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Thread: Chassis Number

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    Chassis Number

    Hello eveyone. Is it possible to determine the actual year of manufacture from a chassis number? Mine is PP1-1013138. Date of first registration is 1992 but it would be interesting to know if the car was brought in new or "preloved".

    Alan

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    Speaking from memory of a website showing Beat sales on a month by month basis which I found a good few years ago. Around 22000 (approx 2/3rds of total production) were sold in 1991 in the months immediately after launch. Assuming chassis numbers start at PP1-1000001 yours would have been built in 1991. There were however a few dealers importing new Beats to the UK, in some cases via the Channel Islands so it could have come via that route which would account for the delay.

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    Via my colleages in Japan they have managed to get information from Suzuka factory regarding the production date of your Beat.

    1.Manufactured date: 22/07/1991
    2.Pass date of final inspection: 24/07/1991

    HTH
    Steve M
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