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  • Cosmic88
    Low Range
    • Feb 2009
    • 78

    VIN # plate... dumb question...

    On a '67 IIA... where should the VIN # plate be? I can't find it on my new (to me) LR.
    -Cosmo-
    '66 IIA 88" - Stock-ish Trail Rider

    '95 Disco R380 5 spd DD
    ARB winch bull bar
    Warn 8k
    Gulf States Grill
    OME HD 2" lift
    home made limb risers
    LR rack with too many Hellas
    on-and-on-and....
  • LaneRover
    Overdrive
    • Oct 2006
    • 1743

    #2
    On the bulkhead (firewall) below the instruments in the middle of the dash. Or just in front of the gear lever.

    There should be 2 plates there. The VIN plate and also a plate that gives instructions on the 4WD gear levers.

    Brent
    1958 107 SW - Sold to a better home
    1965 109 SW - nearly running well
    1966 88 SW - running but needing attention
    1969 109 P-UP

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=64cfe23aa2

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    • Cosmic88
      Low Range
      • Feb 2009
      • 78

      #3
      is this where it should be?



      Note the lack of anything under the instrument except black paint and some drill holes...
      -Cosmo-
      '66 IIA 88" - Stock-ish Trail Rider

      '95 Disco R380 5 spd DD
      ARB winch bull bar
      Warn 8k
      Gulf States Grill
      OME HD 2" lift
      home made limb risers
      LR rack with too many Hellas
      on-and-on-and....

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      • Leslie
        5th Gear
        • Oct 2006
        • 613

        #4
        The SIIa on this page doesn't show it, but if you scroll down to the SIII dash, you can see the number plate just forward of the transfer case levers: http://www.roversnorth.com/store/c-107-dashboard.aspx
        -L

        '72 SIII SW 88"
        '60 SII 88" RHD

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        • Leslie
          5th Gear
          • Oct 2006
          • 613

          #5
          Some pics and drawings here: http://www.eastcoastrover.com/INFOSeriesIIA.html
          -L

          '72 SIII SW 88"
          '60 SII 88" RHD

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          • Cosmic88
            Low Range
            • Feb 2009
            • 78

            #6
            unfortunately no plates in place on that bulkhead. Any suggestions on how to discover the vin # / history? Possibly from engine block # or frame serial #??? Otherwise I am going to have a tough time titling. title has been MIA for about 6 yrs (previous owner also MIA) and now it seems I have no way of performing a VIN search with Car Fax...
            -Cosmo-
            '66 IIA 88" - Stock-ish Trail Rider

            '95 Disco R380 5 spd DD
            ARB winch bull bar
            Warn 8k
            Gulf States Grill
            OME HD 2" lift
            home made limb risers
            LR rack with too many Hellas
            on-and-on-and....

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            • Leslie
              5th Gear
              • Oct 2006
              • 613

              #7
              The number on that plate would be the same number that's on the outside of the chassis' front horn. On the vehicle's right side, look in past the front tire.

              A '67 Rover won't have a VIN, it'll have a chassis number : http://www.lrfaq.org/Series/FAQ.S.Ch...bers.type.html
              -L

              '72 SIII SW 88"
              '60 SII 88" RHD

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              • Bostonian1976
                5th Gear
                • Nov 2006
                • 750

                #8
                Cosmic it looks like you have great Rover there. Can you post pictures?

                Unfortunately sometimes people sell VINs off of these Rovers for use in other vehicles. Hopefully this didn't happen to yours...
                '67 sort of station wagon (limestone), '65 gray hardtop, '63 blue Station Wagon, '64 limestone station wagon in pieces

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                • scott
                  Overdrive
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 1226

                  #9
                  eng # stamped on a smooth flat surface just below the head, at the front on the driver's side (LHD) running vertical
                  '64 Series IIA 88 Canvas Tilt
                  '68 Series IIA RHD Ambulance
                  '76 Spitfire 1500
                  '07 LR3 (Series Recovery Vehicle)

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                  • JSBriggs
                    1st Gear
                    • Dec 2006
                    • 111

                    #10
                    On my bugeye ('68) it is on the far right inside the shelf area. You can see the see it in this pic.

                    -Jeff

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                    • greenmeanie
                      Overdrive
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 1358

                      #11
                      Parcel shelf location on my 67 NADA 109 and 71 NADA 88. The 88 also has a plate in the driver's door jamb.

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                      • Leslie
                        5th Gear
                        • Oct 2006
                        • 613

                        #12
                        Originally posted by greenmeanie
                        Parcel shelf location on my 67 NADA 109 and 71 NADA 88. The 88 also has a plate in the driver's door jamb.

                        My '72 NADA 88 has the door-jamb one, but I've not seen 'em on anything that wasn't a NADA SIII. Your '71 is right at.... The '60 doesn't have such, and I've not seen any on vehicles from the '60's vintage.....



                        AFAIK, the engine no. doesn't have a relation w/ the vehicle's chassis no.
                        -L

                        '72 SIII SW 88"
                        '60 SII 88" RHD

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                        • Leslie
                          5th Gear
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 613

                          #13
                          Oh, on the parcel-shelf location: again, AFAIK, that's the 'alternate' location when the additional heating would be mounted that would block the location in front of the transfer-case lever. Maybe not 'official', but it's what it's seemed like to me.
                          -L

                          '72 SIII SW 88"
                          '60 SII 88" RHD

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                          • Cosmic88
                            Low Range
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 78

                            #14
                            Originally posted by JSBriggs
                            On my bugeye ('68) it is on the far right inside the shelf area. You can see the see it in this pic.

                            -Jeff
                            Good Idea...I'll have to remove the "custom" stereo speakers mounted over the heater tubes and check for the plate. as far as pics... here is a link to check it out. lots of work ahead of me...

                            Here is the Cosmic 88 when I got her.... A little water, soap and wax and she'll be good as new...plus a few years of my life, too much cash and some blood, sweat and tears.


                            So many mysteries with this LR, I now think it may be a '66 but will have to get that serial number (VIN) to find out for sure.
                            -Cosmo-
                            '66 IIA 88" - Stock-ish Trail Rider

                            '95 Disco R380 5 spd DD
                            ARB winch bull bar
                            Warn 8k
                            Gulf States Grill
                            OME HD 2" lift
                            home made limb risers
                            LR rack with too many Hellas
                            on-and-on-and....

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                            • 109 Pretender
                              1st Gear
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 110

                              #15
                              My 67 109 NADA has it riveted in it's orig. location. It is in the 'glove box' area - top right corner. Seems like most 88's I've seen had it located on the center area of the lower section of the bulkhead. My 109 also came w/the factory heat duct that goes across this area though.

                              Good luck!

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