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    Default 2020 Mark II recent arrival in New Zealand

    1884910498.jpg. This Mark II in photo on hoist has recently arrived in New Zealand,looks like California plate. Has white interior with gray inserts. Have asked shipping company if they can get Vin, they are asking new owner if ok to do so. This arrived in about Nov 2022, but would have been brought earlier on as shipping now takes a good 3 months or more. Hard to read the plate. Challenge for John & Pat to find the vin, regards Graham
    Last edited by Pat Marshall; 01-23-2023 at 07:34 AM.
    Graham Rollo,
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    1956 Buick Riveria special coupe
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Rollo View Post
    1884910498.jpg. This Mark II in photo on hoist has recently arrived in New Zealand,looks like California plate. Has white interior with gray inserts. Have asked shipping company if they can get Vin, they are asking new owner if ok to do so. This arrived in about Nov 2022, but would have been brought earlier on as shipping now takes a good 3 months or more. Hard to read the plate. Challenge for John & Pat to find the vin, regards Graham
    Graham, there's not much John or I can do without more information. Keep on truckin'!
    Pat Marshall
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    I emailed Advanced Four Wheel Equipment and they forwarded my email to the owner. Now we wait and see.
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    I had done the same John to AFW Equipment, they told me the interior colors, plate looks like California 3 ?P652, havent found any Mark II that have been for sale with this interior color yet. regards Graham
    Graham Rollo,
    C56D2663 1956 Continental Mark II
    1957 Imperial Southhampton coupe
    1956 Buick Riveria special coupe
    1939 Chev tudor
    1931 Ford Model A coupe
    1987 Harley Davidson
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Rollo View Post
    1884910498.jpg.Has white interior with gray inserts.
    That interior trims that match that description were interiors
    1E6L - Deep Gray Leather Seat Biscuits, White Leather Seat Bolsters w/Deep Gray Welts
    1G6K - Medium Gray Leather Seat Biscuits, White Leather Seat Bolsters w/Medium Gray Welts
    2G6K - Medium Gray Nylon Seat Biscuits, White Leather Seat Bolsters w/Medium Gray Welts
    3E6L - Gray Matelasse Seat Biscuits, White Leather Seat Bolsters w/Deep Gray Welts

    Gray and white interiors were not a popular combination with white Mark II's. There were only around twenty of them with white and gray interiors. In reviewing them, I found only one with any recent California history and that was back in 2004.

    However, this means nothing if the car was not originally white and the original interior was not gray and white.
    Pat Marshall
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    Pat the new owner has now given me a photo of the vin platevin_20220802_092342_334949986563101272.jpg
    Graham Rollo,
    C56D2663 1956 Continental Mark II
    1957 Imperial Southhampton coupe
    1956 Buick Riveria special coupe
    1939 Chev tudor
    1931 Ford Model A coupe
    1987 Harley Davidson
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    Woohoo another one found! From the class of 1984.
    C56B2050 or 2050

    SPEC: 14-3E6L-1214-9

    OTHER INFORMATION:
    Original Invoice Specifications - 14 3E6L
    Continental Color: White
    Trim: Deep Gray Matelasse Seat Biscuits, White Leather Seat
    Bolsters w/Deep Gray Welts
    Looks like nostrils on the car.

    2032 was eliminated bc it was a Collins convertible conversion.

    Well done Graham!
    Last edited by jdsnoddy; 01-18-2023 at 07:28 PM.
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    John the vin is C56B2020, 14-3E6L-1212-3, II-60A
    Last edited by Graham Rollo; 01-24-2023 at 11:55 PM.
    Graham Rollo,
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    1957 Imperial Southhampton coupe
    1956 Buick Riveria special coupe
    1939 Chev tudor
    1931 Ford Model A coupe
    1987 Harley Davidson
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Rollo View Post
    John the vin is C56B2020, 14-3F61-1212-3, II-60A
    If you look at the 2020 forum history,
    14-1E6L
    https://www.markiiforum.com/showthre...987-California

    C56B2020 should read
    14-1E6L-1212-3
    Or 14-1E6L-1212-4
    So there are some inconsistencies here.
    I do think portions of this data plate could have been photoshopped.
    Thanks for helping me read the plate.
    No forum history on 2020 since 1987.
    Since 2020 was last seen in California in 1987 and
    This car has a California license plate, I agree with you that this car is most likely C56B2020 or 2020.
    Do you know if this car has front bumper guards?


    Again, well done and best regards.
    Last edited by jdsnoddy; 01-18-2023 at 08:19 PM.
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    Last edited by Graham Rollo; 01-24-2023 at 11:53 PM.
    Graham Rollo,
    C56D2663 1956 Continental Mark II
    1957 Imperial Southhampton coupe
    1956 Buick Riveria special coupe
    1939 Chev tudor
    1931 Ford Model A coupe
    1987 Harley Davidson
    . 1940 Ford deluxe coupe

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