Chimaera VIN

[sixor8]

I know this has been covered many times, and I've contributed to several threads about them. But I've searched a heck of a lot and can't find why the VIN of a Chimaera would start SDLBA01RXXB00******? Could it be a reimported model?

It's on a car I'm considering. It's a 1999 car, supposedly, which the X suggests. UK models started SDLCC normally I thought.

[sixor8]

A de-coder that actually works! Every other I've tried with various cars returns gibberish usually.

Results need to be translated from Germany but this site suggests model 'BA' is indeed a Chimaera.

https://vin-decoder.tvr-cars.de/

[Chimaera98]

Mine is SDLBA01Rxxxxxxxx, a 98 UK car so seems right to me.

[sixor8]

Thanks for the confirmation. They must have changed the coding of the model type about the time of the facelifts then, from 'CC' to 'BA.'

[PabloGee]

That's a brilliant resource, great find!

I now know that my car was the 1st Chimaera off the production line in 1995 - though the chassis date says December...!