13/60 bulkhead serial number

[Adrianb]

Hi all ,I’ve been working on the bulkhead of my 13/60 today and just discovered an ally plate attached to the bulkhead with this stamped on it can someone tell me what it refers too? 5095 RET.

[Clive]

Where abouts is it attached?

The RET does not ring a bell, dl (saloon) CV (convertible) etc are the usual suffix letters

Can you take a picture? 

 

 

 

 

[Adrianb]

5 hours ago, Clive said:

Where abouts is it attached?

The RET does not ring a bell, dl (saloon) CV (convertible) etc are the usual suffix letters

Can you take a picture? 

 

 

 

 

 

[Adrianb]

Hi Photo hopefully attached showing position of plate on side of bulkhead drivers side just where the bonnet roughly are

[Clive]

Looks like the body number. It is NOT the same as the commission number, and is not recorded anywhere. 

[RobPearce]

Probably the body number, which isn't of much interest. I can confirm that the official WSM lists the RET suffix for 13/60 convertible body numbers

[Adrianb]

Many thanks for your help👍

[Antonnick]

A propos numbers - did Triumph ever stamp the commission number direct onto the chassis itself? If so where? 

[RobPearce]

No, they never stamped anything directly on any non-mechanical part of a Herald. Engine and gearbox numbers were stamped directly into the casing. Chassis and body numbers (which were otherwise not recorded and are not the important ones) were stamped on steel strips riveted to the chassis and body respectively. The commission number was only ever stamped on the aluminium plate riveted to the bulkhead.

Later cars (TR7, Acclaim) had better identity protection.

[Antonnick]

I did think this already but many thanks for the confirmation.

 It is a legal requirement hier in Germany to stamp the commission number on a permanent part. I do have some stamps and although you can do the aluminium easily , even with a big persueder, the hard metal of the chassis frame is hardly scratched. 😐.