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Deciphering Vin Tag

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fonz

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i FOUND THIS "TAG", OR WHATS LEFT OF IT IN A BOX IN THE CAR, can anyone "Decipher it ? and would this help me in quest of a title ??
"Stamped into the tag, a Large B 9115809 (the 8 may be a 3) , then I think a( r) r x SB. in the top right a 52. everything else are specs and it is way too "corroded" to read. Thank you .
this" tag" Must be from the parts car that got crushed (series 2) the one I'm "saving" is series 3.
 
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husky drvr

husky drvr

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fonz said:
i FOUND THIS "TAG", OR WHATS LEFT OF IT IN A BOX IN THE CAR, can anyone "Decipher it ? and would this help me in quest of a title ??
"Stamped into the tag, a Large B 9115809 (the 8 may be a 3) , then I think a( r) r x SB. in the top right a 52. everything else are specs and it is way too "corroded" to read. Thank you .
this" tag" Must be from the parts car that got crushed (series 2) the one I'm "saving" is series 3.
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B 9115809

B > 1960 and later

91 > series II

15809 > sequence of VIN (fairly late s II) apparent build date is week of 5-21-62

RRX > 1st R > R.H.D. export
........ > 2nd R > Roadster
........ > X > Non-standard

S.B. > sealed beam

52 > paint code > Lake Blue (Smoky mid Blue)
 
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alpine_64

alpine_64

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I would put money its actaully LRX. SI and a large number if SII have the vin stamped on the ledge inside the engine bay.
 
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fonz

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Nothing "stamped" on the cowl under the hood. if there ever was, it's long since rusted away. no engine, no trans, NO TAGS at all, no Dash, no interior , no hood, no deck lid , no "covers" (sides or rear) for conv top fold down ( I understand they didn't come with a conv top, so Why would they have made a 3 piece panel to fold down "over" the top ???) no windshield or frame.
 
alpine_64

alpine_64

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fonz said:
Nothing "stamped" on the cowl under the hood. if there ever was, it's long since rusted away. no engine, no trans, NO TAGS at all, no Dash, no interior , no hood, no deck lid , no "covers" (sides or rear) for conv top fold down ( I understand they didn't come with a conv top, so Why would they have made a 3 piece panel to fold down "over" the top ???) no windshield or frame.
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A B91 serial is a SII...so if you have a S3 its not from your car.

The S3GT had no soft top. It also did not have the folding metal covers. It had ply panels clad in vynil to create a rear seat area these were mounted to metal stays that secure between the rear parcel shelf and the rear scuttle.

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Of course all the info above relies on the person reading it carefully to conpare what they have.
 
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fonz

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I see, the metal covers I Have came off the 62 that got scrapped. love that interior
 
alpine_64

alpine_64

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fonz said:
I see, the metal covers I Have came off the 62 that got scrapped. love that interior
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The Si/II covers (which also have detail difference from each other) dont work on the s3 onwards.

You can convet a GT to softop using s3-V metal boxes... Or find a donor SV setup which is much more practical to use.

You can also keep the rear seat and add a soft top per the UK alpine guide instructions
 
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