COSSIE 1

Hi all my mate rang me up today asking some advice an ive come to blank so some advice from u guys would be really helpfull, he went to look at a 57k miler k plate late 92 spec greentop saff cosworth 4x4 and the car was mint but he noticed a number stamped on the top of the passenger suspension top, now i know that some of the escos had this stamped on them but what about the saffs, what could it mean??????????,cheers all

bud-weis

was it the vin number??

COSSIE 1

i think he said it was

xr2.0zetecturbo.

probably a number from when the svs had it checked out and cleared many years ago,if so it wont be the vin number,however if this is the case then there will have been some cause to check it originally so please be cautious,easy way to check is to contact youre local police svs and give them the number,happened a lot with the old Q plates and those not so identifiable cars,buyer beware as they say!!

xr2.0zetecturbo.

if this is the case there will also be at least 1 other number matching sumwhere else on the car usually,check under rear seats,carpet and boot floor,used to be the favorite places 4 them

COSSIE 1

but wht about some escos ive seen with them stamped on??

xr2.0zetecturbo.

hav'nt a clue with escoss and not saying i do with owt else,just remember troubles in 90's buying anything remotely sporty and a ford that may have a history without it being marked in some way or another,usual way was to stamp them as to aid roadside and other checks,but also did add others,inc u/v markings to make sure nobody doubled the checked out 1's up,but as 4 escoss then again that is 1 for the guys who know there stuff with them on here,plenty of guys with tons of knowledge with the escoss so you wont go far wrong

xr2.0zetecturbo.

just thought on,if it is the chassis no. then it will not or should not have any numbers stamped in the usual places,however if you speak to some of the cossie lads on here then no doubt there will be some other identifiable vin to match up,as with the barcode plate on the 90 3i's in a place outta site,dont wanna worry you but at the same time dont wanna see youre mate getting ripped either,even if its an old 1 from a long time ago,ownership rules still apply,sorry to say.hopefully on the good side then all is ok some help cossie guys please

COSSIE 1

with this car the car in the past was px'd to a ferrari garage it came up hpi clear..i said to him i cant see a ferrari garage taking a dodgy cosworth to sell on???........also it has the chassis number in the usual place which is spot on?

bigmatt-s2rst

i had a stolen recovered s2 years ago that had an svs number stamped on strut top

TrickyDicky

its a police crime number, the vehicle squads used to stamp them there, we had a few series 2's that had been stamped there. not all police used to stamp them there though, i know staffs and manchester did.

hth

Tricky

The DIVA

iTrader: (3)

Merseyside do a similar thing,stamp a new number on the strut top once they have inspected the vehicle,but this is usually only if the original chassis number has been partially or completely destroyed....

Our numbers start with SABTVRO......

carlo

iTrader: (4)

I had a saph that was stolen recoverd & it had the numbers on the o/s/f strut top even tho the numbers were fine on the floor & it was the police that put them there..it also had a irish plate on it & it was hpi clear but on the original plate it wasnt be carefull....

COMEDY DAN

Basically, it means the car has some history with the police.

No reason not to but it though, if all appears in working order and passes all the relavent checks.