id info

[oldfnc]

gday needing help iding my fc I have no trim or paint codes and the body id number starts with 704 tried the id page and had no luck

[Not Happy Jan]

post a picture of your ID plate!

[oldfnc]

mate ya guna think Im dhead I realy misted the boat when it comes to computors I got no idear how to do it if you can give me a phone number I can send pics mine is 0400491490 sorry mate Im a bit to old school thanks Darren

[RET]

Hi Darren,

It's not you, it's your car

What you have there is a very unusual vehicle.

If your car's ID plate has just a single, seven digit number that starts with 740, then what you have is a factory original replacement shell. That means the car was rebuilt early in its life with a replacement body shell from the GM-H factory. As a result, there's no colour or trim information, which unfortunately means there's no way of knowing the original colours, since they've gone with the (presumably written off) original body shell.

But on the other hand, you have a seriously rare vehicle. I've been involved in the FE/FC movement for nearly 30 years, and I think I have only ever seen two other cars with replacement shell ID plates.

Hope that helps, and welcome to the forum.

RET

[oldfnc]

thanks big help I got it from brand new owners son Ill have to ask some questions it will be back on the road in a month or so           full 7 digit number on tag is 7406190-66 with what looks like SO1 in the top left corner and chassis number is    FC 27142  S maybe these could be more help to you thank you very very much cheers Darren

[RET]

Hi Darren,

That number means it was the 66th FC Sedan replacement shell manufactured. (That body was used for Special or Standard Sedans, there's another number for Business Sedans, because they had different B pillars.)

The chassis number tells you that the car was assembled in Sydney, the 17,142nd FC to be built there (regardless of body-style). However, if the original vehicle was so badly damaged the body had to be replaced, it's difficult to say with any confidence that the front subframe is the original one from the car.

It will be interesting to hear if the original owner's son can tell you more about the car's history.

[oldfnc]

ill get back to u when I know more hopefully with pics thanks again

[RET]

Here are some pics of the vehicle...