Stratton Jimmer Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 In a fit of madness I decided to buy Don Davies GT6 as featured in the sales column of the latest Courier. It is a bit of a strange one as the owner prior to Don had taken it off the road to use as a racing car. Anyway, the odd thing is that it appears to have two chassis numbers (Commission Numbers) as shown below. The KE0829 seems right for a 1971 GT6 Mk3 (CWD 760J) but the one on the plate doesn't. KE35290 is listed on the registration document but I haven't a clue what that is. Can anyone offer any explanation as to how I get two numbers? The paint code is also one that shouldn't be appropriate for a 71 GT6 (Delft Blue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Those are two completely different numbers. The 0829KE is only the body number, it's irrelevant and will never appear on a V5. The real commission number is the KE35290. All small chassis Triumphs have this contrast, with the body number on the small, painted-over plate and the commission number on the proper plate. There's also a chassis number somewhere, which is as irrelevant as the body number. If you think 35290 is too high for the age of the car then I will ask, does it have overdrive? If so, the commission number should have an 'O' suffix, so it's almost certainly supposed to read "KE 3529 O". Mine is also mis-transcribed on the V5 (though bizarrely with the 'O' having been recorded as a 'D' in my case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 agree the body number the chassis number and tub numbers do not seem to have ever been recorded and were at a guess just used for production control use in the factory so they had some clues about volumes produced during production i guess there was a track record book with all these recorded but its not available and presume stashed away in some lost heap of archive documents assuming someone thought this data was going to be useful one day who knows it was common in the day to note all the major units in a hardback book on the line side on trucks we noted anything with a serial number then parts became more on computer where all the books ended up is another guess once the factories closed , too much useful history gets skipped by factory closures Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted September 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Thanks Rob. Yes, the car has OD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Info here throws some light on GT6 commission numbers: https://www.teglerizer.com/InternationalGT6database/ Specifically: Built October 1970 to December 1973 Number built 13,042 Chassis numbers KE1 on (1971), KE10001 on (1972), KE20001 to KE24218 - (Feb. 1973) on So based on the above, KE3529 looks plausible for a '71 car, or KE3529 O with overdrive. FWIW my Mk3 was registered in October '72 and has commission number KE14xxx O. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Nigel Clark said: FWIW my Mk3 was registered in October '72 and has commission number KE14xxx O Similar to mine, where xxx is in the first quartile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Investigations have now revealed that the car started life in Saffron Yellow, was then painted black by a would be racer and then repainted in Delft blue by its last owner. I rather like Saffron yellow so that looks like a long term aim. The battery tray is shot and there's a clunk from the diff / propshaft area which I will be looking into. One of the sun visor bolts is headless. I have drilled it out and am working on a fix for that. 1/4 unf tap at the ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 34 minutes ago, Stratton Jimmer said: Investigations have now revealed that the car started life in Saffron Yellow Mine also started life in nappy cack. Several years ago, before forums, I had some photos of it on my personal web site, and received an email from a previous owner, who "confessed" to being the one who had it resprayed in Old English White. Unlike you, I have absolutely no intention whatever of changing it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, NonMember said: nappy cack Go for it! At least in a car park nobody will park close to it . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Mine's another that started life as Saffron, but became Mimosa when restored by the PO. No plans to revert... Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 hour ago, NonMember said: Mine also started life in nappy cack. Several years ago, before forums, I had some photos of it on my personal web site, and received an email from a previous owner, who "confessed" to being the one who had it resprayed in Old English White. The Internet can be a dangerous place, especially if you criticise the work of some a*** who did strange or dodgy things to your car, then get an email from the PO stating it was him and why he did it.... ☺️ Saffron is code 54; are the commission plates still available to buy new? You can then just stamp your own and leave a gap at the last 'O' for overdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Our beloved GT6 registrar Andy Cook has a nappy cack GT6, I have Mimosa. New members at East Berks often ask "Whose car is who's?" I reply "Mine's the pretty one!" That's Andy's at the back, out of sight! That VIN plate is held on with screws, which makes it suspect ! Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 You can buy replacement commission plates. Thanks for your comments and Mimosa definitely looks better than Saffron... Decisions, decisions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Inca yellow looks like a happy compromise between "NC" and Mimosa. I do like that thanks Mathew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 BTW, I sorted the sun visor this morning. Drilling out the headless set screw wrecked the old thread as I expected and so I trapped the hole with a 1/4 UNF, drilled the visor's hole out to 6mm and bolted it up with an Allen head set screw which was the only 1/4 UNF that I had which was short enough / long enough to do the job. The PO had put a rubber strip along the bottom edge of the hatch door which I have removed to reveal a few rust patches along that bottom edge. I don't know what adhesive he used but it was the very bugg3r to remove! It looks repairable but I'm out of Kurust at the moment so it will have to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 19 hours ago, Stratton Jimmer said: Inca yellow looks like a happy compromise i thought you were going to say its a nappy compromise ha ! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 In my experience, being a member of a large familly, nappy cack can be brown, green or yellow. Indigestable wax crayons result in kaleidoscope poo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 18/12/2021 at 10:19, Wagger said: In my experience, being a member of a large familly, nappy cack can be brown, green or yellow. Indigestable wax crayons result in kaleidoscope poo. That must be one of those skunk works colour schemes from the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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