In a message dated 12/24/2001 10:04:24 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tigerpb@ids.net writes:
> Actually the VIN number is the tag on the LH side of the windshield
> frame. This is the legal ID number for all cars sold in the USA after
> @1972. I always thought it strange that it was attached to a removable
> windshield frame on the TR6.The possibilities for fraud are endless.
True. These appeared on US Triumphs from the 1969 model year on.
>
> The commission number is the CC number attached to the firewall. This
> was the factories ID number used during the build process.
>
Well, no. Maybe you're thinking of the BODY number? The Commission number is
what we in the US call a VIN (vehicle identification number; to call it a VIN
number is redundant, isn't it? But we ALL do that! :-) ) The numbers on the
commission number plate and the tag attached to the windshield post should
match. Of course, it doesn't always work out that way; read about the 1970
GT6+ at the following: <http://www.cwnicholls.com/Triumphs/GT6coll.html>. :-)
--Andy Mace
"There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this
line." -- Oscar Levant
/// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list
/// To unsubscribe send a plain text message to majordomo@autox.team.net
/// with nothing in it but
///
/// unsubscribe triumphs
///
/// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
|