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16 minutes ago, Ewan said:

I'm not sure that the pictures above showing the rear lights are an accurate way to judge. My car is wide bodied (or so I was told on purchase) and measures approximately 1630mm from outer edge to outer edge of the rear arches. But my rear lights are not cut in, so look like those on the green car above, not the yellow one.

 

The other clue is that I fit in (just), and as an ex-England prop, I think it unlikely I manage to in a slim bodied car!!!

 

My chassis number is 93ESIW3184

 

 

 

Do you have detachable arches? Or is it an SDV? There are a couple of exceptions to the rules but in general, cut in lights or detached arches = wide body.

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53 minutes ago, Ewan said:

I'm not sure that the pictures above showing the rear lights are an accurate way to judge. My car is wide bodied (or so I was told on purchase) and measures approximately 1630mm from outer edge to outer edge of the rear arches. But my rear lights are not cut in, so look like those on the green car above, not the yellow one.

 

The other clue is that I fit in (just), and as an ex-England prop, I think it unlikely I manage to in a slim bodied car!!!

 

My chassis number is 93ESIW3184

 

 

If it’s the car in your profile picture then that’s a wide as they never made a ducted nose or v8 bonnet for the narrow body. 
 

It looks like you may have the extra wide rear arches fitted though.

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Yep - that’s my one in my profile pic. The nose cone and bonnet are original, so that seems to confirm that’s it’s a wide one. Which is good for me to know.

 

I don’t know whether the rear arches are wider than normal as I have nothing to compare them to, but they are pretty wide.

 

Shot from the rear:


 

 

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25 minutes ago, Ewan said:

Yep - that’s my one in my profile pic. The nose cone and bonnet are original, so that seems to confirm that’s it’s a wide one. Which is good for me to know.

 

I don’t know whether the rear arches are wider than normal as I have nothing to compare them to, but they are pretty wide.

 

Shot from the rear:


 

 

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rear arches are detachable so that’s a wide body.  The recess for the rear lights only appears on the wide bodies with fixed rear arches.

 

the other giveaway is the contoured dashboard.

 

see the FAQ :)

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, Ewan said:

My chassis number

Wouldn’t be posting it on a public forum 🤔

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On 26/10/2020 at 23:06, Blatman said:

 

All you had to do was show us the rear lights...

I know that now.....

 

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On 26/10/2020 at 20:07, Mark Hughes said:

Really handy, I now know mine is a wide body

Westfield.jpg

 

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On 26/10/2020 at 20:07, Mark Hughes said:

Really handy, I now know mine is a wide body

Westfield.jpg

well you did even better than the deal that was on the table as it was listed as an SE on ebay. Wide are worth more! 

 

thought that looked a bargain that thing good luck with it!!!!

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