This is a subject that we've been talking about on the Moke forum. One of the guys has an export spec moke, one of the ones from the early '70s with a 1275 and drum brakes that were destined for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Next to the engine number is stamped a little outline of Australia.



Has anyone seen it on other models? What does it signify?

Tim

I have only seen it on Export Mokes. But it is not on all the Export Mokes I have seen.

I guess they did it to signify where they came from. Sort of like the Aus map on the rocker cover.

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I have seen this on a number of blocks over the years, I have been told that is was to identify an australian made block, cast at the Enfield plant. I am sure John Smidt would know more.

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They didn't cast anything at Enfield.

I have only seen this stamp on late 70s A series engines so I figured that if the car was built at Enfield that the engines came from there too.

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Enfield assembled cars all used imported engines.
They lost the engine plant when Zetland closed in 74.

I believe that i have a Morris 1100 engine block that has this stamped on it, If that helps.

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73 Clubman - Working Progress

Coolest stamp! I'd loooove one of them

Doesn't the fact that there are old engine tag rivet holes indicate it was cast in UK?

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

I'd assume so, I doubt they'd rivet a tag on just to take it off again.

I'm wondering if its some kind of security thing. Anyone can re-stamp numbers and letters, but maps of Australia are harder to do. Triumph motorbikes being imported into the US at that time had little triumph logos stamped all over the flat area that the engine number is stamped on.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

I've got a spare 1100 block in the garage with the outline of Oz after the engine number too

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Rod
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I also have one in the garage it too has the rivet holes .

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I dont think I have ever seen a A series block without the engine number plate rivit holes, I beleive they all have them, from 1951 through to 2001, all types, even the Diesel tractor block has the holes. I remember the NOS 998 A+ engines we had had the holes too.

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Actually, they did. They came from the UK with tags riveted on and then removed here and stamped



The ones cast here at Zetland, didn't have the rivet holes as they never had tags fitted, only engine numbers stamped on. All UK Blocks, as far as I am aware, only ever had tags riveted on, no stamping (how do they deal with theft etc???)
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