chassey numbers

[tony]

hi everybody on my montego on the vin plate under the bonnet ,there is your vin/chassy number above that there is another number,just below the austin rover logo, whats it for any ideas? cheers tony

[Austin-Rover]

I had not noticed that until you mentioned it. Could it be a batch number or something similar?

[tony]

could it be the engine number,would they put that on the plate?too dark to see now;)

[Austin-Rover]

Its not the engine number. It is too short. I presume its the silver and black plate with the chassis number, paint and trim codes we are talking about here.

Someone on here is bound to know what it is for...

;)

[tony]

yes thats right

[topgear]

very interesting.. i thought that was locatred in between the door pillar on the montego and maestro?!? I notice this, cuz its a ba:censored: tard to spray round when dealing with the sills!!! :eek:

[Austin-Rover]

I also presumed that the plate was located behind the front passenger door on Maestro's & Montegos. Perhaps they are in different positions on Montegos, as Tony says - but i cannot think why...

[topgear]

sheer bloody mindenedness on Rovers part i presume!?! :D

What happens if you spray your car a different colour, so that the paint code differs? Is it ok to leave the original plate on there??

[tony]

this plate is on the rhs inner wing behind the headlight ,are they in the same place on the austin and on the rover

[Simon]

You need a VIN plate attached otherwise your Montego will fail the MoT, whatever the colour is. Officially there shouldn't be a number stamped in the silver space between the Austin Rover logo and the VIN number. So why is there a space?? Good old Austin Rover! Could be the commission number or body number perhaps.

[tony]

we will have to have a look if i get my car to the show,been looking in the haynes book and they said as you do, that the plate should be"on the front body panel or to the left-hand front door pillar,the number is repeated on the right-hand front strut turret".
as i have said no plate on the door pillar ,just a plate on the right hand inner wing,and stamped on the right hand side strut turret,. who knows perhaps it is a "made on friday"car?

[topgear]

perhaps its a cut and shut car!!! :eek:

No, only joking.. that would just be silly.

[Maria]

I think it's another one of those changeable Austin Rover things. The VP has the VIN plate in the engine bay, and the camper has the VIN plate on the door pillar *shrug*

[MGTurbo]

In general there is a change over date for the positioning of Vin plate and numbers. Pre-1989 had a body number plate mounted on the front headlight panel on the nearside,Post-1989 models had this moved to the boot floor. The Vin number stamped into the shell used to be on the centre of the rear bulkhead panel and this moved to the NSF suspension turret sometime around 1986-87. Up until this point the VIN plate itself was mounted on the NSF inner wing panel also. Same applies to both Monty and Maestro.

Gareth

[tony]

must be diffrent fitter diffrent place for the vin plate,so u know who put the car together,my 84/85 has the vin on the turret who knows? perhaps it is a cut and shut .
they must have used two very rusty cars

[BIGLAD]

Originally posted by Simon
You need a VIN plate attached otherwise your Montego will fail the MoT, whatever the colour is. Officially there shouldn't be a number stamped in the silver space between the Austin Rover logo and the VIN number. So why is there a space?? Good old Austin Rover! Could be the commission number or body number perhaps.

You don't need a VIN plate attatched to any vehicle to pass an MOT so long as it is stamped into the body. The MOT testing manual gives the location's of both VIN plates and body stamps to look for. Its an either/or scenario.
Thanks BIGLAD

[Simon]

Yes of course, you are right. A mate's van failed the MoT because there was no VIN number anywhere on the car.

My Maestro is a 1988 car and has the plate attached to the NS inner door pillar as in the later models. Its great, because it covers a big rusty scab! (Well I'm sure the rust was caused by bi-metallic corrosion between aluminium rivets and steel body)