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by Bertam Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:08 am
I'm reposting this as the original thread seems to have been lost during the recent forum problems?
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A friend was hoping to identify these star shaped paint marks on the rear subframe from his unrestored North American specification 1965 Austin Cooper S? They are assumed to be factory as the car has been off the road for over forty years (after an accident in the early 70's). The subframe had never been removed before the current restoration commenced and this S had always been a road car.
Can anyone help with what these paint marks signify?
Regards,
Andrew
Overview of both marks.
Close up of center paint marking
Close up of right side paint marking
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by mk1 Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:52 am
They are most likely to be inspectors / inspection marks. Stamped by a quality controller to say they have been checked.
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by Bertam Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:55 pm
Thanks Mark.
So they are equivalent to the subframe being "passed'? My friend is looking to make rubber stamps so to replicate them and we were curious if something was already available in that regard?
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by mk1 Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:01 pm
So they are equivalent to the subframe being "passed - Correct
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by rich@minispares.com Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:15 pm
they are so roughly stamped I bet you could replicate them by making a stamp out of a potato like we did when we where kids!
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by locrep Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:13 pm
rich@minispares.com wrote: they are so roughly stamped I bet you could replicate them by making a stamp out of a potato like we did when we where kids!
We were posh we made chips with ours..
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by Bertam Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:33 am
rich@minispares.com wrote: they are so roughly stamped I bet you could replicate them by making a stamp out of a potato like we did when we where kids!
Rich, is that the new Mini Spares
Tater Casting kit I've heard rumors about?
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by 360gts Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:49 pm
I just found the same stamp on a rear subframe from a late S.
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by 360gts Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:04 pm
Did anyone ever find a stencil that looks like the stamps in question...just found another rear subframe with the same stamps.
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by mk1 Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:56 am
I'll have a price later today for these stamps.
