rough idea of the production date of a series 3

Hello,

I have the following problem:
I would need to know about when a post 1980 series 3 with chassis end number AA217144\60 was produced. Just a rough indication will do just fine.
I know I could ask for a rover certificate, but this would take three weeks, and I need to make a buy or walk away decision based on when the car will become 25 years old.

Maybe there is someone who has a book with the production months versus chassisnumbers and can look this up for me or someone with a landrover from 1983 who can check if this number is before or after his number to get some rough idea of production year /month. This would be enough to decide on the purchase.

The current paperwork puts the car as being 1985, which is rather unlikely with the A in position 09.

Thanks for any help or info,

Kind regards,

Marc

Firsly why are you waiting for it to be 25 years old? If it's for tax purposes then it doesn't apply any more:

Car tax exemption? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers

I can check my number later on in the weekend if you want it's ~1983 Series III (old Y reg)

What significance does being 25 yrs old have? Unless you're planning on exporting it to the US?

Try this site: Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands

Hi,

I would really appreciate if you could have a look.
Over here in the Netherlands 25 years old means no road tax to pay ,and on a heavy Landy, it really makes a lot of difference.

Thanks,

marc

You could always make it suit your needs.

You can buy the soul of a landy off ebay, comeplete log book, plates, vin plate etc...