Vin number

[JJ flash]

Hi I have been looking at a kit car and the vin number is only 6 digits long but it is on the v5 and on a Pop riveted aluminium plate under the bonnet, is this ok. Cheers Pete

[texaxile]

Documented build history, HPI check, MOT history should tell you all you need to know.

Check with the insurers first, they might not underwrite you if you're young and it's a kit car, or at least they'll ask for an engineers report. I think, but I might well be wrong.

[JJ flash]

Thanks for that, I'm certainly not young, there is no build history,and only two MOT's that I can see, i think it's probably well built. It's just the short vin number that conserns me, I did hpi it and that is the only thing it flagged up. Cheers Pete

[Pica-Pica]

Just VIN will do, not VIN number.

[anonymous-user]

Surely if it exists on the car and it matches the v5 then there isn't a problem?

[JJ flash]

keirik said:

Surely if it exists on the car and it matches the v5 then there isn't a problem?

Thought all vins were supposed to be 11 or 17 digits

[anonymous-user]

Pretty sure when I built my Tiger the number was just made up, and I stamped it into the chassis with a set of letter punches from Ebay. It wasn't an "official" number or anything but IIRC it was just another thing required for the SVA test.

[JJ flash]

This hasn't been through an sva it's a jeep with 77 Cortina. Running gear

[Steve_D]

What is the make and model on the V5?
If it says Jeep or Cortina then you have problems.

If it says the name of the kit such a 'Jago Geep' then you are in the clear as that vin is how it was registered.

Steve

[JJ flash]

Hi Steve Thanks for the info, the make is eagle RV, no model, body type sports, historic vehicle. Dont know if there's much left of original vehicle tho, running gear maybe, engine been changed I think, can't find engine no. Cheers Pete

[anonymous-user]

What I would do is ring the DVLA and ask them, as despite the bad rap they get they've always been very helpful in my personal experience even through the process of getting my Tiger road legal, and also when I looked at a possible MX5 purchase but it was flagged on the HPI as having had another V5 issued.

[JJ flash]

Already rung to ask about vin they didn't seem interested, told me to check it out elsewhere. I've tried to check it out but drawn a blank. Thanks Pete

[Steve_D]

Eagle RV will do fine. You have IMO all you need.

Steve

[JJ flash]

Thanks Steve. Might just make him an offer then. Cheers Pete 👍

[LLantrisant]

the 17digit VIN´s have been established at 1981...but i´m not sure if UK has established this rule / law immediately


this said....you will find lots of end 80ies westfield seven with a vin like this 88WSE231

or older kitcars which might have only a 5 or 6 digit vin

[tiger spain]

hi All
ive got a tiger kit car and im trying to find the chasis number ?
any one know where to look for it ? i cant find it.
ive exported it to spain and im trying to get the number plates changed over to spanish plates
but i cant find the chasis number ,anyone know ?
many thanks

[V8covin]

tiger spain said:

hi All
ive got a tiger kit car and im trying to find the chasis number ?
any one know where to look for it ? i cant find it.
ive exported it to spain and im trying to get the number plates changed over to spanish plates
but i cant find the chasis number ,anyone know ?
many thanks

You could ask Tiger where they stamp it

[Steve_D]

For IVA it needs to be stamped into the chassis at the front and offside (UK). It should also have a VIN plate normally made of aluminium and riveted to somewhere like the bulkhead.
However, we don't know how old the car is so none of this may be valid. Earlier cars also had much shorter numbers 6-8 digits.

I would expect to find the stamping on the upper front cross member or the top of the offside upper chassis side rail.
It will also be quite faint because if you try and get a good bold stamp you end up distorting the tube (Ask me how I know). When I do a VIN stamping I do a separate steel strip which I then continuous weld onto the chassis. Also you can make a mistake in the stamping without wrecking the chassis.

Steve