My bet is that they all did have a shell number but no car number.

i like my idea better

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busier than a 0ne legged man in a butt kicking competion

Well, OK, I thought I had the answer, but there is obviously still some debate.

I am hoping to talk with another person who may know something about it - but remeber, it is very much dependant on the memories of people for something that happened 40+ years ago.

I will let you all know when I speak with this other chap (on my way hiome from Brisbane in September).

Cheers,
Watto.

Thread revival

Watto. Did you get a definitive answer?



I reckon that they sold complete shells for written off cars and these were stamped PA 001 2/06 and PA 002 2/06 and so on for the Mk2 S. A Mk1S would have PA 001 M2/06 number on the radiator shroud.

The position of the stamping on the car above matches the position on a MK2 S from Apr 1970 onwards. If these were early production test shells the 2/06 would have been in the gutter not on the firewall.

This car is also missing any radiator shroud chassis number stamps which gives weight to the replacement blank shell theory.