Finding the build date

Currently messing about with a friends ex military Series 3. We think it came back to Britain in the 1990s from somewhere in N Africa. It was painted white and looked a bit IFOR like. Unlike the earlier landies the serial numbers don't give a build date....Anyone know how to discover the actual build date of an ex military Landie? Can it be done even?

Give the first 5 or 6 numbers and we might have a clue. Are there any extra military plates (like passenger side of the seatbox at floor level) that could give an idea.
Is it British? Do you know the military reg no?

Davec thanks for replying

Will check tomorrow and let you kow. There is a plate at floor level on the drivers side but no maintainance dates stamped on it. It also has the oil cooler fitted in front of the rad. As it is right hand drive I reckon its of British origin. It has a truck cab now but it originally had a full canvas tilt.

Go to ELMRA and ask, it'll keep em all occupied for a couple of hours.

Ex-Military Land Rover Association :: Index

Thanks for the link...are you suggesting they may be a little anoracky

Some people just like data plates, a lot.

Okay data plate infor as follows:

Top of plate reads "Truck Utility CL 1/2 ton 4x4 W/Trailer attachments Rover Series 3 (P)

Chassis No 90139266A
Vehicle No 07GN39
Cont No WV 8765R 2993
Code No 1621.0778

Can anyone decipher all that?

Off the top of my head, GN would be mid to late seventies.
Not off the top of my head, it is definitely not tax exempt.
If you really want know the year of manufacture, the British Motor Heritage at Gaydon can tell you, but will charge for the information.

Thanks

I have used Gaydon for my 1954 S1 you don't get a lot for £20!

What you really want is the military info from the Merlin report or a copy of the vehicle's record card.

if you do a search you will find i,ve posted the address and phone number of the place that you need before


oh an last time i looked it was 25 quid

A Merlin report? Thats a new one on me! What is it ?

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A Merlin report? Thats a new one on me! What is it ?

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edorc said:

A Merlin report? Thats a new one on me! What is it ?

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I think it's what the MOD uses since they went from index cards to computer filing. You can pay £25 to someone at ELMRA and they dig that stuff up for you.

I shall wait ...pay out £25! Currently the whole vehicle worth less than that

Actually someone on there recently said a fiver, so I really don't know.

I know it's more than I want to pay, whatever it is.

last time i looked, these were the addresses.

Mr. Eric Pagan, Project eng.
Traceability,
Land Rover,
Block 19
Lode Lane
Solihull,
West Midlands,
B29-8NW,
England.

and if you want to try and trace it,s military history if any
try here.

Royal Logistics Corps museum
Princess Royal Barracks
Deepcut
Camberley
Surrey
GU16 6RW
Tel 01252 833371

[email protected]

Thanks guys....problem now solved the ex owner rolled up this morning with a fistful of paper "you might want these" Only handed over its whole military history!!!!!!!! Wot a div!

haha!