restoring

**ozbox** · 14-09-2011, 11:18 PM

it will be something like AHX12345A on the bottom of the large tag on the drivers side cowl..if you need me to take pics tomorrow of what you need to look for yell and i will and post them up.

**doggindan1** · 14-09-2011, 11:43 PM

well i found a number but not shore if it's the one i need its on top but the outer edge not on the inner edge like in the thread you put up
the number i found go's like this
v872248p

and the number you told me to look at go's

AHX13660A

i am not shore weather i should sand some paint of the inner side to see if there is a number in the same spot as in your thread
or is this how the chassis number should be could some one help out as i do not have a clue
thanks Dan

**Absinth** · 15-09-2011, 10:37 AM

v872248p

Victorian Police number. Chassis has been changed or original number obliterated at some stage.

**doggindan1** · 15-09-2011, 03:30 PM

is there any way of telling if it is the orginal Chassis. or would the police have a record of what the original numbers were befor they done this
any help would be much apreiceated. dose this affect the sandman side of things for orginality or could this prossibly be the original chassis
any info or help would be great
thanks Dan

**ozbox** · 15-09-2011, 03:53 PM

this is what is refered to as matching numbers for tag and chassis..original number for yours should be on the tag..

**Rico** · 15-09-2011, 04:02 PM

am off to the shed to see if my WB is matching.............

**playwme** · 15-09-2011, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by doggindan1

is there any way of telling if it is the orginal Chassis. or would the police have a record of what the original numbers were befor they done this
any help would be much apreiceated. dose this affect the sandman side of things for orginality or could this prossibly be the original chassis
any info or help would be great
thanks Dan

Even if it is the original chassis restamped with a police number, the doubt would be still be there for a potential buyer and therefore the value has been wiped off anyway. (there's a little short thread about this somewhere around here. Bit hard to find cause it hasn't had many posts the last 3 days.

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If it is the original there should be some remnants of the original number stamped somewhere, probably with a line stamped through them.

**doggindan1** · 15-09-2011, 06:27 PM

this is what i found. i sanded most of the paint back where the chassis number is dose not look like there was any other chassis number there at all
there are no other numbers there nothing with lines through them anyway would the police take the old number off completely or as said would there be remnents of one there if one was there?????
also would the victorian police keep records of this type of thing ????
thanks Dan

**playwme** · 15-09-2011, 06:37 PM

They'd have to have some kind of record, but given that it was done in 1987 (by the 87 in the number) then there's a pretty good chance they won't be able to and won't want to try and find said record. It must have been a new set of rails with no numbers. If you just want to know what the original chassis number would be then it's easy, that's the number on your tags. Not sure if there is any other info that would really be useful to you.

Given that the chassis doesn't match and the amount of rust in the body, my advice would be to spend 5 grand and find a matching numbers van with little rust. That 5K will be saved just in the amount of bodywork and the extra value of having matching rails and you're more likely to finish the project rather than wasting money on something that give you constant headaches.

**ozbox** · 15-09-2011, 06:40 PM

im sure the first 2 numbers indicate the year it was stamped..it was probably a replacement chassis from holden and either it was not stamped when it was replaced and later in its life it went out of rego and when it came to re registering they issued that number..fairly common.