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Date : Tue, 7 Nov 1995
To : alpines(at)autox.team.net
From : nyclewit(at)nyhp03.serigate.philips.nl (Bert Clewits)
Subject: The British fleet
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Dear all
About the query of the chassis numbers here is some more ...
For Imps there are two versions:
pre 1970:
example: B 301 0 01250 H CO
B: mean Imp range
301: model here Sunbeam Stiletto series 1
0: factory buid (0) completely knocked down (9)
01250: serial numbers they start with: 00100
H: Home market L= export
CO: service code
Post 1970
example: L G 302 000100 B S A H
L:factory here Linwood (Schotland)
G: model year code G='71, H='72, 3='73, 4='74, 5='75 6='76
302: model code here Sunbeam Stiletto series 2
000100 : serial number first car of the line = 000100
B: engine (A) 875cc low compression (B) 875cc high compression
S: standard gearbox
A: options A:none,B:servo,C:servo&radio,D:servo&HDsuspension,E:D&radio,
F:radio,G:F&HDsuspension,H:HDsuspension
H: home RHD E: export RHD X: export LHD
completely knocked down: CKD are the cars which were build up from parts in assembly
factories outside GB.
I presume this counts more or less for the Alpines as well
Bert Clewits
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