If you've been in touch with John Watson you can believe
what he says. Unfortunately, we only know what we can
see on today's examples and there isn't any consistency.
For instance, in a prior life, I'd question a scratched
in chassis number, but I've seen that before.
I generally expect to see the frame number stamped on
the framework of the pedal box, hidden by the master
cylinder. But I have never been able to find a
frame number on my car, while my engine number matches
the factory numbers.
I've decided that there is a lot of variation. If your
example is original, it should be similar to like aged
vehicles. Whether your differences are factory or end
user installed it's difficult to tell.
Have you discussed this with Mike Ostrov?
Regards,
Steve Shipley
john donohoe wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> would anyone with a late S1 or Early S2 please
> describe to me the exact placement and appearance of
> the FRAME number?
>
> I'm looking at a Seven that's presented as a '62 early
> S2. Its VIN plate is hand scribed "B1135" but I'm
> having trouble making sense of the Chassis number,
> which seems to appear on a small (1x1.5 inch) plates
> welded to the top of the frame rail in front of the
> passenger (left in this case) seat.
>
> John Watson of the Seven registry tells me that the
> number I can make out on this plate "135" is not even
> close to what his build sheet for 1135 says it should
> be!
>
> If anyone has a clue, or could confirm how a typical
> FRAME number should appear, I'd greatly appreciate it!
>
> regards,
> John Donohoe
>
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