Re: The Paint Code Mystery

From: Robert Wiseman (rob(at)wisemaninsurance.com)
Date: Mon Jan 11 1999 - 19:12:24 CST


Thats what I figured also.
My ID plate has been chemically stripped. All that is left are the
stamped numbers indicated, and some faint markings. Some of which I can
read. Does any one know of any process that might bring the print back.
So photo process or acid wash or anything.

Thanks.
Rob

robert nanzig wrote:

> Rob, I would bet that SAM-1-61 is shorthand for Sunbeam Alpine Mark I
> 1961 and may have been added to the car when it arrived in the states.
> Even though they stopped making the S1 in October 1960 they wouldn't
> have assigned a model year until it arrived here. That's my
> understanding of how model years were assigned.
>
> Rob Nanzig
> 67?SV B395009046



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