Brett,
I'm well aware of all the locations and significance of chassis and body
numbers. I am trying to explain to someone who has a '58 Bugeye with none
of the original plates, the exact location of the stamping in the sheet
metal at the footwell to get a rough idea of where in production the car
may be. As they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words". BTW, Bugeyes do
not have a stamping at the shock absorber.
Gerard
At 3:21 PM +1100 1/24/03, Manewell, Brett wrote:
>Gerard,
>
>The term exact would be a tautology in respect to the placement of
>identification numbers on a british car.
>
>The "usual" location of the body number on a Bugeye is on the tringular
>shaped vertical surface, where the inner pivot of the lower suspension arms
>mount, or alternatively on the shock absorber mount plate (in the engine
>bay), possibly under or next to the shock absorber itself.
>
>The numbers were stamped before assembly and as such the shock absorber may
>not have been in place.
>
>As I found when trying to identify our Mk2A, the numbers can be difficult to
>locate. The thicker chasis sections at the front are at least sturdy and
>allowed a fair amount of force to be used and thus they are usually deeper
>than numbers atamped on thin body panels.
>
>cheers
>Brett
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gerard [mailto:pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com]
>Sent: Friday, 24 January 2003 1:55 PM
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: firewall numbers
>
>
>Anybody have a photo showing the exact location of the numbers stamped in
>the firewall/footwell of a Bugeye?
>
>Gerard
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