Date of manufacture from VIN number

marinababe · Post by **marinababe** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:54 pm

Hello all. My log book only shows the vehicle date of registration (March '73') which is only a few weeks over the no-road-tax classic car status however DVLA have advised me that if I can prove that the date of manufacture was in fact before Jan 1 '73 then they would reimburse my road tax! Can anyone help with manufacture data? Thanks for your help!

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:03 am

If you can supply your chassis number, the owners club have a list of the last chassis to be manufactured that is tax free so should be able to help.

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marinababe · Post by **marinababe** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:39 pm

Hi there,

Thanks so much for your helpful reply. I will do as you said and get in touch with the club regarding the chassis number (and also to join!). I'll post the outcome to the forum whatever happens.

Cheers...

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:09 am

good luck and welcome to the forum/club, hope it's tax free for you theres not much more satisfying than getting free road rent on a car

other than just driving a Marina

will you be at peterborough at the weekend for the bmc /bl show

marinababe · Post by **marinababe** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:14 am

Hello all,

I've still had no luck with this - I did contact the Marina Club (one of the email addresses on the website) several times but after initial contact have not heard anything. My road tax is now almost up once again... Does anyone have a contact name or email address at the club who may be able to help me find the date of manufacture?

Thanks again for everyones help.
Cheers,
Caroline.

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:46 am

Hi Caroline, dont know if i can help but pm me your vin number and i'll compare it with ours, might give you and idea,
all the best
eamonn

tathoarder · Post by **tathoarder** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:20 pm

Hi Caroline

The way to find out is to write to Gaydon Heritage Centre - http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/contact-us/

They have all the British leyland records and will be able to tell based on your vin number when your car rolled off the construction line, I think there is a fee of ten quid, but you get a shiny certificate to show the DVLA. As a matter of interest my coupe was also registered in March 1973, but it was built in November 1972, so I recon you could be lucky!

Cheers

Ian

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:17 pm

I'd suggest that you may be surprised by the level of information held by Heritage Motor Centre. We were told that all the old Marina/Ital records were thrown out by BL and so never got to HMC.

Has anyone had any success with them?

tathoarder · Post by **tathoarder** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:40 pm

Yes, I have a certificate from them confirming my marinas build date.

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:19 pm

this info is on the site so if your chassis number is lower than these you could be in luck

Series chassis prefix First chassis number in 1973

Marina 1.3 four door saloon M-A4S9 (-S) 217013

Marina 1.3 two door coupe M-A2S9 (-S) 223002-M

Marina 1.8 & 1.8 TC four door M-H4S9 (-S) (-T) 217017-M

Marina 1.8 & 1.8 TC two door M-H2S9 (-S) (-T) 223001-M

Marina 1.8 estate M-H5W9 (-S) 5399-M

Number 63 · Post by **Number 63** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:47 pm

I wrote to the heritage centre as I wanted a certificate and they told me they had little or no records of Marinas.. :? Might be only certain build years..?

MARINAMAN480 · Post by **MARINAMAN480** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:04 am

i got a heritage certificate for my mk3 saloon a few years ago now, if i heard correctly a few years back they had a fire in the archeive dept and some records were destroyed

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