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[LXdamo]

A little while ago while stripping down an old hatch i had,I found some crayon
numbers under the passenger side seat on the steel floor.
The car was an original 6cyl SS and was in a real bad way.
the numbers were "9 X"
No 'a' anywhere(bugger) but i was wonderin if anyone else has found this sort of thing and knows what they mean??
Cheers Damo

[Toranavista]

I bet you wished it looked like this

Edited by Toranavista, 21 February 2006 - 09:37 PM.

[LXdamo]

Exactly what i would like to have seen.
It probably wouldnt have ended up going
to the big hatchback in the sky then!!
Damo

[REDA9X]

what colour was the car originally?

Edited by REDA9X, 21 February 2006 - 09:50 PM.

[Toranavista]

what colour was the car originally?

That crayon was from Mondies old Flamenco Hatch.

[REDA9X]

I know that, I'm asking what colour the car was in the original question. The car in the picture is Flamenco red.

[Dangerous]

If it's the hatch I'm thinking of, it was orange, which matches the markings on another orange hatch I used to ahve.

[LXdamo]

Papaya was the colour.
1916-18v
so slate black viynl interior as well
Damo

[REDA9X]

well, thats what your letters mean, X for LX and 9 for Papaya

[LXdamo]

thanks for that RED
thought it would be sumfin like that
does that mean my other hatch would have hada 7 if it was aquarius?
Damo

[CI 0308]

So reda9x do the crayon numbers on some cars mean the colour and trim, so why do a9x's have a crayon marking that means another option level. and did all a9x's have the same markings.

[REDA9X]

the number is colour, i don't know every colours number, the A9X's were marked the way they were purely for easy ID on production.

[ToRunYa]

dude all i found under the carpet of mine was a old reciept that i couldn't read and a 2c piece stuck to some tar
no one bothered drawing on mine lol

[LXdamo]

I had a look at a mates car yesterday,
A four cyl lx hatch in aquarius
His was a B 4 in crayon on the passengers side
something different
Damo

[Toranavista]

I will be interested to know whats under your carpet Damo. I am still doubtful about the consistancy of these marks. I have seen a few SS's with no such marks. Others say all SS toranas had such a mark. I have seen it before in another Ultra Blue A9X marked 12A9X.

[LXdamo]

when i was respraying my hatch,i checked under the carpet.
about 5mm of body tar and i thought bugger if i'm rippin that up
to find out what was under there.
oh well,you never know what you'll find
Damo

[REDA9X]

I know my old SS had the markings

[CI 0308]

He He, I can see it now on ebay "genuine A9X marking crayon as used on GMH production line $2000" LOL.