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Title: grey engine numbers
Post by: ekdave on August 12, 2010, 12:13:54 PM
i have a few engine numbers here if anyone can tell me what they are out of

also what the letter p stands for on the end?

S81038P

W67443P



cheers dave


Title: Re: grey engine numbers
Post by: ACE on August 12, 2010, 01:17:24 PM
I think they're police issued numbers.
Regards ACE  8)


Title: Re: grey engine numbers
Post by: FCGos on August 12, 2010, 07:05:42 PM
Ace is right they are police numbers one from WA the other SA.


Title: Re: grey engine numbers
Post by: FCRB26 on August 12, 2010, 08:24:34 PM
Shes a  old jailbird from the sounds of it.


Title: Re: grey engine numbers
Post by: mcl1959 on August 12, 2010, 09:32:37 PM
Before the RTA took over engine number identification, the police used to issue engine numbers. So when you bought a new block from GMH and fitted it, you toddled off down to your local cop shop and got a new number for it.

Ken


Title: Re: grey engine numbers
Post by: ekdave on August 12, 2010, 10:57:44 PM
cheers guys

so not engines out of police cars just numbers the police have stamped on ?

so what cars would they have been in ?

cheers dave


Title: Re: grey engine numbers
Post by: mcl1959 on August 14, 2010, 07:09:54 PM
Any sort of car at all - from ex taxis to cars which have blown a head gasket and stuffed the motor.

Ken