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| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 | I was removing the factory paint off the cab of my 48, down to bear metal to prep it for primer. I was surprised to see two numbers that must have been put on the bare metal before they painted the cab. I can clearly see "68" written on the centre of the cowl, where the body is formed to take the bell housing. Wonder what that number referred to?
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When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,782 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,782 | That's probably a sequence number on an assembly line. Early Corvettes had a similar number stenciled on one of the frame rails, which just happened to be upside down due to the position of the frame during the early stages of chassis assembly. A "numbers-correct" restored 59 Vette that I inspected for a potential purchaser from France had that number in the correct position and orientation according to the original build sheet. The car had a total of 9 miles on it since a frame-off restoration job when I test drove it. The purchaser paid $90K for it, plus shipping to France!
Jerry
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