Bob,
I don't know where you got your information from, but it bears no
resemblance to the truth. The "hidden numbers" as you out it are the SAME
as the chassis number. There are no hidden numbers on Bugeyes as this
practuce started sometime later. The body numbers have no bearing on
chassis numbers and are normally found to be several hundred numbers apart,
as are the cosemess of engine numbers, but that can vary widely. The
numbers that are stamped on the body are found on the right hand floorboard
just forward of the frame crossmember, and at the rear edge of the right
hand shock mounting plate. Except for the right and door plate, the other
body nembers are not even recorded.
Gerard
At 7:59 PM -0400 10/14/02, BCAH@aol.com wrote:
>Hello list, I need to straighten this all out. What I meant was --"has anyone
>ever had a car stolen from them " I didn't mean "did anyone ever steal a
>car" I hope this clears up any misunderstanding. What I was trying to do is
>develop a list of known stolen cars so I don't end up buying one.
> As far as I have been led to believe, the "hidden" number bears no
>correlation to the data plate screwed onto the frame by the carbs. I believe
>these numbers were from the folks who stamped out the shells. If you load # 1
>through #5 onto a truck and drive them to another factory, they get off
>loaded in reverse order. Body shell #5 then would become car serial # 1. I
>believe this is the case as I have NEVER seen these two numbers be the same.
>They always seem to be close, say within 90 numbers or so, but never the
>same. Any thoughts out there?
> The "hidden"number would be hard to change,and would be better at
>identifying a car,even if it were never really used by anyone. If I had a car
>stolen, and I recorded this number, it would serve to identify it . Bob C
>in KS
>
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