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Ouch...what do we have here? What a fantastic find Idris....well done!
This surely is the find of the year for u as RW prepros & trials are almost never seen,unbelievably rare and out of our reach to many.
I too have a Mud-Gray specimen with casting flaws like yours,just have to find it.
Congrats and do enjoy this great find
numi

numi wrote:I too have a Mud-Gray specimen with casting flaws like yours,just have to fine it.

Just to clarify, the casting flaw appears to be the result of a minute piece of the tooling breaking off. It is therefore later models (from Nick Jones variation code 3 onwards) which have this flaw. Earlier models (Nick Jones variation code 1) have crisp castings in the affected area. I have one variation code 2 with the flaw, and one without, so giving a clear pointer as to when the damage occurred.

Thanks for the info Idris,appreciated.
Heres the flaws i mentioned (front of windscreen) and also has similar flaw as yours under the front bumper.
numi

numi wrote:Thanks for the info Idris,appreciated.
Heres the flaws i mentioned (front of windscreen) and also has similar flaw as yours under the front bumper.
numi

Is this casting with or without the flaw behind the rear left mudguard?

Hi Idris theres no casting flaw behind any rear mudguards.
numi

numi wrote:Hi Idris theres no casting flaw behind any rear mudguards.
numi

Thank you. That would fit in with it being an early example.