Article 1330

[Chuck]

Has any one out there able to estimate the date of an FC Sedan using the body number alone.  My body number is FC225-16820-S.  Im interested in knoing whether it is a 58 or 59.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Chuck

[Richard]

It's almost certainly 1958, given that it is only the 15,000th-odd FC Special Sedan manufactured in Sydney.  However, the chassis number can help you here if you have it.  If it say's 8-xxxxx-S, then it was made in 1958.  If it says FC-xxxxx-S it was made in 1959.  I'm not sure that this changed on 1/1/59, but it is still going to be pretty close.
Ken might be able to give you a more accurate date from his extensive research.
hope that helps, RET

[Ken McLean]

Chuck, my program says your car is right on the edge of Dec 58 and Jan 59.  The chassis number would be the clincher as Richard suggests.