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HHmm, infact looking carefully at the picture's which TBH are not that great, but apart from the obvious incorrect colour of the front bumper, the TZD Turbo decal on the C pillar panel is too far back, and the rear lights are the wrong tint.....
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For what its worth myTD Hurricane's vin is : VF7XB EK0017EK0680. So its almost identical to Mick's, just 135 earlier.
I dont know if vins would have a Hurricane specific indicator any more than a Meteor or Athena would.
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EDIT: Just had a look at the pics here: http://bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8045
Looks like a Hurricane to me - its got the correct stripes and spoiler. Its just missing the pods and Hurricane decal.
I dont know if vins would have a Hurricane specific indicator any more than a Meteor or Athena would.
???
EDIT: Just had a look at the pics here: http://bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8045
Looks like a Hurricane to me - its got the correct stripes and spoiler. Its just missing the pods and Hurricane decal.
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Hi Martyn. Thanks for the photo`s. I think they call that side thingy a pod. When you have time can you open the n/s front door and have a look on the A post, there should be four numbers in stencil [mine say`s 5478] I once read on the forum about these numbers being a code for when the finished body was put into storage. When was your hurricne first registered, and what are then last four digets of the chassis number? Once again thanks for the photo`s. Regards, Mick. 15.34 29/05/2008
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Hi,
It sounds from some of these posts as if people are saying the body work on a Hurricane would be expected to rust quicker than some other models of BX; sorry if this is a stupid question, but isn't most the body work the same on all BXs? why would some models rust quicdker than others?
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It sounds from some of these posts as if people are saying the body work on a Hurricane would be expected to rust quicker than some other models of BX; sorry if this is a stupid question, but isn't most the body work the same on all BXs? why would some models rust quicdker than others?
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It is widely believed that the Hurricane (and the Ourane in Europe, maybe?) models were created to use up a stockpile of body shells, some of which might have been standing around for a couple of years. And metal doesn't like that.
Also it could point to poor priming or indeed inferior metal, who knows for sure?
Also it could point to poor priming or indeed inferior metal, who knows for sure?
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Hi. As it states HURRICANE on the log book, the best thing I can do is ask Swansea for a copy of the original V5 when the car was new. If it says Hurricane on the original V5 well thats all the proof we need.Failing that ,I could contact the original owner. but as I know he is in poor health I do not want to bother him. Regards, Mick. 09.45 Hrs 30.05.2008.