Newbie VIN Question?

If the chassis has been galvanised the original number will be buried under the zinc not worth trying to find it.

if the chassis has been replaced with a new Galv chassis their will be no number such as my series 1 which was acquired through the series one club who at the time owned the original jig
and the chassis were made by Richard Chassis ,and who in their right mind would damage the Galv covering to remark the chassis number .Proof of the replacement would be via e-mails and the order
placed through the Series One Club

Since I've looked at a few 90 and 110's to purchase, I've seen some dodgy VIN stamped frames. Looked like they used a dull flat tip screwdriver and a rock.

I keep my Marsland chassis receipt with my V5.

Lets start from "Its very dodgy, avoind" then work back once we see the pictures.

avoind?

JUKE179r said:

avoind?

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Avoid...steer clear...post more pics...is what he means...

Ah yes...

I blame my reading glasses. Point is there's a lot of ringers and the recent changes to make historics MOT exempt mean that its easier to pass them off as the VINs are not getting checked. There are key signs that are hard to conceal. Photos will usually be enough to know.

Why not use carfax? It's part of the official carfax that you get for free. Itll give you recalls, registration info and service history. Basically everything but accident data. If you want a detail info, be sure to check out this site. I tried this for my current car, and it worked well

Hope this helps.
Land Rover chassis numbers





















Older Land Rovers may have a chequered past. They could have been rebuilt several times and ended up with quite a different configuration to the one they started with. Not a problem in itself, but it can be interesting to discover how your vehicle began its life. More seriously, stolen Landies are sometimes given a new identity using the chassis plate from a scrapped vehicle. So if the chassis number doesn't correspond to the vehicle you are looking at, alarm bells should start to ring.

The chassis number is usually found stamped on an aluminium plate which also gives a basic description of the vehicle. This will usually be mounted on the bulkhead - inside the cab on earlier vehicles, under the bonnet (sometimes attached to the bulkhead, sometimes to the brake servo) on later ones. The list below does not include Series One vehicles - these are very much a collector's item nowadays, and I would recommend joining the Land Rover Series One Club if you are serious about purchasing one of these historic machines.

From the end of 1979 Land Rover went over to the modern 17 digit VIN numbers - these are slightly harder to decode, but still no problem with the list below. Prior to this, 9 digit numbers, or 8 digits plus a suffix letter, were used.



Chassis plate on Defender





Chassis plate on later Series III (bonnet removed)



141xxxxxx - 145xxxxxx: Series II 88 inch petrol

146xxxxxx - 150xxxxxx: Series II 88 inch diesel

151xxxxxx - 155xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch petrol

156xxxxxx - 160xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch diesel

161xxxxxx - 165xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch petrol station wagon

166xxxxxx - 170xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch diesel station wagon

222xxxxxx - 229xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 6 cylinder

231xxxxxx - 235xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne

236xxxxxx - 239xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol airportable ('Lightweight')

241xxxxxx - 245xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol

246xxxxxx - 250xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne

251xxxxxx - 255xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol

259xxxxxx - 259xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol

261xxxxxx - 265xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol station wagon

266xxxxxx - 270xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 6 cylinder

271xxxxxx - 275xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch diesel

276xxxxxx - 280xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch diesel

281xxxxxx - 285xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch diesel station wagon

286xxxxxx - 290xxxxxx: Series IIA Forward Control petrol

300xxxxxx - 304xxxxxx: Series IIA Forward Control petrol 6 cylinder

305xxxxxx - 305xxxxxx: Series IIA Forward Control diesel

310xxxxxx - 310xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch airportable (military)

315xxxxxx - 319xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol station wagon

320xxxxxx - 324xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch diesel station wagon

325xxxxxx - 329xxxxxx: Series IIB Forward Control petrol

330xxxxxx - 334xxxxxx: Series IIB Forward Control petrol 6 cylinder

335xxxxxx - 339xxxxxx: Series IIB Forward Control diesel

343xxxxxx - 343xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon (North America)

345xxxxxx - 349xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder

350xxxxxx - 354xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon

524xxxxxx - 524xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol station wagon (North America)

895xxxxxx - 895xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel airportable ('Lightweight' - military export)

901xxxxxx - 905xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol

906xxxxxx - 910xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel

911xxxxxx - 915xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol

916xxxxxx - 920xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch diesel

921xxxxxx - 925xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol station wagon

926xxxxxx - 930xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel station wagon

931xxxxxx - 935xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol station wagon

936xxxxxx - 940xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch diesel station wagon

941xxxxxx - 945xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder

946xxxxxx - 950xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon

951xxxxxx - 955xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol airportable ('Lightweight')

956xxxxxx - 960xxxxxx: 101 Forward Control 12 volt

961xxxxxx - 965xxxxxx: 101 Forward Control 24 volt



VIN numbers 1979 on: (first 3 digits are SAL in all cases)

LBAAGxxxxxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel

LBAAHxxxxxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol

LBABGxxxxxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel station wagon

LBABHxxxxxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol station wagon

LBBAHxxxxxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol airportable ('Lightweight')

LBCAGxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch diesel

LBCAHxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol

LBCAPxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder

LBCAVxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol V8

LBCHGxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch diesel high capacity pickup

LBCHHxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol high capacity pickup

LBCHVxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol V8 high capacity pickup

LBCMGxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch diesel station wagon

LBCMHxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol station wagon

LBCMPxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon

LBCMVxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol V8 station wagon

LBDAHxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol One Tonne

LBDAPxxxxxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder One Tonne



Ninety and One Ten: Model range far more extensive to list here, but code can be decoded as follows.

First five digits should always be SALLD

6th digit: V= Ninety, H= One Ten

7th digit: A= regular body, B= Ninety Station Wagon, H= High Capacity Pickup, M= One Ten Station Wagon

8th digit: B= 2.5 turbodiesel, C= 2.5 diesel, D= 2.5 petrol, F= 2.5 TDi turbodiesel, G= 2.25 diesel, H= 2.25 petrol, V= V8 petrol



There are a few gaps in the above information, particularly Army vehicles and 127/130 variants. Any information to plug the gaps will be gratefully received.

samanthasummner said:

Why not use carfax? It's part of the official carfax that you get for free. Itll give you recalls, registration info and service history. Basically everything but accident data. If you want a detail info, be sure to check out this site. I tried this for my current car, and it worked well

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But does it work with prehistoric wrecks such as Landys?
And does it work on vehicles in GB?
And can you pay in GB groats?
I just inputted my Disco 2 VIN and it's demanding Ostralian schekles!
Just inputted my Series 2 VIN and the computer says "8 symbols left to full VIN!"