Posted by Carsten Finn Rasmussen on October 10, 2009, 4:37 am
Hello
Any VIN number experts here?
I just bought a 1965 Bonneville i Sweden. There is some trouble with the
VIN number. The bike was never produced!!!
The VIN number is: T120R DU248080. The bike have maching numbers.
According to my records the T120 should range from DU101 to DU90282, and the
1965 model from DU13375 to DU24874.
Its clear thar someone added an extra zero.
If I remove the last zero the number points to production late 1965.
i have a "vehicle Certificat og Title" from the state of Michigan dated
04/26/84 whith the long number stated....
My qouistion is: Could the extra 0 be explained by a rebuild after a crash
between 1965 and 1984? Was that the practice in any stares?
If not: How is it possible to registrate a bike in USA with a wrong VIN
number. Don't you have to show the old registration card, in order to get a
new one?
I don't beleive the bike left England with the long number.
Hope that someone can help solving the mistery ....
Best regards, Carsten
Denmark
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Carsten (3600)
HELD... er noget der indtræffer når grundig forberedelse mødes med en
gunstig lejlighed...
Posted by <gummymonkey on October 10, 2009, 6:18 am
> Hello
> Any VIN number experts here?
> I just bought a 1965 Bonneville i Sweden. There is some trouble with the
> VIN number. The bike was never produced!!!
> The VIN number is: T120R DU248080. The bike have maching numbers.
> According to my records the T120 should range from DU101 to DU90282, and
> the 1965 model from DU13375 to DU24874.
> Its clear thar someone added an extra zero.
> If I remove the last zero the number points to production late 1965.
> i have a "vehicle Certificat og Title" from the state of Michigan dated
> 04/26/84 whith the long number stated....
> My qouistion is: Could the extra 0 be explained by a rebuild after a
> crash between 1965 and 1984? Was that the practice in any stares?
> If not: How is it possible to registrate a bike in USA with a wrong VIN
> number. Don't you have to show the old registration card, in order to get
> a new one?
> I don't beleive the bike left England with the long number.
> Hope that someone can help solving the mistery ....
> Best regards, Carsten
> Denmark
here is a link to the triumph dating page from the owners club. you will
have more success if you ask them... all the best.
http://www.tomcc.org/Dating.aspx
Posted by Carsten Finn Rasmussen on October 10, 2009, 7:10 am
gummymonkey@madeup.com wrote:
> here is a link to the triumph dating page from the owners club. you
> will have more success if you ask them... all the best.
>>
> http://www.tomcc.org/Dating.aspx
Thanks, looks like the right spot. Have made contact :-)
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Carsten (3600)
HELD... er noget der indtræffer når grundig forberedelse mødes med en
gunstig lejlighed...
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> Any VIN number experts here?
> I just bought a 1965 Bonneville i Sweden. There is some trouble with the
> VIN number. The bike was never produced!!!
> The VIN number is: T120R DU248080. The bike have maching numbers.
> According to my records the T120 should range from DU101 to DU90282, and
> the 1965 model from DU13375 to DU24874.
> Its clear thar someone added an extra zero.
> If I remove the last zero the number points to production late 1965.
> i have a "vehicle Certificat og Title" from the state of Michigan dated
> 04/26/84 whith the long number stated....
> My qouistion is: Could the extra 0 be explained by a rebuild after a
> crash between 1965 and 1984? Was that the practice in any stares?
> If not: How is it possible to registrate a bike in USA with a wrong VIN
> number. Don't you have to show the old registration card, in order to get
> a new one?
> I don't beleive the bike left England with the long number.
> Hope that someone can help solving the mistery ....
> Best regards, Carsten
> Denmark