This was very cool. Nice job on the research !! I see from the list
of codes that SOME car(s) came with power steering.....Which ones??
This would be kinda cool in an Alpine.....Well, maybe ?
Rich
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>From: T Wiencek[SMTP:t_wiencek@qmgate.anl.gov]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 1996 8:30 AM
>To: INTERNET:OldeAlp@aol.com; Scott Christie
>Cc: Alpine subscribers
>Subject: Re: "SB" and "X" designator
>
> Reply to: RE>>"SB" and "X" designators
>
>I have a copy of the Rootes Vehicle Identification Schedule publication
>#6601336 second issue (January 1969) and on page vi it states -
>For many years it was our practice to build into the numerical chassis number
>an indication of model and year of manufacture, e.g. A1300001. A=1950-1959,
>1=Hillman Minx, 3= 1953.
> Whilst this practice is still in use, many changes to the original model
>number coding have taken place. For this reason therefore, it is recommended
>that the first two digits of any chassis number be ignored for the purpose of
>model year of manufacture identification, and that the whole be treated as a
>manufacturing serial number.
> IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THESE DIGITS MAY BE FOUND TWO "ALPHA" GROUPINGS.
>Where two "aplha" groupings appear the first group indicates:-
>B. W. - Borg Warner Automatic Gearbox
>P. O. S. - Power Operated Steering
>E. - Easidrive/Automatic Transmission
>O. D. - Overdrive Trans.
>L. - Low Compression Engine
>H. - High Compression Engine
>M. - Manumatic Trans.
>HP - High Performance
>SB. - Sealed Beam Headlights
>F. E. - FORD Engine.
>I think this information is posted on the web site. If it is not I will send
>in a copy of pages from the Rootes publication. Does anyone have an earlier
>version (First issue November 1966) of this publication? It would be
>interesting to narrow down when they started using the SB code. Tom
>
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>Date: 9/10/96 7:08 PM
>To: T Wiencek
>From: Scott Christie
>So far I have gathered for my Series 3 registry over 20 VIN numbers. Almost
>all
>of them have SB, and the others I'm checking on. One of the cars is
>French-built, and I'm very interested to find out if it has SB too. SB can't
>mean special-bodied in terms of ex-race cars, prototypes, or show cars,
>because
>so far most Series 3s have it. If it doesn't mean sealed beam, then what?
>I've
>thought about this and nothing else comes to mind. Currently Tom Wiencek is
>collecting VIN numbers with SB in them, so let's see if Tom can make any
>conclusions.
>
>Scott Christie
>
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