andreadavide Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I am pretty sure I've already read about this somewhere, is there anything like a table with the different UK military registration numbers and their year of issue? A literature reference,too, would be useful. Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 richardrosser Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 there is ill see if i can find it :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 richardrosser Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 email has been sent :-D [attachment deleted by admin] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FV601 (R.I.P.) Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hi Richard Am finding a little disparity with the list regarding my Saladin. Date in service is 1967 but if one goes by the reg number it should have been 1965 Any ideas mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 richardrosser Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 urm not an expert on that side of things :oops: also meant to add that this list comes from another website but i cant remember where - so sorry for any lack of credit to its author :bow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FV601 (R.I.P.) Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 No worries mate .......was just wondering was all 8-) Tend to believe Bovvy and the records more than a generalisation anyway :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 richardrosser Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 mind you mine is FM which makes it 72/73 which according to Land Rover is right BUT the DVLA say 76 :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sirhc Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Military registration numbers are assigned by contract date and not year produced. If the contract was placed in CC for example but deliveries were over several years they would all be xx CC xx but the DIS for the vehicles could be very different. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 richardrosser Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 my reg makes it 72/73 as does the chassis number BUT land rover didn't record it to 76 :dunno: according to them i asked what happened in the 3 years it "sat" around but :dunno: sirhc any ideas, i understand about the contract thing but mine seems to be a bit long from contract being placed to made! any ideas or is three years about right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ArtistsRifles Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Mine's similar - having an ET reg would seem to place it in 1967 yet the service records from Beverley (as was) indicate she came into service in 1968!! Close enough to verify Chris's point of the letters indicating the date the contract was first placed whilst the service records indicate the date the vehicle was delivered?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FV601 (R.I.P.) Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks for that Chris, would answer my query :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sirhc Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 You just need to look at the FD series to see how many years difference there can be. FD is 1970-71. I have a Sabre (Scorpion hull) with a DIS of 1973 and a Fox with a DIS of 1975 and both are FD registrations. It might be possible that L/R allocated chassis numbers when the contracts were placed but it does sound like a mistake to me. Either that or someone swapped the dataplate to try and get free tax.. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 richardrosser Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 me thinks it might be a mistake :oops: nothing else about the dates would make sense as its Oct 73 so not take free :cry: this all came about as she was released in 86 and i wanted an age related plate so i phoned LR to get confirmation of her build and they said "oh thats Oct 73" so now I'm in the process of getting said plate cant believe a great British company like LR makes mistakes :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlienFTM Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 mind you mine is FM which makes it 72/73 which according to Land Rover is right BUT the DVLA say 76 :? I drove 77FM51 in 1977, but it had certainly been used by my predecessor in 1976 and in fact it was a heap. 72/73 is a lot more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlienFTM Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi Richard Am finding a little disparity with the list regarding my Saladin. Date in service is 1967 but if one goes by the reg number it should have been 1965 Any ideas mate? I'd guess that the vehicle was built, painted and registered in 1965 then sat in a vehicle depot for two years before being issued to a unit. How's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ehs Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I am searching for a list for reg.nos and year into service. 53KE20 is my number, and I belive 1985 is the first year of service; yet I have no documentation. Anyone? Eivind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlienFTM Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 mind you mine is FM which makes it 72/73 which according to Land Rover is right BUT the DVLA say 76 :? We had 77FM51 on our books (B Sqn 15/19H) in 1975 (I drove our OC in it in 1976). Believe me, it was a LOT older than 1976. In facts the words "junk" and "heap" come to mind. Only B Vehicle I ever signed for and boy was I glad to get back on armour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sirhc Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 KE = Vehicles on contracts placed in 1985. It may not have been built in 85 though. Join the EMLRA and get a history search done on your number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I am pretty sure I've already read about this somewhere, is there anything like a table with the different UK military registration numbers and their year of issue?
A literature reference,too, would be useful.
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