This is one of the most useful little tools on the Internet for Land Rover VIN numbers. Just go to the CalVIN website and check your own vehicle. See example listing for a 110 turbo diesel Land Rover as checked on CalVIN. CalVIN, the Land Rover VIN CALculator SALLDHAB7FA370090 SAL Manufacturer code: Land Rover LD Model: Defender (for early models: Ninety, or One Ten) H Wheel base: 110 inch A Body type: 2-door: Pickup, hood cab, truck cab, or soft/hard top B Engine type: 2.5 litre diesel turbo (model 19J) 7 Steering and transmission: Right-hand drive (RHD), 5-speed manual (LT85, LT77, LT77S, R380 or other) F Model year: 1989 A Assembly location: Solihull, UK 370090 Serial number.
Land Rover, Range Rover chassis numbers - by Glencoyne Engineering 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.
From 1948 to the early eighties, Land Rover used for their cars chassis numbers of their own format. These formats are described in the table below. Since 1980 Land Rover deploys the standard 17-character Vehicle Identification Number ( VIN), complying with international standards. Car details can be derived (decoded, calculated) from the chassis numbers and the VIN.
Typically, the model (Defender, Discovery, Range Rover, Freelander), model type (station wagon, three/four door, etc), wheel base (90 inch, 100 inch, 110 inch, etc), engine, LHD/RHD, gearbox, and model year is included in the VIN. Chassis number formats over the years Description Format 17-characters, International VIN, 1980-later SAL. 17-characters, Int. VIN for LR do Brazil 93R. 17-characters, Int. VIN for AAD, 1985-1995 AAD.
17-characters, US/Canada VIN, 1987-later. 14-characters: is actually the 17-char VIN missing the SAL bit 9-character numbers, 1955 17.6. 9-character numbers, 1956 to 1961 1. 9-character numbers, 1950 L. 9-character numbers, 1962 to 1979. 8-character numbers, 1948 to 1949.8.
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8-character numbers, 1950 to 1953.6. 8-character numbers, 1954 to 1955.7. 7-character numbers, 1948 to 1949.
6-character numbers,???? Prototypes 110F. 3-character numbers, 1948 prototypes R. External links.
Land-Rover 80' Series-I Land-Rover 80' Series-I (1948-1953) Identification This should help those in need of information for Land Rover identification, restoration and upkeep of 80' Land Rovers. It also good for those who wish to learn more about the 80' wheel base vehicles.
The 80' Land Rover started life in 1948 as a basic multi-purpose utility. The basic model Land Rover was joined in 1949 by the Land Rover station wagon, or Estate car, mobile welder, Mobile Compressor and Fire Engine models. The Station Wagons and Mobile Welders had their own separate chassis number sequences. The fire engine and compressor Land Rovers had Basic model chassis numbers. Between 1948 and 1953 a great number of parts changed.
Some of the part changes are further explained by clicking on the high-lighted words below. The only 80' Land Rover part changes that the basic model changes do not apply to are the Belgian Minerva Land Rovers. These vehicles were assembled in Belgium, by Minerva with their own body work fitted. The engine, gear-box and axles of these vehicles were standard factory items so the engine, gearbox and axle changes will apply.
1948 Chassis Numbers. The chassis number of an 80' Land Rover is (should be) exactly the same as the Car number on the vehicle identification plate. If not the the Land Rover in case has probably had some parts swapped around. Below are the listed the chassis number sequences. I visited the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT), archives and went through the despatch books a number of times to make sure that these sequences are correct. The chassis number is usually found on the front left hand side chassis engine mount.
On left hand drive vehicles it can be very difficult to read the chassis number as the steering arm from the steering box to the steering relay is in the way. The only time the chassis number could be found somewhere else is in the case of CKD vehicles where the chassis remained unstamped until the Land Rover was assembled.
In the case of vehicles assembled by Annund & Thompson, of Queensland, Australia the chassis number was often stamped on the left hand chassis rail just in front of the the engine mount. In another case I came across a vehicle where mistakingly the chassis number had never been stamped. See also Other ID numbers below.
1948 Models (to Feb' '49) Pre-Production, R or L 01 to 48 Basic model, R or L 860001 to 863000. The production engine, gearbox, and front and rear axles ran in their own 860001 onwards series. Total 1948 model production, 3048 vehicles. 1949 Models (Feb' '49 - July '49) Basic model, R or L 8663001 to 8667920 Station Wagon, R or L 8670001 to 8670070 Mobile Welder, R or L 8680001 to 8680010 The engine, gearbox and front and rear axles for these models continued in the 860001 onwards series. Total 1949 model production, 5000 vehicles. 1949 1950 Models (Aug' '49 - July '50) Basic model, R or L 06100001 to 06115440 Station Wagon, R or L 06200001 to 06200480 Mobile Welder, R or L 06300001 to 06300030 2 litre prototype 07100001 to 07100050 The engine, gearbox and front and rear axles ran in their own 06100001 onwards series. Total 1950 model production, 16000 vehicles 1951 Models (Aug' '49 - ) Basic model Home models 16100001 to 16103971 Right hand drive export 16160001 to 16163268 Left hand drive export 16130001 to 16137601 Right hand drive export, (C.K.D) 16660001 to 16662322 Left hand drive export, (C.K.D) 16630001 to 16630078 C.K.D stands for Completely Knocked Down which means that the vehicle was despatched out to its destination, unassembled and was assembled by the Local main dealer or importer.
80' Station Wagon Home models 16200001 (Sequence not used. All right hand vehicle where export models. ) Right hand drive export 16260001 to 16260020 Left hand drive export 16230001 to 16230080 The 80' Land Rover Station wagon was discontinued after 1951. Mobile Welder Home models 16300001 to 16300004 Right hand drive export 16360001 to 16360009 Left hand drive export 16330001 to 16330007 The engine, gearbox and front axle for these models are 16100001 onwards for Right hand drive vehicles and 16130001 onwards for Left hand drive vehicles. The rear axles are all numbered 16100001 onwards. Total 1951 model production, 17360 vehicles.
1952 models Basic model Home models 26100001 to 26105569 Right hand drive export 26160001 to 26163614 Left hand drive export 26130001 to 26136424 Right hand drive export, (C.K.D) 26660001 to 26661092 Left hand drive export, (C.K.D) 26630001 to 26631985 Mobile welder Home models 26300001 to 26300014 Right hand drive export 26360001 to 26360004 Left hand drive export 26330001 to 26330013 The engine, gearbox and front axle for these models are 26100001 onwards for Right hand drive vehicles and 26130001 onwards for Left hand drive vehicles. The rear axles are all numbered 26100001 onwards. Total 1952 model production, 18715 vehicles. 1953 models Basic model Home models 36100001 to 36104122 Right hand drive export 36160001 to 36164007 Left hand drive export 36130001 to 36134613 Right hand drive export, (C.K.D) 36660001 to 36662240 Left hand drive export, (C.K.D) 36630001 to 36637268 Mobile Welder Home models 36300001 to 36300008 Right hand drive export 36360001 to 36360007 Left hand drive export 36330001 to 36330007 The engine, gearbox and front axle numbers for these models are 36100001 onwards for Right hand drive vehicles and 36130001 onwards for Left hand drive vehicles. The rear axles are all numbered 36100001 onwards Total 1953 model production, 22272 vehicles. (Includes Minervas) Total 80' Land Rover production, 82395 vehicles.
Engine Numbers. Borland jbuilder 3 university edition microsoft. Land Rover engine numbers follow along the lines of the chassis number sequence, (listed above) except in the case of 1949 models when the engine gearbox and axles stayed in the previous 1948 sequence. The engine number is found on the left hand side of the engine bay. It is stamped on the flat face just above the exhaust valve rocker cover and beside the exhaust manifold at the front of the engine. The engine changes and differences occured throughout 80' Land Rover production.
Gearbox Numbers. Once again Land Rover gearbox numbers follow on the sme lines of the chassis number sequence, (listed above) except in the case of 1949 models when the engine gearbox and axles stayed in the previous 1948 sequence. The gearbox number can be found on the top right side of the gearbox casing, beside where the transfer case bolts on. This top piece is removable and is occasionally lost.
Gearbox part changes are quite extensive and include changes in the transfer box including the change from constant four wheel drive to selectable two/four wheel drive. Axle Numbers. The Land Rover axle numbers follow the chassis number sequence, (listed above) except in the case of 1949 models when the engine gearbox and axles stayed in the previous 1948 sequence. The axle number is found on the left hand side of the differential casing. It is on the top which can make the rear axle hard to read. It sometimes stamped on the rear side of some late 1953 axle casings to make it more visible. Axle changes include changes to the front swivels.
Other ID Numbers. There are two other id numbers that are often forgotten. The first one is the chassis build number. This is the mysterious number that appears on 1948 to 1951 models in front of the chassis number. On 1952 and 1953 models it appears on the right hand side chassis engine mount, however it can only be easily veiwed if the battery box is removed. The chassis build number is just a running number of chassis's that were produce in a given production time. We know that the chassis number was only issued to the chassis when the vehicle was being assembled.
Land Rover Series 2 Chassis Numbers
To keep a running on how many chassis had been made they put in the chassis build number. Transfer box number. On the first 1948 models a transfer box number was stamped on the rear face of the transfer box. They presumably started at 1. It is not clear how far they went with this number but was only fitted to the first style of transfer box casting which lasted well into December 1948 - Michael Bishop. Thanks also to A.
Land Rover Series Chassis Number Decoder
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