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[rat]

hi can someone tell me y this is all thats on this id plate or what it means may b ken will know

[Spinner]

Rat,

It may be a replacement body.

[FE_UTE]

G,day Rat

That is the part number for a replacement ute body for FE & FC
The 63 may be the year it was replaced

Cheers
Gary

[rat]

never seen one before how common r they

[mcl1959]

Yes a replacement body shell - the 63rd manufactured - they are quite rare although I have records of maybe 10 or so in various different body types - One of Rabbitoh's cars is a new body shell.

This is why the car has such an unusual blue colour which attracted my attention in the first place. Because it is not a genuine colour. Hard to say when the body was replaced but the low number would indicate fairly early - probably late 50's

Ken

[rat]

the old guy said there where a few new fe & fc on the train to sa when it derailed back in the 50s and damaged the lot and he bought this one that only had a bit of damade and had been sitting out the back of the police station for a few years after the crash this one needed a door and guard its a great old ute 

[EffCee]

I was aware that replacement bodies were available, but Ken mentions that this was the 63rd body. Is that the 63rd ute body or the 63rd body irregardless of type?

Keith

[mcl1959]

63rd body of that part number - 7406179 is the part number for a ute - so it is the 63rd ute shell made to sell as a spare part.

Ken

[Rabbitoh]

This is my sedan's plate (your memory is very keen Ken :o)


Chris

[ridgey_didge]

There was an FE sedan (red over white) from Victoria at the Phillip Island Nats that had a part number ID plate.

Cheers
David