<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoNoSpacing, li.MsoNoSpacing, div.MsoNoSpacing
{mso-style-priority:1;
margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is one for those of you who know about numbers stamped into our cars. Not important…I’m just curious.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, I was lying under the MkII BT7 last night scraping the remnants of the cork gasket and vile sealant off the bottom of the block where the sump attaches. I was looking upwards, despite the rain of bits, and saw some numbers and letters stamped into that bottom face.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’re talking about the bottom corner of the engine, nearest the starter. Under the gasket, starting in the corner going towards the centre.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Each letter or numeral being +/- 8mm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> L<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 62<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 20<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> S<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Approximately like that. Don’t know how it’ll appear in your computers….<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The “2” in the “20”, 3<sup>rd</sup> line down, is actually a “1” with a “2” stamped on top.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My car’s details, for cross reference, if any:-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Chassis no. HBT7 18111<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Engine no. 29E/RU/H4590<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Body 18,088<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Production Lot 3,095<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Completed, I think, 15<sup>th</sup> March ‘62<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(Don’t going tearing off to rip your sumps off to have a look….ain’t worth it!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>