07-06-2019, 01:38 PM
One other very minor development has been my realisation that the chassis plate on the side of the battery box is not the only place in which the chassis number is recorded. According to an excellent article at the A7CA website, it's also stamped on the chassis itself, on the nearside rail just behind the engine. A quick wipe with a cloth and the chassis number was uncovered for the first time in several decades. I duly photographed it and updated the DVLA, in the hope that it might in some way help my case. And yes, the number does match the one on the chassis plate!