Re: Mini Petrol Powered Corvette 'Go-Kart' For Sale (7ft Long) On UK Ebay

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> For how long have UK car (what used to be called) serial numbers
> conformed to any international VIN standard?  Would that be for as
> long as Ford, GM, Toyota, et al, have been doing it?

A quick Google seems to suggest that the ISO standard for VINs dates
back to 1977 but that the USA standard is compatible with, but does not
conform to, the ISO standard.

FWIW Lotus used a very similar term to 'Vehicle Identification number'
(vehicle identification (Chassis numbering)) in the workshop manuals of
the period from as early as 1st January 1970. Chassis number which was
the term in common use in those days and I suspect that 'chassis number'
can be traced right back to the very first car production run and very
possibly prior to that for items such as steam powered trains and even
horse drawn carriages.

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Roger Chapman