I forgot to mention in my original email that this car doesn't have any
identity plates etc.. attached to it anywhere. Hence the owners dilema.
However, from Peter's description it looks like this is an Australian Assembled
car as it does have a number stamped across the front of the LH wishbone mount.
Cheers,
Eriks Skinkis
Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott wrote:
> Eriks - if your car is Australian assembled CKD it differs from US & UK
> cars in that it won't have a chassis plate under the air cleaners but a
> more detailed one including colour and engine number on the bulkhead. It
> also won't have the BAE number on the door pillar or crayon marks. It will
> have a number stamped on the LH wishbone mount and Heritage will be able to
> use this. You'll also find a three digit number stamped on the bulkhead
> near the LH bonnet hinge, this is the CKD assembly number and should match
> the suffix on the chassis plate. There are those in the AHSDC who have
> certificates, pop along to the next Club meeting and they'll be able to
> help.
>
> Peter
>
> ----------
> Eriks,
>
> One of the Bugeyes I acquired a few years ago was missing the chassis plate
> (the one under the air clearners), and the engine number. I wanted to
> acquire a BMIHT cert. also, and after writing the Heritage Trust, I was
> informed that the number from the RIGHT hand door post (number begins
> BAE...} would suffice for the trace. I also learned from my research that
> the chassis number is also written in crayon on the back of the dashboard
> (though not always still legible after 40 years), and sometimes across the
> jump seat under the mat. I did have the number plate from the RH door post
> and succeeded in getting my certificate. My MKIV does have the chassis
> number stamped on the RH shock mounting plate and also on the RH floorboard
> near the crossmember, but I have never observed numbers in these locations
> on a Bugeye.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gerard
>
> >Hi Cait,
> >
> >When I ordered a Heritage Certificate from the UK for my Midget, it was
> >easy as all the body/chassis numbers were really obvious and located right
> >where the workshop manual said they'd be. Unfortunately this doesn't help
> >you.
> >
> >I'm wondeing if there is anyone else on this email list who has had
> >experience trying to get a Heritage Certificate for a Bugeye, and whether
> >the number stamped across the front of the wishbone mount is all thats
> >needed?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Eriks Skinkis.
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