I posted a photograph taken this morning which show the area where I understand the engine number should be but it is as per the photo, completely blank.
To me there are a few possibilities - it is somewhere else on the engine or it was never there, or replacement engine was installed - there does not appear to be any evidence of the number having been removed and the car last went through a roadworthy check in 2007 when the car was purchased and my Father never had any substantial work done on the car since then. - cars in south Africa only undergo a roadworthy (MOT equivalent) when ownership changes
if it is indeed blank, under what circumstances could that have arisen and what to do?
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This car is proving to be quite a challenge, thinking that I would save a lot of money by having most of the mechanical work sorted in Cape Town prior to export, I asked the (reputable) mechanics there to do a full service, cambelts, etc and anything else that might "go" on a car that has been in dry storage for the best part of 5 years at least. They duly did quite bit of work then only a day or two later the last of the gearstick bushes went leaving it stuck in gear and being towed back to the garage.
We are also trying to establish whether the car was made in South Africa or Italy.
thoughts on a postcard!
thanks
Stephen
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