History of my car - DuttonOwners2024-03-29T05:39:48Zhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/forum/topics/history-of-my-car?commentId=2398922%3AComment%3A176688&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for all your responses…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-08:2398922:Comment:1765422015-09-08T20:35:26.199ZJim (across the pond) Adamekhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesAdamek
<p>Thanks for all your responses guys. Interesting information and at least now I know that the drivetrain came out of a Humber Sceptre not a Hillman Hunter. I would still love to know who built the old girl over there and find out more build information. The unique front fenders and rocker panels add-on shows that the builder put in a lot of effort into putting the old girl together.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your responses guys. Interesting information and at least now I know that the drivetrain came out of a Humber Sceptre not a Hillman Hunter. I would still love to know who built the old girl over there and find out more build information. The unique front fenders and rocker panels add-on shows that the builder put in a lot of effort into putting the old girl together.</p> My chassis number is related…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-08:2398922:Comment:1767662015-09-08T18:22:11.363ZSteve Kerswellhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>My chassis number is related to the builder of the car, so you could be correct in thinking that.</p>
<p>My chassis number is related to the builder of the car, so you could be correct in thinking that.</p> Well the numbers are pretty c…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-08:2398922:Comment:1767652015-09-08T18:06:10.253ZJim (across the pond) Adamekhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesAdamek
<p>Well the numbers are pretty crudely stamped on the plate. Maybe he wanted to add his initials to the end?</p>
<p>Well the numbers are pretty crudely stamped on the plate. Maybe he wanted to add his initials to the end?</p> Hmmm, If you delete the begin…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-08:2398922:Comment:1766042015-09-08T17:49:58.997ZJim (across the pond) Adamekhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesAdamek
<p>Hmmm, If you delete the beginning L and add CBH to the end of the 1974 - 1976 Sceptre Chassis number shown it closely resembles my number. A coincidence?</p>
<p>Hmmm, If you delete the beginning L and add CBH to the end of the 1974 - 1976 Sceptre Chassis number shown it closely resembles my number. A coincidence?</p> Thanks for the attempt.tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-08:2398922:Comment:1765962015-09-08T00:52:49.786ZJim (across the pond) Adamekhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesAdamek
<p>Thanks for the attempt.</p>
<p>Thanks for the attempt.</p> There are check sites that, f…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-07:2398922:Comment:1765292015-09-07T22:31:02.132ZAdrian Southgatehttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/AdrianSouthgate
<p>There are check sites that, for a small fee, will confirm if that is/was the chassis number used in the UK. I'm pretty sure it was.</p>
<p>I am adding more cars to the database each week, eventually it may turn up.</p>
<p>There are check sites that, for a small fee, will confirm if that is/was the chassis number used in the UK. I'm pretty sure it was.</p>
<p>I am adding more cars to the database each week, eventually it may turn up.</p> It has a plate riveted to the…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-07:2398922:Comment:1765282015-09-07T22:18:04.340ZJim (across the pond) Adamekhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesAdamek
<p>It has a plate riveted to the top radiator attachment bar which says "commission number H090783220CBH". This is used as the registration number over here. The Dutton Chassis number is missing.</p>
<p>It has a plate riveted to the top radiator attachment bar which says "commission number H090783220CBH". This is used as the registration number over here. The Dutton Chassis number is missing.</p> UK registrations did not use…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-07:2398922:Comment:1766952015-09-07T22:11:29.742ZAdrian Southgatehttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/AdrianSouthgate
<p>UK registrations did not use the letters i or o (until 2000) when they changed the format of the reg. </p>
<p>From 1962 the reg was always LLL N** L (the stars were optional numbers)</p>
<p>In 1984 they changed to a letter prefix (L N** LLL) at which point the Q plate came into use.</p>
<p>There was no I reg and no O reg so this numbering system was good for a few years. They never issued Z reg plates either.</p>
<p>In 2000 they altered the format with the first two letters being the issue…</p>
<p>UK registrations did not use the letters i or o (until 2000) when they changed the format of the reg. </p>
<p>From 1962 the reg was always LLL N** L (the stars were optional numbers)</p>
<p>In 1984 they changed to a letter prefix (L N** LLL) at which point the Q plate came into use.</p>
<p>There was no I reg and no O reg so this numbering system was good for a few years. They never issued Z reg plates either.</p>
<p>In 2000 they altered the format with the first two letters being the issue area digits 3 and 4 were year of issue split by 6 month periods(02 would have been jan - june 2002, 52 would have been july - dec 2002), the last three letters being the 'variable' part of the reg, right weird...</p> If the donor vehicle was a hu…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-07:2398922:Comment:1767582015-09-07T21:59:40.184ZAdrian Southgatehttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/AdrianSouthgate
<p>If the donor vehicle was a humber (still shared the 1725cc engine) then when the kit was complete they may even have retained the original chassis number. Back in the day you could get away with all sorts of stuff. The Dutton chassis will have a serial number which was allocated at the factory, probably between 500 and 1500 prefixed with the letter P. The Humber chassis number would have been 11 - 15 digits long, mixed letters and numbers.</p>
<p>Problem is with all our cars the pop rivets…</p>
<p>If the donor vehicle was a humber (still shared the 1725cc engine) then when the kit was complete they may even have retained the original chassis number. Back in the day you could get away with all sorts of stuff. The Dutton chassis will have a serial number which was allocated at the factory, probably between 500 and 1500 prefixed with the letter P. The Humber chassis number would have been 11 - 15 digits long, mixed letters and numbers.</p>
<p>Problem is with all our cars the pop rivets corrode and the plates genuinely fall off.</p> It is a 1972 on my U.S. regis…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2015-09-07:2398922:Comment:1767562015-09-07T21:41:17.765ZJim (across the pond) Adamekhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesAdamek
<p>It is a 1972 on my U.S. registration and it is a 1725cc engine which I believed was a Hillman Hunter. Did a Humber have the same engine? I bought it in 2004. Would they transfer the plate from the Humber to the Dutton and still list it as a Humber?</p>
<p>It is a 1972 on my U.S. registration and it is a 1725cc engine which I believed was a Hillman Hunter. Did a Humber have the same engine? I bought it in 2004. Would they transfer the plate from the Humber to the Dutton and still list it as a Humber?</p>