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[Bazza]

Hi Pugsley

Welcome to the forum.

The numbers that you have given accord with each other datewise so it is more than likely that the tags all came from the GTR that you have described. Only an inspection of the vehicle by a person familair with the identifiers of a GTR can categorically say whether the car is genuine. It goes without saying that a GTR or XU-1 can be 'manufactured' by attaching genuine tags to a base model. Someone from a nearby Torana club may be able to assist.

Cheers

Bazza

Edited by Bazza, 19 July 2010 - 02:32 PM.

[Bazza]

Hi gtfella

The VIN would be 8D11LCL219436. It comes up as an LJ GTR completed in Adelaide on 27/10/72 and sold by dealer 286 (GMH Internal) during 10/72. The original engine number was JL23597. The colour is The Lone O'ranger with black vinyl interior.

All numbers are consistent datewise.

Cheers

Bazza

[bullitA9X]

Hi Every one.
Can someone please tell me what these numvers belong to.
What should rhis car be.
82911CH178376
Thanks John

lc gtr built 23/11/70 sold 1/71 by dealer 624 no engine number listed

[Bazza]

Hi John

That VIN relates to a GTR completed Brisbane 23/11/70 and sold by Boyded P/L of Rockdale NSW during Jan '71. There is no engine number recorded.

Do you have any other tag details?

Cheers

Bazza

[Bazza]

vin no 82369ch214634 model no lc 82369a body no 28525b trim no 181840f paint no 56813131 7/71 lc any help would be great thanks

Hi Roddo

Welcome to the GMH-Torana forum.

The VIN relates to a 4 door S model completed in Brisbane on 1/11/71. It was sold by J N Caldwell P/L of Crows Nest NSW during Nov '71. The car was fitted with a 2850 cc (173 cid) but the engine number is not listed. It left the factory with a Trimatic auto, disc brake front end and a 2.78:1 ratio diff. It was Brooklands Blue with black interior.

Do you have the Chassis Number?

Cheers

Bazza

[yel327]

You'll be able to find the PSN in the records and then reconstruct the VIN. Plus work out the ENG, TRANS, RRAXLE codes and the BODY number for the BODY plate. But the paint and trim lines cannot be worked out except by what evidence is on the car. The PSN will give you what the car was originally too, ie S, GTR, XU-1 etc. I wouldn't bother renewing tags, you have the important one. Just knowing what the others said will be good enough, although it will always be de-valued because of the missing tags.

[yel327]

I just looked it up. At first glance I'd say it was H296444 (so VIN should be from memory 8D11LDH296444 (someone please correct if wrong!)). This was a GTR completed on 18/10/73, and sold in 11/73 by dealer 054. BETSBAC code is 76203C0, which is GTR,202,M20,manual steer,discs,3.08,no A/C. If I were you i'd check all other Brisbane PSN's from 9/73 area to 11/73 area that end in 444 that are coupes just to be sure, but this could be your car! Damn. I just found H297444 which is the same build configuration completed on 26/10/73 so that could be it too. This was sold by dealer 630 in 4/74. Those appear to be the only possibilities. See if you can find out any info like when it was first registered and where, or old rego papers with dates close to those selling dates. Also, if you can find an original engine number. One of those two above has an engine number recorded, the other doesn't. Good luck!

Edited by yel327, 14 September 2010 - 08:46 PM.

[Bazza]

Hi

Working forwards and backwards from 2 known data points - my bet is on H296444

Cheers

Bazza

[Bazza]

Wouldn't those numbers on the back of the ADR tag make up part of the body number on the trim tag...not the vin?

Hi Nitter

Good question. Normally in the case of Brisbane built cars that would be true, but from mid-May '73 Brisbane cars got their Body Number from the 6 numerical characters of the PSN (the last part of the VIN). Prior to that, Brisbane Body Numbers were from an unrelated sequence and had 5 characters.

Cheers

Bazza