[TR] Narrowing in on a lost commission number

[nwolf at u.washington.edu]

Hi Bob
   The "body-in-white" number is stamped into a welded-on tag in the left rear wheel well, just behind and above the rear axle.  According to Piggott's book, they were in place before the bodies got their final paint color (hence the name).
   Here's a photo of the general area on a different car:
http://tinyurl.com/2vqnbq

and a close-up of mine after I scraped off some paint with a penny:
http://tinyurl.com/yuwbuf

   They are very mysterious.  If you ask me, it's pretty ironic that there is no database for the one ID tag that's actually welded to the body tub.  Let's see if we can fix that.  :)
   Numbers, anyone?  I don't think this is just a TR4 phenomenon...
-Nick


On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:57:35 -0500 yellowtr at adelphia.net wrote:
> On Wednesday 05 March 2008 06:07 pm, nwolf at u.washington.edu wrote:
> > OK, I got the body-in-white number from the mystery car (probably a
> mid-'62
> > TR4):  ZS 010966
> >
> >    Here's what other people's cars show (thanks for the data!):
> >
> > CT 1798 L = ZS 17010
> > CT 5521 LO = ZS 16435
> > CT 22326 L = ZS 44767
> >
> >    Hmm.... I'm not seeing much of a pattern yet.
> >    Anybody else know their body-in-white number?  Send it in and I'll add
> > it to the table.
> >
> > -Nick
> Nick,
> 
> Again, what is the body-in-white number? And where can it be found?
> As far as I know there are only 3 numbers, the commision# on the side
> where 
> the wiper motor sits, the body number on the other side, both aluminum 
> plates 
> and the engine # uhh on the engine!
> 
> Bob