How Late Is this Cerbera?
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I am looking to narrow down the exact production sequence and history of my Cerbera.- I know it had to be near the end of the production run - the question is how late?
The car was purchased brand new in Belfast in September 2004. It was originally registered in Belfast, Northern Ireland as YCZ 3957 - It then came back to the UK under reg R333MPH
The factory VIN is SDLCA11A74B001181.Given the late September 2004 registration date and the sequential chassis number ending in 1181, I am trying to establish exactly how close this car was to the absolute end of the factory Cerberas - I am guessing - it has to be last ten - but I am just seeing if I can narrow this down further.
Does anyone have access to the final registry archives to see where chassis 1181 sits numerically in the final run? Or even able to provide a more educated answer than my guessing.
Any insights from the local historians or registrars here would be greatly appreciated!
The car was purchased brand new in Belfast in September 2004. It was originally registered in Belfast, Northern Ireland as YCZ 3957 - It then came back to the UK under reg R333MPH
The factory VIN is SDLCA11A74B001181.Given the late September 2004 registration date and the sequential chassis number ending in 1181, I am trying to establish exactly how close this car was to the absolute end of the factory Cerberas - I am guessing - it has to be last ten - but I am just seeing if I can narrow this down further.
Does anyone have access to the final registry archives to see where chassis 1181 sits numerically in the final run? Or even able to provide a more educated answer than my guessing.
Any insights from the local historians or registrars here would be greatly appreciated!
The last 4 digits of the Chassis/ VIN (The Build Number) is allocated when the car is ordered, so the date it went into/completed build will be even later. TVR would have been creating a fair number in VINs in 2004 with the release of SAGs and Tuscan 2s so the 181 st car of 2004 was probably quite early in the year. I ordered mine in Jan'06 and it was the 61st 
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There should be an engine number on it (I assume Speed Six) on the water pump (IIRC).. which gives you the date the engine was built ... also the window screen washer motor used to have a dated label which may also be a clue.
.There should be an engine number on it (I assume Speed Six) on the water pump (IIRC).. which gives you the date the engine was built ... also the window screen washer motor used to have a dated label which may also be a clue.
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