Vehicle Identification
Example Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
A: chassis number B: suffix
C: engine number E: engine type
D: body colour code
Sunbeam Alpine 1959 to 1968 |
Series I - 1494 cc
B9000001 to 9011904
October 1959 to October 1960
Series II - 1592 cc
B9100001 to 9110056
October 1960 to March 1963
Series III - 1592 cc
B9200001 to 9205863
March 1963 to January 1964
Series IV - 1592 cc
B9400001 to 94104470
September 1964 to September 1965
Series V - 1725 cc
B395000001 to 395019122
September 1965 to January 1968
Sunbeam Rapier 1955 to 1965 |
Series I – 1390 cc Cast Iron head
A3600001
October 1955
Series II – 1494 cc Cast Iron head
A3800001
February 1958
Series III
B3000001 (Early) – 1494 cc Aluminium head
B3010001 (Late) – 1592 cc
September 1959
Series IIIA – 1592 cc
B3050001 (Early)
B3060001 (Late)
1961 to 1963
Series IIIB – 1592 cc
B1100001
1963
Series IV – 1592 cc
B3300001 Built Up
B3350031 CKD*
1963 to 1965
Series IVA – 1592 cc and all synchro gearbox
B33100001 Built Up
B33600001 CKD*
Series V – 1725 cc and all synchro gearbox
B325000001 Built Up
B325900001 CKD*
1965 to 1967
*CKD: Complete Knock Down, cars exported in kit form
|
Sunbeam Tiger and Alpine 260 (1964 to 1967) |
Mk I – 4.2 litre (260 cu)
B9470001 to 9473762
June 1964 to August 1965
Mk IA – 4.2 litre (260 cu)
B382000001 to 382002706
August 1965 to December 1966
Mk II – 4.7 litre (289 cu)
B382100100 to 382100634
December 1966 to June 1967
Suffix letters:GT: Grand Tourer ST: Standard (soft-top) OD: Overdrive FE: Ford Engine (Tiger) BW: Borg Warner Automatic L: Low Compression H: Home Market (UK) W,R: RHD Export X,L: LHD Export R: Roadster O: Standard JAL: Jenson Alpine Limited SAL: Sunbeam Alpine |
