Hi Ron. Are you sure that GT/V6s assembled from August through November were all CK17ME (Aug '72)prefix.
I have records showing the breakup of assemblies as follows:
August '72, 65 manuals & 4 autos
September '72, 47 manuals and 1 auto
October '72, 15 manuals & 4 autos
November '72, 22 manuals & 6 autos.
I'll do some more checking, but I believe that these would have had CK17ML (Sept, '72), CK17MY (Oct, '72) and CK17MS (Nov, '72) prefix's respectively! Cheers, Terry
 

When I was looking into Capri numbers (and even since then), I didn't see anything past ME, even with build dates past August.

Hi all the V6 D Port motor I have has engine number V822222P with numbers 9A25 does anyone know where it would have come from? Doesn't match English or Australian engine numbers. Keith

Kieth, This is just a theory but I think the 9A25 was stamped when the motor was new and not in a car yet as evidenced by the number facing the stamper at rear of engine. This number might lead to new zealand as that is our closest source of dport motors.
The other number looks like it was stamped with the motor in the car as evidenced by the number facing the stamper at the right side of car. It was probably put there by our authorities to provide a suitable number for australian records. Others on the forum would be well versed in NZ numbers.

Hi it allegedly came from a wrecked car 25 years ago and has sat ever since. The area around the stamp shows no sign of being ground down but that says nothing. I spoke with a Kiwi the other day regarding a Perana he has just bought his name is Lawrence and certainly knows you John. I will ask him about it. I got a w pattern inlet manifold for Dport motor with twin webers from South Africa it's really nice and am thinking of installing on it. Any ideas or pitfalls?

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V and P usually means that it is a supplementary number issued by Roads Corp, usually when the ID of a car has been removed or cannot be traced.  More than likely this number could be traced and lead to the car (most likely once stolen and recovered with the body numbers filed off, or like a 69 70 capri that had the VIN on the slam panel that was replacec in a smash.  ) 

yep think your spot on .. with the p on the end could be a police stamped number i know working in the mtr trade use to see a lot of em that had numbers etc with p at the end or begining from stolen cars recovered or mtrs ..
maybe check police records might let you know