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I am looking at a VIN number ZGUVNAVNARM011870 and the characters of interest are the third to the seventh inclusivebecause these are the vehicle type identifiers.The Hobart MG workshop tell me that UVNAVis NOT an SP3 designation but a STRADA, a model that was not imported into Australia (UK got them).This VIN number was assigned to a 1991 SP3 which was used as the donor for a 1000S replica and I have spoken to the the guy who stripped off all the body fittings so there is no doubt about the original model type.The 10th digit generally denotes the year but M is 1994 but SP3s were long finished.So what is going on here? Tasmania's DMR will not make original registration records available to me, only the firs owner. Bureauratic B/S.Does anybody have a list of the 1985 to 1995 MGs with 949 engines 3rd to 7th VIN no, model identifiers
a few things amiss there, Dave, that might be leading you astray.since1/8/1989 all VINs have been 17 digitsOrder 1 - world mfr id - country (Z - italy) 2 - - G Guzzi 3 - - U 4 5 6 7 84-8 are model identifiers 9 - is a check digit10 - model year (R - 1994 or 2024 - I'd stick with 1994)11 - plant code (M - Mandello)12131415161712- 17 are the bike's/frame serial noSo, the ZGU part is Italy Moto Guzzithe VNAVN is Guzzis model designatorsthe other A is a check digitthe R is the date/year codeThe M is the Mandello del Lario plantthe 011870 is the serial no.I've never known where to find Guzzi's model designators, somebody might.Mal
To clarify.I need to get the correct build date because to go on to Historic Registration bike must be a 1991 (or earlier ). Nothing to do with value etcI expected someone to confirm that SP3s were not built after 1991 so if donor was an SP3 then.........Does anyone recognize VNAVN as a particular model?Engine number is N*13125*I'll post a couple of pics of rebuildfile:///C:/Users/werewasi/Documents/MG%201000S/image002%20(1).gif