Vehicle Identification - Lotus Elan 1970 Workshop Manual

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V E H I C L E I D E N T I F I C A T I O N . ( C h o s s i s N u m b e r i n g )
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l d e n t i f i c o t i o n .
A n e x o m p l e o f o n e w c h o s s i s n u m b e r i s g i v e n b e l o w , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e f u l l i d e n t i f i c o t i o n
Both chossis ond body numbers being the some
Denotes yeor ond month of monufocture (1 970, Jonuory)
Denotes the production botch
Denotes ihe chossis number
E
Denotes the model
As there ore ot present l6 different model types, the following codes will be used
for model ideniificotion .
b r e o k d o w n .
7001 .010001 E
7001 .
0l
0001
El on STD
El on STD
E l qn ST D
E l on SI D
Elon S/E
Elon S/E
Elon S/E
Elon S/E
Elon Federol
Elon Federol
E l o n i 2 ' S '
E l o n *2' S'
E l o n +2' S' Fed e rq l
Europo
Europo
Europo Federol
N O TE:
C ornmen cin g
a t 1 st. Jo n u o ry
7201
G . B r i t a i n & N . l r e l o n d A
Export
B
G . B r i t o i n & N . l r e l o n d C
Export
D
G . B r i t c i n & N . l r e l o n d
E
Export
F
G . B r i t o i n & N . l r e l o n d G
Export
H
Export
'J
Export
K
G . B r i t o i n & N . l r e l o n d L
Exporf
M
Expori
N
G . B r i t o i n & N . l r e l o n d
P
Export
O
Export
R
t
Coupe
C o u p e
C o n v e r t i b l e
C o n v e r t i b l e
C o u p e
Coupe
C o n v e r t i b l e
C o n v e r t i b l e
Coupe
Convertible
U'
1972, fhe'Botch Noi is no longer used.
Denoies yeor ond month of monufocture (1972, Jonuory)
Denotes the chossis number
Denotes the model
8 q .
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El on
0001
1072.