Even both 4's look different style fonts? surely the guy at ford would have used the same No 4 stamping punch?
 
 

So now someone has taken my ebay photos and ebay listing and have listed the car on a car sale web site for $10k.  

Don't get sucked in fellas.  I still have the sms in my phone where another 4cyl stamp was shown to him on 4th Dec showing different size lettering after which he was still begging to buy the car.....with paypal.  Deep down he knows the car is genuine which is why he is so bent out of shape.
 
So far there have only been 2 claims,  bonnet pins emails and fake stamp, no prize for guessing who sent me the bonnet pins emails.
 
If there are no other claims about the car happy for mods to close the thread.

Sorry but my pic shows original stamping. You can tell it’s a poverty pack to start with. The strut top has more of the same. Anything happened at ford back in the day. I do think older cars are worse off though. Seem to have got their **** together when everything was moved off the slam panel.
I know adding doubt is not helpful, but I doubt ford gave the job to a team who cared. Who knows but many mistakes we all have seen.
How many times do we see engine and transmission stamped next to each other in the wrong spot. Info is better than verbal BS.
My pic shows that.

Ha ha so now the back flip begins.  Not only does Wiggys stamp have small 4's, they are also different font and oh dear me, the one on the right is the same shape as mine, short and wider.
 
Then there's the lack of grind marks and pitting consistent with age. 

Wrong again.  The step you talk about is the grease that is protecting it. 
 
Small font numbers were common on capris.....hint....have a look at the LH strut top.
 
The 1 has a unique curve at the top.  Tooling costs would make unlikely that anyone in the UK would reproduce that 48 years later.
 
Time for you to take your own advice and man up and admit that you got it horribly wrong.
 
 

Ohhh so its ok to have different Fonts & sizes for the 4's BUT the 1 is unique huh...5 mins on google and I found correct fonts & size even the 7 has the correct curve ...so you see anyone can get hold of them , I'm sure there are plenty of öld Skool"engineering shops in any State that would also have them in the tool boxes, you guys are telling me there is no set standard  so why put the emphasis on the "unique "curve of the number 1  ?...try again mate 
 

Hey we are all learning from this , isn't that what forums are for? :) 
Hey...GTV6  you named the post "Shadows"  not me , nahhhh I never stated you rebirthed it ...but someone in its past  life did , and now your stuck with her , but dont be too hard on yourself ..shes still a Capri and a nice one at that , and thats all that matters in the long run...just dont go Putting adds on the net emphasizing "MATCHING NUMBERS ", because from the feedback I,m getting on this forum there are too many discrepancies with the ID stamping on our beloved Capris so Matching numbers anyone can alter & modify  and you cant go wrong ....any stamp and font any size any style  will do  as there are  no SET STANDARDS  according to the gurus on this forum ( thanks to those slacker FORD workers from the late 60;s to early 70's )  , so basically I have learnt a few things I didnt know before from all this forum tennis match one being .... that Matching Numbers as far as our Capris go doesnt mean diddly Squat !!!