question Lightweight Land Rover Serial number problem

[robin craig]

An employee of mine is having a right set to with our equivalent of the DVLA.

 

His left Dutch hand drive diesel 88" lightweight bears the VIN of 89501726A

 

We are trying to pin down exactly the year of manufacture.

 

We know it is between 1972 and 1979

 

We need something quite quick to determine which year, going through BMIHT is going to take way too long.

 

Can anyone help us please?

 

Robin

[ruxy]

The problem is that it is pre-VIN , you have a chassis No.

 

The system changed lateish 1979

 

14 digit VIN went for about 1 year during 1980 - prefix LBBAH

 

then

 

17 digit - prefix SALLBBAH

 

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Cloggies are difficult to date in the way you need - good documentary

 

 

 

eg. http://lightweightlandroverclub.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1266

 

There was probably a additional Dutch nomenclature plate - dating , missing ???

Your chassis No. is a bit far off this one..

 

 

Probably no great help , if the glass codes are all even - chances screen & door tops never changed , so you can zero in a bit..

 

If not messed - several photographs normally aid L'wt dating using the normal rivet counting methods - unfortunately with the Dutch modifications - this can be difficult. Probably the only dating aid is to determine if a early or a late S3 L'wt chassis.. And the year range you are aware of - it should be early type..