Originally Posted by Porkie
how do you know the old shell was from a genuine 500 chip? and are they actually different to normal cossie shells?
Porkie my reasons for this are:
The chassis number (only last oucple of bigits missing and the rest matches a 500 one)
The cut battery tray
The RS500 stickers glue could still be seen on the wings etc where they peeled them off when it was stolen
The RS500 dials
The genine RS500 front bumper etc with date still on it.
The only non 500 parts were a 200 block engine (which is obviously not original one for that shell anyway) and the rear spoiler which is a normal 3 door one but isnt the original one from the car anyway as the boot has been changed (you can tell from the wiring to the wiper etc), so if anyhing thats more evidence it wasnt a normal 3 door shell too.
Obviously you can never be 100% sure with any rs500 unless you buy it new from ford, but it does seem highly unlikely it wasnt one, every single thing anyone has been able to say about a rs500 seems to tie up with it, even the end caps on the intercooler where the 500 drivers side one points in slightly etc.