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squaretobehip
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 Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:20 pm Post subject: What's this number "2" for? |
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Front wheel well area.
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peaceful warrior
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Can't tell where that is from the photo, but just as humor, maybe it is the number for the assemblers.....1-goes here, 2-goes there......kind of like painting by numbers. 
Russ or Tram might know.
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Thornton
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On Aussie produced cars they put the production number stamped there on a metal plate
here is a picture of aaron's panel square
Here is my car.
316 means RHD 5486 is the production number. I have found and been told they did not start at 0001 but rather started at 1000 for other type 3's besides the panel squares
I would like to get a database of the aussie type 3 body numbers together and compare VIN's and body number build dates since my car is a 65 car but built in 67 (thats why its savanah beige with red interior)
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Russ Wolfe
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Probably to designate which press die it was made in. Referred to as a die mark.
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squaretobehip
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| Can't tell where that is from the photo, but just as humor, maybe it is the number for the assemblers.....1-goes here, 2-goes there......kind of like painting by numbers. |
like instructions from ikea?
all of these responses make sense to me.
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