14-04-2020, 12:18 PM
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/austin-7-special
I think you should look on the N/S (UK nearside) rail behind the rear engine mount and find the original number just so you have some confidence it is there. It may be the new VIN incorporates.
Some specials have been registered with new VINs and the original forgotten, but mostly this will be in 50/60s rather than when the car was new. It sounds like this was a 'declared manufactured c. 1934' sort of situation, perhaps to protect a plate or to ensure the age related plate type (in UK it would be 3 letters and 3 rather than 2 and 4) is correct?
I think you should look on the N/S (UK nearside) rail behind the rear engine mount and find the original number just so you have some confidence it is there. It may be the new VIN incorporates.
Some specials have been registered with new VINs and the original forgotten, but mostly this will be in 50/60s rather than when the car was new. It sounds like this was a 'declared manufactured c. 1934' sort of situation, perhaps to protect a plate or to ensure the age related plate type (in UK it would be 3 letters and 3 rather than 2 and 4) is correct?