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Old Aug 28, 2016 | 04:55 PM
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Mysterious Numbers Appear

Ok...so today I was working on stripping the back of the cab. Once I got it stripped and washed it down, the mysterious numbers appeared out of no where. What in the world does the 211 mean?? My thought is that 211 was put on there by acid etching or similar chemical concotiction for marking the cab for some reason. Anyone have any ideas?? BTW, I tried degreaser, dawn dish soap and a few other chemicals to attempt to remove it....eventually I'll sand the area tomorrow for the epoxy primmer and that should remove them so I figured I'd take a pic for yall to see and ponder about.







 
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It means your lucky number is 4. 2+1+1 = 4.
 
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Assembly line inspection mark.
 
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It means your lucky number is 4. 2+1+1 = 4.



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Assembly line inspection mark.
That's what I figured but what do they use to do that with?? Just astonished it's still there 40yrs later.
 
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That's what I figured but what do they use to do that with?? Just astonished it's still there 40yrs later.
Assembly line marks were usually applied using a "paintstik". It's manufactured by a company named "Markal".
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