Interpreting Chassis Numbers ???

[lancia4wd]

Hi,

Where do people get the details, like when the say "number x of 32"

and what do the chassis numbers mean, as in I known some bits refer to country, engine etc ?

Regards


Nick

[c pryor]

There is a breakdown ( unfortunate turn of phrase when discussing TVRs ) of what the chassis numbers mean in the back of The TVRs A Collectors Guide by Graham Robson. As far as I can tell, the last set of numbers in the sequence (on the chassis plate)give the build number of the car.

[Wedg1e]

Shamelessly Googled so don't shoot me if it's not 100%...


"The first three characters shall uniquely identify the manufacturer, make and type of vehicle :

First number Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured:
USA (1 or 4), Canada (2), Mexico (3), Germany (W), Japan (J), Italy (Z), Korea (K), England (S)...
Second character specifies the manufacturer:
Audi (A), BMW (B), Buick (4), Cadillac (6), Chevrolet (1), Chrysler (C), Dodge (B), Ford (F), GM Canada (7), General Motors (G), Honda (H), Jaguar (A), Lincoln (L), Mercedes Benz (D), Mercury (M), Nissan (N), Oldsmobile (3), Pontiac (2or5), Plymouth (P), Toyota (T), VW (V), Volvo(V)...
Third VIN character indicates the vehicle type or manufacturing division.
...
...
Fourth through eighth vehicle identification number digit reveals the vehicle features such as body style, engine type, model, series,...
...
...
The digit is a VIN accuracy check digit, verifying the previous VIN numbers.
Tenth VIN character tells the model year. 1988 (J), 1989 (K), 1990 (L), 1991 (M), 1992 (N), 1993 (P), 1994 (R), 1995 (S), 1996 (T), 199 7(V), 1998 (W), 1999 (X), 2000 (Y)------2001(1), 2002 (2), 2003 (3), 2004 (4), 2005 (5).
Eleventh digit reveals the assembly plant for the vehicle.
through 17. VIN number digits indicate the sequence of the vehicle for production as it rolled of the manufacturers assembly line. This five digit serial number starts at 000001 at the beginning of every model year."

All of which means my car was the 335th car TVR built in '87

[lancia4wd]

Thanks for that.