RE: vin number problem

[Dean Cunningham <DeanC@domain.elided>]

A snipped from Mike Wattams posting a while ago:

You would be forgiven for thinking that;

D = domestic
E = export

But L = Stag, D & E are just derived suffixes.  No such thing as A, B,
or C
though.  Could this be the start of another rumour?  Was the original
prototype A, we may never know.

[snip]

You might be forgiven for assuming that engine numbers including U =
Unleaded but this is not consistent!  Some commision numbers for the USA
had the letter 'U' included, so I suppose this could also have been
shorthand for USA.

The use of BW as a suffix is definitely to signify Borg Warner
automatic,
similarly the 'O' at the end of the commission number is for 'overdrive'
and that's official.  I have seen other suffixes but cannot bring them
to
mind at the moment.  Can anybody else help here?

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Mace [mailto:amace@domain.elided]
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 3:11 PM
To: Gordon Foster / Barbara Foster
Cc: stag@domain.elided
Subject: Re: vin number problem


On Wed, 5 May 1999, Gordon Foster / Barbara Foster wrote:

> I recently asked a seller to give me the vin number from his vehicle and
> the given number was as follows
> LE924LP54T11 OR LE.924.L
> I am curious about this as these look very close to but don't agree with
> the normal numbering sequence of LD numbers so familiar to us all. 
> Can you throw any light on this matter.

Sorry, I don't know Stags well enough to comment on the "LE" prefix, but
it would appear that "LE 924 L" is indeed the commission number (VIN), 
with "P54" referring to paint code #54 (Saffron Yellow) and "T11" 
referring to trim code #11 (Black). Hopefully this matches the current 
colors of the car.

--Andy



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