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[gad05]

Hi all,Looking for information on my lj,vin no. 8869ddh304264j .
Cheers Graham

[Bazza]

Hi Graham

 

 

That one appears on the VIN disc as an S Model, 4 door, 6 cylinder. It was completed in Brisbane on 24/1/74 and sold by Tweed Motors P/L - Tweed Heads during Feb '74.

There is no engine number listed, but the original was a 2850cc type and the number would have been in the CD44xxxx to CD46xxxx range. The car was fitted with an auto transmission, disc brake front end and a 2.78:1 conventional differential.

 

 

Cheers

 

Bazza

[gad05]

Thanks Bazza,
Great to know the history of these cars.
Cheers Graham.

[gad05]

Another lj for you Bazza, vin no. 8b11dcl230538j.
Thanks Graham.

[Bazza]

Hi Graham

 

That would be an S Model 2 door completed in Adelaide on St Valentines day in 1973. The original engine number was CD286485. It left the factory with a 2850 engine, auto transmission, disc brake front end and a 2.78:1 conventional differential. It was sold by Bayside Motors, Frankston Vic the same month.

 

Cheers

 

Bazza

Edited by Bazza, 15 August 2013 - 10:19 PM.

[torana?]

can anyone tell me  what the original engine size was for mine? 82311CH207978

thanks

[S pack]

can anyone tell me  what the original engine size was for mine? 82311CH207978

thanks

173 engine (no engine number recorded), M40 Trimatic, disc front brakes, 2.78:1 conventional differential.

[gad05]

Thanks again Bazza.
Cheers Graham.

[S pack]

Hi and welcome Sheridan

 

Model No. LC82569   SL 4dr 6cyl

Body No. 449A =  449th  4dr body,  A = Adelaide assembly plant.

Trim No. 1275-42R   1275 is the paint combination number (two tone, see colours below) and 42R  Baroque Red vinyl

Paint No. 567-11206   Monaco Maroon

Top (roof) 568-11401  Kashmir White

[Bazza]

Hi John

 

The number that you have quoted is the "Chassis Number" not the "Body Number" but regardless of this, neither is any use in establishing the identity of the car in question. The missing VIN tag is the usual first step method of identification. From the number given it can be said that the car was probably completed in Brisbane around the third week of August '70.

 

If the car is a 2 door, 6 cylinder vehicle and it is not an 82911 model (ie GTR or GTR/XU-1) then it can only be an 82311 ("S" model). The Chassis Number LC14285B is only 1 off a known XU-1. This is a good sign but by no means definitive. There are distinctive features that can identify whether a 2 door 6 cylinder is an 82311 or an 82911 model but a close examination of the vehicle would be needed.

 

Cheers

 

Bazza

 

 

[S pack]

The tags are as follows;
8B11DCL250222J   8B11= GMH LJ 2dr Torana S, D =173ci (2850cc) High Comp engine, C = Model year 1973,  L2= Adelaide assembly plant 250222 = Production sequence number, J = LJ.

08/73 BLJ28114A =  Compliance Date and Adelaide Chassis Number on Compliance Plate

Model, LJ82311 = LJ 2dr Torana S.

Body; 85341-A = Adelaide Body number

Trim; 1864-59E = 1864 = GMH Paint combination number  (Covert Metallic), 59E = Chestnut Vinyl

Paint; 567-15331 = Covert Metallic

Eng; LD1 = 173ci High Compression engine

Rraxel; G95 = 3.36:1 ratio differential
There's nothing after trans = M15 3 spd column shift manual (standard transmission for model)

Stamped on car is BLJ28114A. Matches chassis number on Compliance plate.

Edited by S pack, 08 December 2013 - 08:00 PM.

[N/A-PWR]

Hello All,

Just got a LC 4 Door off of Craig, and wondering if the only TAG matches the Chassis number:-

 

Just wondering if this:-

VIN - 82369CL6 6894

 

matches this Chassis number:-

Body# - LC04141A

 

I bought the VIN disc on eBay, and all the VIN info, is the same example, so that is a scam.

I had a bit of a search on Google, and all I  can see, is that the VIN is a LC 'S' 4 door 202motor.

Any help is appreciated. Dave I

[Bazza]

Hi

 

Can you clarify the VIN please. There should be 6 digits after the L

 

Cheers

 

Bazza

[N/A-PWR]

Sorry Bazza,

I thought that was a space 2 digits after the L, it is almost flattened out there and with a pen or pencil rub on paper reveals nothing, but with the light reflecting here and there, I can see an 0 or a part of an 8, but that is not clear :-

 

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Thanking-you for looking. Dave I

Maybe it is a 7

[Bazza]

Hi Dave

 

The Chassis Number fits squarely in mid - November 1969. This being the case there would be no ADR tag on the firewall.

 

In my opinion the car is L626894 which is a Perth built 4 Door S Model. It was completed on 15 Nov 1969 and sold by WA dealer 838 (unknown) during Dec '69. It left the factory with a 2250 cc (138 ci) 6 cylinder, 3 speed manual transmission, drum brakes all round and a 3.08:1 conventional diff.

 

It appears on page 802 of the VIN master listing.

 

Cheers

 

Bazza

[N/A-PWR]

Thank-you very much Bazza,

the top right of the '2' is what I thought was part of an '8', so you are spot-on me thinks. Dave I

[N/A-PWR]

Does any info say what colour it was, I should look up the '69' colour chart of colours - it looks like Backwash green at present.

 

Just checked, if the same colour was used, it must be 'Verdoro Green'

Edited by TORYPOWER, 02 February 2014 - 03:49 PM.

[Bazza]

Hi

 

No further info appears on the disc. There were a number of 'green' colours available for the 1969 range.

 

Cheers

 

Bazza