The number 117 is confusing me:
The car is question is a Fiat 1100 TV coupe build on 30-06-1956. (That is what is registered on the licence)
What I have found during my research it is written that there were 50 Fiat 1400 Sportcabrio build between 1951-1953 and 50 Fiat 1100 TV Coupe build started from 1954. So it is unlikely that this car build was the 17th build Fiat, unless the build of the Fiat cars are also incorrect (what is logical if you look at the survivors. Zero Fiat 1400 and only 1 Fiat 1100)
Let asume that Rometsch didn't use separate numbers for each brand and that they only start a new numbering for the Rometsch Lawrence. Lets also asume that the productionnumbers on the fiat cars are also incorrect. And asume that they didn't number the Taxi convertions. (Ok, lots of assumpions :wink: )
They started in 1950 with number 100.
Between 1951 - 1953, they build 25? Goliath GP 700, ?? Fiat 1400, some Hansa 1500 and some Rometsch beeskow.
Lets assume (Ok another assumption) Rometsch did only build around 70 cars in the years 1951-1953. We also know car Nr 172,174,178,179,180,182 were "new style" Beeskows and build in 1954. In 1954 they also prodcuced the last couple of Hansa's and started with the Fiat 1100. That can explain why we don't know any numbers between 182 and 200.
from 1955 till 1957 they produced the Beeskow, some of the Fiat 1100 and 4* Opel Kapitan Coupe. All these cars might have numbers between 200 and 270?
If the only know Fiat 1100, build in june 1956 had number 227 in stead of 117, my assumpions would have made sence. I live 30km from were the car is located. Unfortunately, I don't think I am allowed to unscrew anything from the car to doublecheck the number.
I am wandering what others think of my assumptions.
Patrick
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