ident of early plus2 body
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:34 pmWell i have been helping a friend to get his 1970 plus2 repaired. We have been lucky and found a very good secondhand Lotus Galvanised chassis, super.
Also we have found 3/4 of an early plus 2 body. It must be an early one because the door handles have the lock in the handles and not seperate. The boot has an external handle to open it. For me it is either a 1967 or 1968 plus 2. I am intrigued to find out more about the cars identity. It has the dyno number in the engine bay on the carb side 0578 and this checks with the number written under the headlining, also 0578 in crayon. It is a lefthand drive car. When we can manage to raise the one remaining right door window glass, i can check the date mark on the glass for the year. The usual thing, you look at the word "TOUGHENED" for the very little dot to indicate the year of manufacture. Dot next to "T"" = 1971, dot next to "O" = 1972 etc.
Well can anyone give me an idea to it's year or identity
Alan B
Also we have found 3/4 of an early plus 2 body. It must be an early one because the door handles have the lock in the handles and not seperate. The boot has an external handle to open it. For me it is either a 1967 or 1968 plus 2. I am intrigued to find out more about the cars identity. It has the dyno number in the engine bay on the carb side 0578 and this checks with the number written under the headlining, also 0578 in crayon. It is a lefthand drive car. When we can manage to raise the one remaining right door window glass, i can check the date mark on the glass for the year. The usual thing, you look at the word "TOUGHENED" for the very little dot to indicate the year of manufacture. Dot next to "T"" = 1971, dot next to "O" = 1972 etc.
Well can anyone give me an idea to it's year or identity
Alan B
