TR2s and 3s all had body numbers. they were on a brass (copper?) plate on
the firewall engine side. those numbers were sort of sequenced, but i've
never seen any real documentation.
never seen one on a tr6.
----- Original Message -----
From: <nwolf@u.washington.edu>
To: <yellowtr@adelphia.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Narrowing in on a lost commission number
> Hi Bob
> The "body-in-white" number is stamped into a welded-on tag in the left
> rear wheel well, just behind and above the rear axle. According to
> Piggott's book, they were in place before the bodies got their final paint
> color (hence the name).
> Here's a photo of the general area on a different car:
> http://tinyurl.com/2vqnbq
>
> and a close-up of mine after I scraped off some paint with a penny:
> http://tinyurl.com/yuwbuf
>
> They are very mysterious. If you ask me, it's pretty ironic that there
> is no database for the one ID tag that's actually welded to the body tub.
> Let's see if we can fix that. :)
> Numbers, anyone? I don't think this is just a TR4 phenomenon...
> -Nick
>
>
> On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:57:35 -0500 yellowtr@adelphia.net wrote:
>> On Wednesday 05 March 2008 06:07 pm, nwolf@u.washington.edu wrote:
>> > OK, I got the body-in-white number from the mystery car (probably a
>> mid-'62
>> > TR4): ZS 010966
>> >
>> > Here's what other people's cars show (thanks for the data!):
>> >
>> > CT 1798 L = ZS 17010
>> > CT 5521 LO = ZS 16435
>> > CT 22326 L = ZS 44767
>> >
>> > Hmm.... I'm not seeing much of a pattern yet.
>> > Anybody else know their body-in-white number? Send it in and I'll
>> > add
>> > it to the table.
>> >
>> > -Nick
>> Nick,
>>
>> Again, what is the body-in-white number? And where can it be found?
>> As far as I know there are only 3 numbers, the commision# on the side
>> where
>> the wiper motor sits, the body number on the other side, both aluminum
>> plates
>> and the engine # uhh on the engine!
>>
>> Bob
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