How to decode 1976-1980

E.g. RRWMU5AA045534

RRWMU5AA045534 The first letter: R=Rover

RRWMU5AA045534 The second letter is the model range: R=SD1

RRWMU5AA045534 The third letter is the body type: W=5-DOOR HATCHBACK SALOON

RRWMU5AA045534 The fourth letter is engine type: K=2.3 M=2.6 V=3.5

RRWMU5AA045534 The fifth letter is model type: A=2300 U=2600 F=3500

RRWMU5AA045534 The sixth is a number for steering location and gearbox type:

1= RHD 4-Speed manual

2= LHD 4-Speed manual

3= RHD Automatic

4= LHD Automatic

7= RHD 5-Speed manual

8= LHD 5-Speed manual

RRWMU5AA045534 The seventh letter shows model year. It is always A on 1976-1980 models.

RRWMU5AA045534 The eighth letter shows the factory the car was built. It is always A for Solihull on 1976-1980 models.

How to decode 1981-1986

E.g. *SAR*RRMWV4CM071543

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The first three letters show they have BL VIN plates from 1981.

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The fourth and fifth letters are the same as the second and third letters on 1976-1980 models.

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The sixth letteristhe model:

A= 2000/2300

H= 2300S/2400SD/2600S

F= 2600SE/3500SE

M= 3500VDP/3500VDP EFi

E= 3500 Vitesse

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The seventh letter is the body type.

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The eighth letter is the engine type:

B= 2.0

K= 2.3

M= 2.6

V= 3.5

Z= 3.5 EFi

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The ninth character is a number for steering location and gearbox type:

1= RHD 4-Speed manual

2= LHD 4-Speed manual

3= RHD Automatic

4= LHD Automatic

7= RHD 5-Speed manual

8= LHD 5-Speed manual

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The tenth letter is the model year:

B= 1980-1981

C= 1981-1986

*SAR*RRMWV4CM071543 The eleventh letter is the factory the car was built.

A= Solihull

M= Cowley