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Re: body number

To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: body number
From: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:35:23 -0800
References: <E2DCF1CACD8BD31185B2009027A8FA8D016F10@HUNTER>
Reply-to: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
For every Spridget rule there is an exception.

BTW Why aren't you Daniel58595 instead of 58612?


>
> The number stamped into the area above the passengers footwell on Bugeyes
is
> the body number assigned to the car by the company that did the original
> pressings. I believe the name of the company was Thompson's. All this is
> explained in Horler's book. The numbers tend to be close to the actual
> serial number, but can differ for all sorts of production line related
> reasons. I do not believe that the British Motor Heritage Trust can
identify
> your car using only this number.
>
> BTW, on my three early Bugeyes (595, 612 and 912) there is no such number.
>
>
> Daniel58612
>


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