near 1000.

I also wonder how many there are actually left now, is there a register which would list all the M12's in the country?

I would guess a small percentage got written off, 50% are ready for falling apart, may be a good long term investment, my Dad sold his etype for £500, 30 years later they were going for 60k, do you think the M12 will ever be a collectable?

[The devil]

There was a thread about this a couple of months ago

[The devil]

Forgot to say....

Updated figures....1 less thanks to a roundabout in Milton Keynes

[fangsween]

Mines number 210 if that helps (Monza Red M400).

Anybody have 209 or 211.......anyone for a game of Noble bingo???

[Urbalizer]

fangsween said:

Mines number 210 if that helps (Monza Red M400).

Anybody have 209 or 211.......anyone for a game of Noble bingo???

What year is date of reg on your on build 210?

When date was the last one built?

[fangsween]

Original registration was an 05, im not quite sure exactly what month.

I have seen examples with 06 reg's, but not any later than that, so i assume mine is one of the later ones.

It would be nice to get an idea exactly how many there are and what colours etc...

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Last UK car was pbsaxman's M400 build number R240. 3R's and M400's shared the build numbers in the UK I seem to remember.

[david.mt]

Mine's a 2005 M400 and is number 222.

There is a previous discussion here:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[jamie g]

Mines number 240. Grey M400 which a bought from Peter. I'm not sure it as the last uk noble but it was the last uk m400.

Edited by jamie g on Monday 26th October 17:33

[Urbalizer]

jamie g said:

Mines number 240. Grey M400 which a bought from Peter. I'm not sure it as the last uk noble but it was the last uk m400.

Edited by jamie g on Monday 26th October 17:33

Wow, it seems you have the last car ever Built Jamie, Nice!!
Who owns build number 1?

[worty]

IIRC the first 6 were all pre production models. Owens ( now stevobes) I think is no.8 and mine has the best chasis no. being 12

worty

[GC1]

Well I have build 20 if that helps...

[The devil]

Is there confusion here between GTO, GTO-3, 3R and 400 build no's here

[Urbalizer]

The devil said:

Is there confusion here between GTO, GTO-3, 3R and 400 build no's here

Are you saying there could be 240 M400's? And so on?

[The devil]

Well, my son seems to think that 3r and M400 are one run of numbers and GTO and GTO3 are another run of numbers, I am just hoping someone can clarify

[Urbalizer]

The devil said:

Well, my son seems to think that 3r and M400 are one run of numbers and GTO and GTO3 are another run of numbers, I am just hoping someone can clarify

I think you might be right, we can put this to the test, build numbers on the R version onwards are build R100 etc..

Worty or PeterGuk will be able to answer this, what does it say on your build numbers? Does it start with an 'R'

[worty]

AFAIK the R was only used on the GTO3R cars onwards. The GTO and GTO3's didn't have a letter prefix

worty

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Well people could actually read what I wrote above...

[The devil]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Well people could actually read what I wrote above...

Now why would we do that, we are noble drivers, had our brains removed upon delivery

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

The devil said:

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Well people could actually read what I wrote above...

Now why would we do that, we are noble drivers, had our brains removed upon delivery