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 Appendix B Vehicle Identification Number

Make
Model
Stamped Chassis / VIN Position
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Sud 1.3, 1.5. 1.5 Sprint
Front of forward bulkhead just to offside of centre
Arna, GTV6 2L and 2.5L, Giulietta 1.6, 1.8. Alfa 6, Alfetta 2000 and GTVSE
Offside bulkhead
33
Middle bulkhead
75, 90
Offside boot floor pan, close to boot edge
Aston Martin
All models
Offside chassis under wheel arch
Audi
All models
Centre bulkhead
Austin
Mini, Metro,
Drain channel engine compartment
Maestro,
Beside offside suspension top
Centre engine comp drain channel
Tailgate drain channel
Montego,
Next to suspension top
Ital,
Offside inner wing
Ambassador,
Offside bulkhead stamped through a piece of plastic tape
BMW
Series 3 and 333,
Engine bay bulkhead 
Series 5,
Front offside inner wing 
Series 7 and 635
Offside or centre bulkhead
Bristol
All models
Nearside chassis leg 
Caterham / Lotus
-
Offside space frame engine support strut by clutch cable
Citroen
Z CV 
Stamped on floor drivers side
Visa VA, VB, AX, EX, 
Offside inner wing or gutter
CX Series, GS Series
Engine Comp offside wheel arch - bonnet/water drain channel
Dacia
All Models
Offside suspension leg
Daihatsu
Dominol, Charade Charmant
Centre or offside bulkhead
Four Track
Nearside chassis behind front tyre
Daimier
All Models
Bonnet catch channel
Detomaso
All Models
Bulkhead or nearside inner wing
Ferrari
328 Mondial, Testarossa, 412
On lug on top of steering column
On lug offside engine bay strut
512 BB (V12)
Engine comp above silencer
Top of steering column, seen through windscreen 
400GT and Auto
Front of engine. Also stamped into top of steering column, can be seen through windscreen
Fiat
126
Front offside of luggage compartment
Regata, Argenta, Chroma, Panda, Uno, Strada
Offside suspension top
127, 131 Mirafiori
Offside inner wing
X19
Offside bulkhead
Ford Transit
-
Bonnet locking platform offside corner strut or offside doorstep riser
Ford
All Models
On floor by drivers seats
FSO
Polenez 1300, 1500 Estate and Pick Up
Offside bulkhead
Polenez 1.5 Hatchback
Rear of front offside inner wing
Honda
Civic, Accord, Integra, Prelude, Quintett
Bulkhead offside centre
Ballade, Legend 2.7l
Bulkhead centre
Hyundia
Pony, Stellar
Bulkhead offside
Isuzu
Piazza
Offside bulkhead
Trooper
Offside rear chassis lug
Jaguar / Daimier
XJ6 Series 111
Bulkhead centre Top of offside inner wing
XJ6 (New Model)
Offside front wheel arch
XJS
Bulkhead centre
Jensen
Intercepter
Cross member front of vehicle 
Lada
Riva
Nearside bulkhead 
Niva
Offside bulkhead behind the wiper motor
Lamborghini
Jalpa
Top of rear offside suspension turret 
Countach, Sillouette, Urraco,
Bar in engine compartment. which runs parallel to screen
Lancia
Y10
Offside engine comp bulkhead
HPE Estate
Back of forward bulkhead offside
Prisma, Delta
On top of offside MacPherson strut
Gamma, Thema
Offside inner wing
Land Rover
All Models
Front offside chassis member viewed through front wheel arch
Lotus
Eclat
Offside chassis member in engine comp 
Esprit
Engine comp (rear). centre rear chassis member. Under 6" rubber grommet
Maserati
All Models
Both front inner wings
Mazda
323, 626, 929, RX7,
Bulkhead offside
B2000
Front offside chassis leg
Mercedes Benz
All Models
On bonnet catch panel towards offside. centre of bulkhead or on angle of bulkhead offside
MG
Metro
Drain channel at rear of engine comp
Maestro
Beside offside suspension top
Centre of engine comp drain channel
Tailgate drain channel 
Montego
Next to suspension top
Mitsubishi
Starion, Spacewagon, Lancer (1976 - 1983) Tredia, Cordia,Sapporo, Sigma
Centre of bulkhead
Lancer (May 1984 - ), Gallant
Bulkhead inside engine compartment
Shogun
Chassis leg near rear offside shock absorber
Morgan
All Models
Cross member under orjust to the rear of drivers seat
Nissan
All Models
Bulkhead centre or offside
Opel
All Models
Under carpet flap between drivers door and sill
Panther
Kalista
Front offside chassis side by reinforcement plate
Peugeot
205, 405,
Bulkhead offside
305, 309, 506, 604, 505
Offside inner wing
Porsche
924, 
Earlier models, top of front offside suspension housing. Later models: inner bulkhead on offside
928, 
Front offside inner wing guttering
944, 
Offside of bulkhead
911
Front boot compartment on floor behind spare wheel
Reliant
SS1
On chassis covered by tape just below alternator
Renault
5, 9, 11, 21, 25, GTA
Offside suspension top in the form of a series of dots
18 GTS, TS, GTL, 20GTD
Offside innel wing suspension housing 
Espace
No stamped in number
Rolls Royce
All Models
Front offside inner wing
Rover
200
Early: right side of boot front drain channel
Later: top of rear engine bulkhead
2000, 2300, 2600, 3500,
Offside top of bulkhead may be stamped through dynotape
800
Top centre of rear engine bulkhead
Saab
90
Offside of rear cross beam
900
Offside of rear cross beam (older models: under rear nearside seat) 
9000
On vertical plate edge inside the right rear light
Seat
Ibiza - Malaga
Offside strut turret 
Marbella - Terra Van
Offside suspension top of turret
Skoda
All Models
Bulkhead in luggage compartment adjacent to chassis plate
Subaru
All Models
Offside of bulkhead
Suzuki
Swift
Centre of bulkhead 
L180 Qf
Front of offside longitudinal chassis member forward of the front offside wheel
ST80V (Van), ST080K (Pick-up)
In cab on offside wheelarch under the drivers seat
Talbot
Alpine, Samba, Horizon
Offside inner wing near bulkhead or over wheelarch
Toyota
Starlet, Corrola, MR2, Camry, Tercel, Carina, Celica, Supra, 
On bulkhead
Spacecruiser, Hilux Pick Up Landcruiser
Offside chassis in front wheelarch
Triumph
Acclaim
Througl? plastic tape covering on.centretop-ofbulkhead
TVR
Tasmin
Offside radiator support strut
Tairman
Offside of engine compartment to front
280, 350i S (formerly Tasmin)
On metal plate to top of tubular chassis (below alternator)
Vauxhall
All Models
Under carpet flap between drivers door and sill
Volkswagen
Polo, Passat, Santana 
Centre of bulkhead 
Golf MK 1
Top of offside suspension housing 
Golf 2, Jetta2, Scirocco
Bulkhead offside 
Jetta 1
Top of offside suspension housing
Volvo
340, 360, 480ES,
Bulkhead
244, 240, 264, 265
Offside drivers door pillar (Estate: offside panel on inside of storage compartment)
740,760
Offside drivers door pillar B post
Yugo
511, 311, 45A, 55A
Offside suspension strut 
Caribean 1100, 1300
Centre offside inner wing