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Humber Chassis Numbers

Model

Dates

Chassis No.

To.

Humber 20/65

1928 - 1929

15715

15816


1928 - 1929

16817

16916


1928 - 1929

17167

17266





Humber 9/28

1929

L6359

L6958


1930

L6599

L7098





Humber 15/50

1930

17367

19366


1930

20367

20866


1930

21477

21978





Humber 16/50

1928

15817

15916


1929

15917

16316


1929

16317

16816


1929

16917

17166


1929

17267

17366


1931

22500

23499


1931

23500

23939


1931

23940

24039


1931

24040

24599


1931

24600

24949


1931

24950

25048


1932

25049

25349


1932

30001

30980





Humber Snipe 80

1930

19367

20366


1930

20867

21166


1930

21977

22376


1930

22377

22400


1930

22401

22499


1931

26500

27499


1931

27500

27859


1931

27860

27939


1931

28400

28839


1931

28840

29032


1931

29090

29189


1932

29100

29140


1932

25001

35065


1933

25/1000

25/1999


1933

25/3000

25/3204


1934

25/5151

25/6149


1934

25/8150

25/8652


1935

25/4001

25/4999


1935

25/11400

25/12441


1936

25/66000

25/66165





Humber 16/60 hp

1933

16/2000

16/2888


1934

16/4150

16/5149


1934

16/7150

16/7210


1935

16/10001

16/11194





Humber 16 hp

1938

4000500

4001498


1939

4100500

4100966


1939-1940

4100967

410?


1940

4200500

4200691





Humber 21hp

1938

5000500

5002484


1939

5100500

5100999





Humber Snipe

1936 - 1937

25/4001

25/4999


1936 - 1937

25/66000

25/66165


1936 - 1937

25/66166

25/67658


1938 - 1940

5100001

5100999


1939 - 1940

5101100

5200644

Humber Snipe Mkl Chassis

1945 - 1948

4700001

4700015

Humber Snipe Mkl

1945 - 1948

4710001

4711209

Humber Snipe Chassis only

1945 - 1948

4710001

4710015

Humber Snipe RHD Export

1945 - 1948

4730001

4730016





Humber Snipe Imperial and Pullman 27hp

1938

6000500

6001447

Humber Imperial & Pullman

1939

6100500

61001121


1940

6200501

6200819

Humber Pullman

1942 - 1944

6430001

M4575672

6430154

M4575825 (WD numbers)

Humber Pullman

1943 - 1944

6500301

6500525


1944 - 1945

6510501

6510579

Humber Pullman MK l

1945 - 1948

6600501

6600612


1945 - 1948

6630501

6631138

Humber Pullman MK l LHD & RHD

1945 - 1948

6700001

6700233

Humber Pullman MK l Limo UK

1945 - 1948

6710001

6710475

Humber Pullman MK ll

1948 - 1950

9800001

9802200

Humber Pullman MK lll

1951 - 1953

A9000001

A9001526

Humber Pullman MK lV

1953 - 1954

A9200001

A9200412

Humber Pullman Sedanca LHD and RHD

1946 - 1947

6720001

6720050

Humber Pullman Limo Export RHD

1946 - 1947

6730001

6730174

Humber Pullman Limo Export LHD

1946 - 1947

6740001

6740210





Humber Imperial MK l

1939

6100500

61001121


1940

6200501

6200819

Humber Imperial MK ll

1949 - 1950

*********?


Humber Imperial MK llI

1951 - 1952

*********?


Humber Imperial MK lV

1953 - 1954

*********?






Humber Twelve

1933

12/1001

12/1700


1934

12/1701

12/2200


1934

12/3350

12/4149


1934

12/6150

12/7070


1935

12/20001

12/22000


1936

12/22001

12/24031


1937

12/24032

12/25315





Humber 18hp

1936

18/3001

18/3609


1937

18/3150100

18/3150357


1937

18/3610

18/3999





Humber Hawk MK I Chassis only

1945

2700001


Humber Hawk MK I

1945 - 1947

2710001

2710984


1945 - 1947

2720001

2720239

Humber Hawk MK I Export RHD

1945 - 1947

2730001

2730043

Humber Hawk MK I Export LHD

1945 - 1947

2740001

2740451

Humber Hawk MK II

1947 - 1948

5800001

5804000

Humber Hawk MK III

1948 - 1950

5900001

5908054

Humber Hawk MK III CKD

1948 - 1950

5920001

5921986

Humber Hawk MK IV

1950 - 1952

A5000001

A5079828

Humber Hawk MK IV CKD

1950 - 1952

A5030001

A5032664

Humber Hawk MK V

1952 - 1954

A5200001

A5212710

Humber Hawk MK V CKD

1952 - 1954

A5220001

A5221590

Humber Hawk MK VI

1954 - 1955

A5400001

A5413947


1954 - 1955

A5420001

A5426061

Humber Hawk MK VlA Deluxe

1956 - 1957

A5460001

A5463535

Humber Hawk MK VI CKD

1956 - 1957

A5450001

A5451962


1956 - 1957

A5453001

A5454878





Humber Super Snipe

1939

8100500

81011477


1939 - 1940

8200500

8200695

Humber Super Snipe MK l Chassis

1945 - 1948

8700001

8700344

Humber Super Snipe MK l UK

1945 - 1948

8710001

8711153

Humber Super Snipe MK l

1945 - 1948

8720001

?

Humber Super Snipe MK l RHD Export

1945 - 1948

8730001

8730878

Humber Super Snipe MK l LHD Export

1945 - 1948

8740001

8740772

Humber Super Snipe MK l CKD

1945 - 1948

8770001

8770762

Humber Super Snipe MK ll

1948 - 1950

8800001

8807287

Humber Super Snipe MK ll CKD

1948 - 1950

8810001

8811074

Humber Super Snipe MK lll

1950 - 1952

A8000001

A8007679

Humber Super Snipe MK lll CKD

1950 - 1952

A8010001

A8010324

Humber Super Snipe MK lll Heavy Duty

1950 - 1952

A8020001

A8020700

Humber Super Snipe MK lV

1952 - 1954

A8200001

A8205988

Humber Super Snipe MK lV CKD

1952 - 1954

A8215001

A8217508

Humber Super Snipe MK lV Heavy Duty

1952 - 1954

A8250001

A8251353

Humber Super Snipe MK lVA

1954 - 1955

A8400001

A8400651

Humber Super Snipe MK lVB

1955 - 1958

A8410001

A8411272

Humber Super Snipe MK lVA CKD

1954 - 1955

A8430001

A8430324

Humber Super Snipe MK lVA Heavy Duty

1954 - 1955

A8450001

A8450025

Humber Super Snipe MK lVB Heavy Duty

1955 - 1958

A8450101

A8450460

Humber Super Snipe MK lVB CKD

1955 - 1958

A8460001

A8460720





Humber 10 MK I (New Zealand only)

1946 - 1947

1772214

1777075

Humber 10 MK II (New Zealand only)

1948

1894336

1898523

Humber 10 MK III (New Zealand only)

1949

1980079

198388

Humber 10 MK IV (New Zealand only)

1950 - 1951

A1070373

A1088030

Humber 10 MK V (New Zealand only)

1952

A1175073

A1186731

Humber 10 MK VI (New Zealand only)

1953

A1375541

A1384306

Humber 10 MK VII (New Zealand only)

1954

A1475889

A1481456

Humber 10 MK VIIA (New Zealand only)

1954

A1486617

A1489232

Humber 10 MK VIII (New Zealand only)

1955

A1500001

A1568926

Humber 10 MK VIIIA (New Zealand only)

1956

A1570013

A1570366





Humber 80 Series I (New Zealand only)

1957

A1666333

A1684050

Humber 80 Series II (New Zealand only)

1958

A1875247

A1888956

Humber 80 Series III (New Zealand only)

1959

A1965205

A1976016

Humber 80 Series IIIA (New Zealand only)

1960

B1080541

B1095180

Humber 80 Series IIIB (New Zealand only)

1961

B1180235

B1188778

Humber 80 Series IIIC (New Zealand only)

1962

B0280433

B0284270

Humber 80 Series IIIC (New Zealand only) Estate

1962

B0280013

B0281530

Humber 80 Series V (New Zealand only)

1964

B0380493

B0382640





Humber 90 MK I (New Zealand only)

1962

B1280265

B1285916

Humber 90 MK II (New Zealand only)

1963 - 1964

B1380481

B1394400

Humber 90 MK II (New Zealand only) Estate

1964

B1387777

B1393116





Humber Hawk Series l

1957 - 1959

A5700001

A5709321

Humber Hawk Series l

1959

A5710001

A5712292 ?

Humber Hawk Series I CKD

1957 - 1959

A5775019

A5778072

Humber Hawk Series lA

1959 - 1960

B5000001

B5006347

Humber Hawk Series lA CKD

1959 - 1960

B5080025

B5080384

Humber Hawk Series ll

1960 - 1962

B5100001

B5106974

Humber Hawk Series ll CKD

1960 - 1962

B5180079

B5180564

Humber Hawk Series lll

1962 - 1964

B5200001

B5206241

Humber Hawk Series lll CKD

1962 - 1964

B5280013

B5280282

Humber Hawk Series lV

1964 - 1966

B54000001

B54002031

Humber Hawk Series lV CKD

1964 - 1966

B54500001

B545?

Humber Hawk Series lVA

1966 - 1967

B054600001

B054603787





Humber Super Snipe Series l Pre Production

1958 - 1959

A8500001

A8500004

Humber Super Snipe Series l

1958 - 1959

A8900001

A8905512

Humber Super Snipe Series l CKD

1958 - 1959

A8975001

A8975956

Humber Super Snipe Series ll

1959 - 1960

B8000001

B8005597

Humber Super Snipe Series ll CKD

1959 - 1960

B8080001

B8083084

Humber Super Snipe Series lll

1960 - 1962

B8100001

B8107257

Humber Super Snipe Series lll CKD

1960 - 1962

B8180001

B8183084

Humber Super Snipe Series lV

1962 - 1964

B8200001

B8206495

Humber Super Snipe Series lV CKD

1962 - 1964

B8280001

B8283738 ?

Humber Super Snipe Series V

1964 - 1965

B84000001

B840?

Humber Super Snipe Series V CKD Australia & NZ

1964 - 1965

B84500001

B84501504

Humber Super Snipe Series VA

1965 - 1967

B084600001

B084601731

Humber Super Snipe Series VA CKD Australia & NZ

1965 - 1969

B084700001

B084701338 ?





Humber Imperial Series V

1964 - 1965

B84300001

B84301203

Humber Imperial Series VA

1965 - 1967

B884400001

B884401119





Humber Vogue Mark l (Australia only)

1961 - 1962

AB7100001

AB718?

Humber Vogue Mark ll (Australia only)

1962 - 1964

AB7280001

AB72803910

Humber Vogue Sports (Australia only)

1965 - 1966

AB7287001

B7288014

Humber Vogue Mark lll (Australia only)

1964 - 1965

AB74750001

AB74751881





Humber Sceptre MK l (Twin Carb)

1963 - 1964

B3100001

B3115312

Humber Sceptre MK l CKD (Twin Carb)

1963 - 1964

B3150001

B315 ?

Humber Sceptre MK lA (Single Carb)

Feb-64

B3111403

B311?

Humber Sceptre MK lB(Single Carb)

1964 - 1965

B31200001

B31207392

Humber Sceptre MK lB CKD (Single Carb)

1964 - 1965

B31250001

B312?

Humber Sceptre MK ll

1965 - 1967

B132000001

B132011985

Humber Sceptre MK lll

1967 - 1968

B111000001

B111006790

Humber Sceptre MK lll CKD

1967 - 1968

B111900001

B1119?

Humber Sceptre MK lll

1969

B112000001

B1120501851


1969 - 1970

LB112500001

LB ?


1970 - 1971

LG112 600001

LG112 631873


1971 - 1972

LH090 600001

LH112 721181


1972 - 1973

L3090 600001

L3090 802708


1973 - 1974

L4090 100001

L4090 121044


1974 - 1975

L5*** ******

L5 ?


1975 - 1976

L6*** ******

L6 ?


1974 - 1976

RSABE5L100000

RSABE5L ?


1974 - 1976

RSABE6L100000

RSABE6L ?


1974 - 1976

RSABM5L100000

RSABM5L ?


1974 - 1976

RSABM6L100000

RSABM6L ?





Please advise of any later chassis Numbers or missing numbers. Omissions and corrections accepted.

*CKD = Completely Knocked Down








Rootes Chassis Numbering




Prefix letter 'A' denotes model period 1950-1959



Prefix letter 'B' denotes model period 1960 onwards



Arrow range vehicles incorporated within this period carry prefix letters 'LB' to indicate Linwood manufacture





The chassis numbers can be followed by a series of letters which indicate the specifications of the car.





The first group comprises letters that indicate:



BW - car supplied with a Borg Warner Automatic Gearbox



OD - car supplied with an Overdrive Transmission



POS - car supplied with Power Operated Steering



H - car supplied with a High Compression Engine



M - car supplied with a Medium Compression Engine



L - car supplied with a Low Compression Engine







The second group of letters indicate specification:



1st Letter




H - Home Market (the UK)




R - Right Hand Drive Export




L - Left Hand Drive Export




E - CKD (Completely Knocked Down) Export to Home Specification



W - CKD Right Hand Drive Export




X - CKD Left Hand Drive Export








Second Letter




C - Convertible




D - Sedanca De Ville




H - Hardtop




L - Limousine




P - Pickup




R - Roadster




S - Saloon




U - Estate




V - Van




X - Chassis only








Third Letter




M - Ministry of Supply (Military)




O - Standard




X - Non-Standard




P - Police




3 - Small bore engine for Bermuda (reduced capacity)







Chrysler Chassis Numbering introduced in July 1970







1st letter - Plant

R = Ryton


L = Linwood







2nd letter - Series Year - Internal model year indicator code


H Series




G Series




3 Series







4th-6th Numbers - Product code

112 = Sceptre (H & G Series)




090 = Sceptre (Late H and 3 Series)


L2S = Sceptre for France G Series


AAE = Sceptre for France H Series





Next 6 numbers - Serial Number

000001 = Ryton




600001 = Linwood




900001 = CKD







Service Codes - Engine Code

P = Arrow 1725cc - Low Compression


1st Letter

Q = Arrow 1725cc - Low Compression






Service Codes - Transmission Code

B = Manual transmission with 3.70:1 axle

2nd Letter

C = Automatic transmission with 3.70:1 axle


D = Overdrive transmission with 3.70:1 axle


E = Manual transmission with 3.89:1 axle


F = Automatic transmission with 3.89:1 axle


G = Overdrive transmission with 3.89:1 axle


H = Manual transmission with 4.22:1 axle


J = Automatic transmission with 4.22:1 axle


K = Overdrive transmission with 4.22:1 axle





Service Code - Option Code

A = No other Option



3rd Letter

B = Servo brakes




C = Servo brakes and radio




D = Servo brakes and heavy duty suspension



E = Servo brakes, heavy duty suspension and radio



F = Radio




G = Radio and heavy duty suspension



H = Heavy duty suspension







Service Code - Market Area

H = Home - RHD



4th Letter

E = Export - RHD




X = Export - LHD







The letters and numbers of the Colour Code number refer to :



1st 3 numbers - Paint code

See Rootes Paint Codes



2nd 3 numbers - Trim code

000 = Non Standard

716 = Pewter Opalescent



701 = Black

717 = Tan Opalescent



707 = Eucalyptus Green

718 = Blue Opalescent



708 = Saddle

719 = Olive Opalescent



709 = Red

720 = Turquoise Opalescent



713 = Light Blue

721 = Block Opalescent



714 = Vellum

722 = Beige Opalescent



715 = Green Opalescent

724 = Vellum Print


Type Code box repeats the Product Code and Engine Code, with the addition of transmission alternatives:


2 = Manual




3 = Overdrive




4 = Automatic



Picture of Mark 6 Humber Hawk

Humber Chassis Numbers

Humber Sceptre Mk3