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Land Rover Series II chassis numbers

The Series II kept the nine-digit scheme the late Series I had introduced, so a Series II number reads the same way for all four years: the year is the fourth digit. [1][2]

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Where to find it

On the bulkhead inside the vehicle and on the right-hand front spring hanger.

How to read it

1958–61nine digits
First digit 1; second and third = model and market (41–71 = Series II); fourth = year (8 = 1958, 9 = 1959, 0 = 1960, 1 = 1961); last five digits = serial from 00001. No suffix letters yet.

Prefixes at a glance

Prefix or codeMeans
141–14588-inch petrol
146–15088-inch diesel
151–155109-inch petrol
156–160109-inch diesel
161–165109 station wagon, petrol
166–170109 station wagon, diesel
4th digit 8 / 9 / 0 / 11958 / 1959 / 1960 / 1961

Reading a number

141900001
The first 1959 (9) 88-inch petrol, home market RHD (141).
164000001
The first 1960 (0) 109 station wagon for export, left-hand drive (164).

88-inch petrol

SpecificationHome RHDExport LHDExport RHDCKD LHDCKD RHD
1958141800001144800001142800001145800001143800001
1959141900001144900001142900001145900001143900001
1960141000001144000001142000001145000001143000001
1961141100001144100001142100001145100001143100001

88-inch diesel

SpecificationHome RHDExport LHDExport RHDCKD LHDCKD RHD
1958146800001149800001147800001150800001148800001
1959146900001149900001147900001150900001148900001
1960146000001149000001147000001150000001148000001
1961146100001149100001147100001150100001148100001

109-inch petrol

SpecificationHome RHDExport LHDExport RHDCKD LHDCKD RHD
Basic, 1958151800001154800001152800001155800001153800001
Basic, 1959151900001154900001152900001155900001153900001
Basic, 1960151000001154000001152000001155000001153000001
Basic, 1961151100001154100001152100001155100001153100001
Station wagon, 1959161900001164900001162900001165900001163900001
Station wagon, 1960161000001164000001162000001165000001163000001
Station wagon, 1961161100001164100001162100001165100001163100001

109-inch diesel

SpecificationHome RHDExport LHDExport RHDCKD LHDCKD RHD
Basic, 1958156800001159800001157800001160800001158800001
Basic, 1959156900001159900001157900001160900001158900001
Basic, 1960156000001159000001157000001160000001158000001
Basic, 1961156100001159100001157100001160100001158100001
Station wagon, 1959166900001169900001167900001170900001168900001
Station wagon, 1960166000001169000001167000001170000001168000001
Station wagon, 1961166100001169100001167100001170100001168100001

Sources

  1. 1Chassis numbers by type — chassis/serial numbers as denoted in factory manualsLand Rover FAQ (Dixon Kenner, Ottawa Valley Land Rovers) · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. 2Chassis numbering — synopsis of the chassis/serial numbering scheme and the VINLand Rover FAQ (Dixon Kenner, Ottawa Valley Land Rovers) · accessed 2026-09-21

The sequences are the factory manuals' first numbers as the clubs and the Land Rover FAQ transcribe them; a blank cell means no numbers are recorded for that specification. Registry research, not a factory record — check a vehicle's plate and its build record (British Motor Museum Heritage Certificate) before relying on a range. Corrections through the suggestion form.