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Mini Chassis/VIN Numbers and Commission NumbersPart 1:1959 1980

Compiled by Chuck Heleker

(Revised April 29, 2004)

The inform!ion used !o compile !he follo"in# "s !ken from fc!ory service pr!s lis!s

nd fc!ory microfiche$ %nder close scru!iny, !here ppers !o be some conflic!s nd

mis!kes in !he fc!ory number schemes, bu!, for !he mos! pr!, !he lis!in#s re ccur!e

enou#h for cr iden!ific!ion$

&lese no!e !h! !he Chssis (') number nd !he Commission number re only oneindic!ion of !he c!ul model nd d!e of !he cr$ The Chssis number pl!e is esily

duplic!ed, especilly on erly crs, nd i! is no! unusul for l!er crs no! mee!in# %*

+T nd -&A s!ndrds !o hve erlier Chssis number pl!es !!ched !o !hem !o #e!

!hem in!o !he %* ille#lly$ Also, Chssis number pl!es hve been kno"n !o be .fked/

!o !urn less vluble cr in!o more vluble one e$#$, s!ndrd *loon in!o

Cooper or Cooper *$

Part I: 1959 - 1980

1959 Through e!tember 19"9 #ng$ish %ui$t&'tober 19"9 to 19() *Mode$ +ear, #ng$ish %ui$t

19() *Mode$ +ear, To 1980 *Mode$ +ear, #ng$ish %ui$t

1980 *Mode$ +ear, #ng$ish %ui$t

Part II: 1980 - 000

Oct 1980 to Nov 1985 English Built

Nov 1985 to Circa 1990?? English Built1990 XN-----010001 On (1300cc cars only) English Built

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1959 Through e!tember 19"9 #ng$ish %ui$t

The genera$ .ormat .or these ear$ 'ars is:

A1A2*31A

irst !osition *2, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

A 5 Aus!in (o!her !hn Cooper nd *)

C 5 Aus!in Cooper or Aus!in Cooper *

6 5 7orris Cooper or Cooper *

7 57orris

R 5 Riley

8 5 8olseley

e'ond !osition a$so *2, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 A series en#ine$ Any s!ndrd 7ini en#ine for !he period

:4:cc

90cc Cooper *

99cc Cooper

99:cc Cooper nd non1Cooper

;0;cc Cooper *

;2sedn$ Cu!ion bureucr!ic bun#les of!en in!erpre! !his s

2< (!"en!y1five)

= 5 7oke (.=uckbord/?)

% 5 &ick1up$ Cu!ion % nd ' cn be mis!ken one for !he o!her$

' 5 &nel vn$ Cu!ion % nd ' cn be mis!ken one for !he o!her$

8 5 -s!!e ("i!h or "i!hou! "ood)$ fficilly, .+ul1purpose/

ourth !osition *(, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 *eries of Aus!in, or 7orris, e!c$

; 5 7k Riley -lf, 8olseley Horne!, nd Aus!in>7orris 7oke

2 5 7k Riley -lf or 8olseley Horne!

@ 5 7k Riley -lf or 8olseley Horne!

4 5 7k 7orris

5 7k 7orris

5 7k Aus!in

= 5 7k Aus!in

i.th !osition *6, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

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+ 5 +e13uBe$

3 5 3ef! hnd drive$ Ri#h! hnd drive "s no! desi#n!ed

* 5 *uper +e13uBe

Number !ositions *777, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 The seuen!il build number

The firs! cr ! 3on#brid#e "s number ;0;, s "s !he firs! ! Co"ley$ Drom

!hen on, ech fc!ory con!inued "i!h !heir o"n number seuence re#rdless of

!he model e$#$, *loon, 'n, e!c$ n o!her "ords, ech model did no! s!r! ! ;0;

nd min!in i!s o"n seuence$ *loons nd 'ns, e!c$, re miBed in !he number

seuence lon# "i!h !he Cooper nd Cooper * models$

The number seuence "s in!o seven di#i!s, , by !he end of *ep!ember

;99$

6ast !osition *2, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 Assembly pln!$ fficilly, .n!ernl %se nly/

This seems !o be used inconsis!en!ly on -n#lish buil! crs nd i! is unders!ood

!h! !he cr "s buil! ! !he .norml/ fc!ory if !he le!!er is lef! off e$#$, n

Aus!in, Riley or 8olseley ! 3on#brid#e my or my no! hve n A f!er !he

seuence number$

Ees, !here "ere Aus!in 7inis buil! ! !he 7orris pln! in Co"ley nd 7orris

7inis buil! ! !he Aus!in pln! in 3on#brid#e$

o!e !h! ll -n#lish buil! Cooper nd Cooper * models (Aus!in nd 7orris) s

"ell s Riley -lf nd 8olseley Horne! models "ere buil! ! !he 3on#brid#e,

Aus!in pln!$

A 5 3on#brid#e

7 5 Co"ley

#4am!$es:

A1A2*1;2@4

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&'tober 19"9 to 19() *Mode$ +ear, #ng$ish %ui$t

+urin# !he previous mon!hs ledin# up !o !he crs in !his !ime period, Commission

umber "s in!roduced !o #o lon# "i!h !he Chssis umber>'$ =o!h re helpful in

iden!ifyin# cr$

C2I NM%#/VINThe genera$ .ormat .or the Chassis Number/VIN .or

these 'ars is:

F1A2*;1FFF1A

VIN; irst Position *

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VIN; Number !ositions *777, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 The seuen!il build number

%nlike !he erlier crs, ech .!ype/ s!r!ed "i!h number ;0; e$#$, !he firs! 7ini :

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VIN; Number !ositions *777, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 The seuen!il build number

-ch .!ype/ of cr ("i!h one eBcep!ion) s!r!ed "i!h number ;0; e$#$, !he firs! 7ini

:

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1980 Model Year English Built

VIN

Note that the VIN plate for these cars is likely marked, BL CARS LTD

The general format for the VIN for these cars is:!"#S$N!!A

VIN, First Position (X in the above example:

This is simply dismissed %y the factory as &o& si'&ifica&t(

VIN, !econ" Position (# in the above example:

) *&'i&e type

C ) $+-cc* ) $#./cc" ) -0-ccL ) -cc

VIN, Thir" Position ($! in the above example:

) Body type

#D ) $#./1T#S ) #!door saloo&2seda&3 4*5cept $#./1T6 Ca7tio&8 %7rea7cratic %7&'les ofte&i&terpret this as #/ 4t9e&ty!fi:e6#; ) *state 4# Door D7al

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B7ild &7m%ers are &ot listed3 It is s7spected that they carry o& 9ith the &7m%ers fromthe pre:io7s series of cars@ i3e3,

&7m%ers 9ere &ot started from $+$, a'ai&3

VIN, ast position () in the above example:

) Assem%ly pla&t3 fficially, I&ter&al =se &ly

If 7sed at all, this 9o7ld %e A for *&'lish %7ilt cars3

A ) Lo&'%rid'e

Mini Chassis/VIN Numbers and Commission NumbersPart : 1980 000

Compiled by Chuck Heleker nd n Drerson

(Revised April 29, 2004)

The inform!ion used !o compile !he follo"in# "s !ken from fc!ory service pr!s

lis!s, fc!ory microfiche, nd fc!ory C+s$ %nder close scru!iny, !here ppers !o be

some conflic!s nd mis!kes in !he fc!ory number schemes, bu!, for !he mos! pr!, !he

lis!in#s re ccur!e enou#h for cr iden!ific!ion$

&lese no!e !h! !he Chssis (') number nd !he Commission number re only one

indic!ion of !he c!ul model nd d!e of !he cr$ The Chssis number pl!e is esily

duplic!ed, especilly on erly crs, nd i! is no! unusul for l!er crs no! mee!in# %*

+T nd -&A s!ndrds !o hve erlier Chssis number pl!es !!ched !o !hem !o #e!

!hem in!o !he %* ille#lly$ Also, Chssis number pl!es hve been kno"n !o be .fked/

!o !urn less vluble cr in!o more vluble one e$#$, s!ndrd *loon in!o

Cooper or Cooper *$

P$ease s'ro$$ do>n to 3ie> re$e3ant se'tions?

&'t 1980 to No3 1985 #ng$ish %ui$t

VIN

o!e !h! !he ' pl!e for !hese crs is likely mrked, .Aus!in Rover Group

3T+/

! is possible !h! !he d!in# in !he fc!ory microfiche is incorrec! nd !he chn#e

d!e is c!ober ;9:4, no! ;9:

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VIN; irst Three Positions *2

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=uild numbers re no! lis!ed$ ! is suspec!ed !h! !hey crry on "i!h !he numbers

from !he previous series of crs i$e$, numbers "ere no! s!r!ed from ;0;, #in$

VIN; 6ast !osition *2, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 Assembly pln!$ fficilly, .n!ernl %se nly/

f used ! ll, !his "ould be .A/ for -n#lish buil! crs$

A 5 3on#brid#e

No3 1985 to Cir'a 1990@@ #ng$ish %ui$t

VIN

o!e !h! !he ' pl!e for !hese crs is likely mrked, .Aus!in Rover Group

3T+/

! is possible !h! !he s!r! d!e is relly ovember ;9:4, no! ;9:< s s!!ed in

!he fc!ory microfiche$

The genera$ .ormat .or the VIN .or these 'ars is:

*AF1F132*;201FFF1A

VIN; irst Three Positions *2

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2* 5 21door sloon>sedn$ Cu!ion bureucr!ic bun#les of!en in!erpre! !his s

2< (!"en!y1five)

VIN; #ighth Position *1, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 *eries of body

; 5 Round nose, !rdi!ionl 7ini body s!yle$

VIN; Ninth Position *N, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 Clss

5 H3-, 7yfir (RH+)

5 -, Ci!y -

* 5 7yfir (3H+)

VIN; Tenth Position *, in the abo3e e4am!$e:

5 7odel yer

2 5 ;9:4 on (This conflic!s "i!h !he microfiche indic!in# !his posi!ion "s used

s!r!in# in ovember ;9:

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C 5 RH+, 7nul, @$2;

- 5 RH+, 7nul, 2$

6 5 RH+, Au!om!ic

7 5 3H+, 7nul, @$;0