Finding the Dino Chassis, VIN, Engine, Transaxle and PF body numbers

Right you are to notice the discrepancy. When I restored it, on the rotisserie and all, I changed the front directionals to Euro, removed the rectangular reflectors, and added the button lights on the sides up front. It was originally a U.S. model.

Jim S.

 

NNO -Expanding on your question, my first Dino, 02832, was a Euro. It was purchased in Connecticut 1978. The second, 2900, acquired out of Indiana (1981), was U.S., and the third, 3002, a California car, is U.S.

Jim S.

 

1) Body number on both glas fiber parts on the inside of the dash board.

2) Body number on the inside of the small chrome on the door window frame

3) A slightly different location of the engine number and type to what was postet before !?

Regards Nicolai
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Helps?!
Made me rethink about the whole originality thing. replacing a part is one thing, repairing some old rusted part is another, however, looking at at a part with a number that someone stamped, as belonging to my car, is altogether something else! Everytime I pull a piece out of the box, I look for a number first and think restore not replace. I will go as far as to add this, as far as the Dino is concerned, I am glad I did not seriously embark on the restoration thing when I had the chance, because in all probability I would have made some mistakes and replaced items that should stay on the car. My car now has an identity of its own not just something I have owned for xx years!
For me this is a great thread, thank you!

 

This position of a body no. I only know for E-serie Dino and I believe early E-serie Dino don`t have it too.

Regards Matthias

 

Synchro, well spotted. I went out and checked mine, yes indeed the number is on both doors..... Late 1973 Euro model.

So the body number appears stamped on main body metal parts, trim and hand written on the fiberglass and metal panels. Why?, was each part marked up in advance of assembly or was the number stamped/written during assembly.
Kevin

 

I think it was done before.
As there is no replacement of the handmade parts against the same parts from stock possible, it would make no sense to mark them for replacement.
But it make sense to mark the parts for assembly to avoid mixing the individual parts in the plant. Parts like the hood, doors etc. were handmade for the vehicle and just fit into this one. I measured different door panel length for about 10mm! These parts are made and the waiting for the paint etc. The number helps the worker to find the correct parts for the vehicle.
Nico

 

Is there a record of which body part numbers went with which car?

 

Ask GermanDino, he knows all the numbers.

 

I do have a fairly good idea. Send me an e-mail with your numbers and I will let you know if they are matching or not.
Regards Matthias

 

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thanks Matthias, will do

 

yup, ask and ye shall find...thanks

 

How could a car have the incorrect VIN for a given body number unless someone cut out the VIN plate in the frame and welded it into another car?

 

Body transplant ie take two dinos, use the best bits to create one.

R

 

these body transplants haven`t been so rare here in Europe, I know quite a few cases...
lots of Dinos disappeared in the 70ties...
;-)

 

I was a bit surprised yesterday, when looking over a very original 14,500 miles 246 GT that belongs to a good friend to find the body number on the voltage regulator. Thought this would interest many of you.

Car is chassis number 06950.

Mark Shannon
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lovely stuff, I found pieces of the same sticker/tape on a voltage regulator too but couldn`t identify any number...
so more commen than we think, with late E-series....

 

Amazing stufff !

But, did Scaglietti stamp these numbers on all the bodies from the 206 included ?

 

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Mathias,have some info on engine numbers,using scotts photos his finger(photo no 1) is pointing to the face of the engine block on here I have stamped 135CS
5202 above this on the flat I have 135CS 000 then further along I have *0010398*can you enlighten me.