It depends on whether the two numbers that are being compared ate the same. On
later cars, the commission plate is not on the cowl but on the driver
side door post. The smaller plate as mentioned is the body number and should
be close but seldom (if ever) an exact match.
Joe
Jeff Gruber wrote:
>
> The number on the side is the body number. I didn't know there was such a
> thing, but the Roadster Factory catalog has an explanation of it. What's
> missing is the plate on the side that is supposed to have the commission
> number. It would seem the previous owner removed it so they could install
> kick-panel speakers or there never was a second commission number.
>
> ----------
> Would anyone be surprised to find out (like I was) that the comission
> numbers on my spit, don't match?
>
> the one on the windshield is different from the one on the left side of the
> body, even though my manual says they should be the same. The one on the
> side of the body is screwed in place instead of riveted.
>
> Anyone have an opinion on what that means?
>
> Jeff "Mulitple-personality Spit Disorder" Gruber
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