Thanks Jeremy,
the tail lights are Wingard, I have the "original"
narrow rear wings -- Original(?) orange paint shows
through black on these! There is, in fact, evidence
that the ally body's first coat of paint was orange,
along with evidence of about a 3 inch stripe just
above the bottom edge of the tub appearing on the left
side only...
The picture you sent (from John Weale's book?) is
somewhat different from mine in dash layout, indicator
switch, etc., the rivets on the dash are curious
though -- I've got 'em there too, and have noticed
that most don't.
John Watson's informative web site describes the
welded on frame tag in front of the passenger seat as
correct for the apparent year of my car...
One day, I'll write up and post all the other odd
details I've spotted...!
cheers,
John D
--- Jeremy <ferguss@philly.infi.net> wrote:
>
> John,
>
> Your car looks great and mostly original. Engine
> compartment looks to be
> all there. The interior and instruments of course
> are not original. The
> body panels look proper however the rear fenders are
> the wider Series
> III type which was a common upgrade, and from the
> photo, I can't tell if
> the stop/tail lights are the proper Wingard lights
> or the Thorp fixtures
> used on Series II after August 1965. In either case,
> the stop/tail
> lights should be mounted above the Lucas flasher
> lamp (see attached
> photo). The manual should also set you straight on
> all this.
>
> The VIN plate is probably not original as the space
> for the engine
> number is left blank.
> Most of the numbering I've seen are stamped rather
> than electric pen
> freehand. As you probably know, reproduction blank
> plates are available
> from a couple of sources.
>
> I've not seen the welded on frame number before.
> Mine is stamped into
> the box frame tube under the master cylinders. But
> then my car was
> ex-works December '65 and they may well have been
> doing something
> different in '62.
>
> Enjoy it.
>
> Jeremy Fergusson
>
> john donohoe wrote:
>
> >
> > I'd love to hear how my welded-on frame tab
> compares
> > with other frame designation tabs: size?
> placement?
> > ...number of digits?
> >
> > Same for the Lotus Components plate: are the
> etched
> > numbers often unreadable? Often done by hand?
> >
>
> ATTACHMENT part 2 image/jpeg x-mac-type=4A504547;
x-mac-creator=3842494D; name=1962 Series 2
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