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husky drvr

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I finally cleaned the engine compartment and found the engines VIN. It is certainly not the original engine with a vin of B3009155 ( appears to have been restamped also ). I believe that means its a series V engine in a series I. Good thing I found out before I ordered parts.

A sV engine VIN would start with "B395" not "B300".

I think your engine is from a Rapier III and would be a 1494 c.c. engine

Model = Sunbeam Rapier Series 111
Start # = B3000001
Production dates = September 1959 to April 1961

Hope this helps
 

alpine_64

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The VIN for a series I and early SII will be stamped on a ledge on the engine bay and on a spec plate on the scuttle
 

beamdream

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Interesting that the first post states B9000627 as VIN number and now the RAS is 0001091.

I know there's not a lot of correlation between the two numbers when it comes to production dates, seems AS bodies were picked at random for assembly.
 
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