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Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:18 pm
by dunbusking
I bought the Morris a few months ago and it has lots of work done on it by previous owner and there was no Vin plate and I can not find a chassis number any where but the licence plates are on it. How do I find out the Vin number etc so I can register the vehicle ? thank you
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:45 pm
by mike.perry
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Chassis Plate
Are both of these missing?
Do you have the registration documents? If so just send off the correct section of the form.
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:51 pm
by dunbusking
Hi no plates are not there and I have no paper work only the licence plates on the front and back bumpers, cheers
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:14 pm
by Dean
One for POMMreg
He nows everything that is needed to know about VIN missing moggies...
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:23 pm
by bmcecosse
That number shown surrounded in white should be TYPED into the bodyshell - have a good look for it. If buffed off - be suspicious! But if the reg number is known - firstly look it up on DVLA website in case it is already in use on another vehicle

- but if ok - just apply for a V5C from DVLA.
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:23 pm
by POMMReg
Dean wrote:One for POMMreg
He nows everything that is needed to know about VIN missing moggies...
Sorry M'lud, not guilty!
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:38 am
by chesney
Be aware that some later Minors had the chassis numbers stamped on the driver's floor..
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:27 am
by bmcecosse
Do you happen to know from when?
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:02 am
by ASL642
Hi and welcome. If you post some pictures of the car we should be able to age it within a couple of years via the various changes that were made to them.
Details of how to do this here. N.B. The photos need to be no larger than 640 x 480
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36971
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:46 am
by chesney
bmcecosse wrote:Do you happen to know from when?
1965/66, but I have no evidence to back this up unfortunately.
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:35 pm
by POMMReg
Yes, 1965.
Although I think Mike Perry's traveller has its chassis number
stamped into the bulkhead as per earlier examples.
Could you confirm this Mike?
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:38 pm
by mike.perry
Correct, 1968
Sorry Wrong, Checked this afternoon and I can't find it. Even cleaned the grease off and there it was - gone

Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:59 pm
by bmcecosse
My Trav is 1965 and I've not been able to find a number on the bulkhead - or any trace of it there. Where on the floor? Although of course it may not have the original floors........
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:32 pm
by chesney
http://morrisminorowners.co.uk/about5171.html
Looks to be under the carpet by the master cylinder. I have no idea what criteria they used to put chassis numbers where, but if you can't see yours then it's a fair bet it's there

(assuming original floors of course).
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:15 pm
by bmcecosse
Hmmm - must have a good look tomorrow if it stays dry.....
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:32 pm
by pauly45
Hi,
Do the positions of the various plates and stamped numbers shown in the MMO thread apply to pickups ?
Cheers
Paul
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:10 pm
by chesney
Sorry I have no idea. Just don't assume because you can't find the chassis number on the bulkhead there's something dodgy going on!
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:57 pm
by POMMReg
pauly45 wrote:Hi,
Do the positions of the various plates and stamped numbers shown in the MMO thread apply to pickups ?
Cheers
Paul
Applies to all vehicles built at Cowley or B'ham - I think that's the case(?),
Main purpose of body numbers.
UK LCVs after 216950 had to adhere to newly introduced plating
laws for commercial vehicles, hence the larger chassis plates on the
nearside cab door liners (I think?)
Chris
POMMReg & MNIR Historian
Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:15 pm
by Gilesv
Took this today on a scrap 69 4 door I have at the moment. It's not a great picture, but gives an idea of where it might be found. Also, my Adderley Park built Traveller had its number stamped in the middle of the floor by the handbrake on the driver's side. No photo available as it was cut out when the floor was replaced.[frame]

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Re: Morris Minor with no Vin plate or Chasis Number
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:18 pm
by irmscher
Roy try the passenger side in the floor