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NOTES ON CHASSIS (COMMISSION) NUMBERS - POST SECOND WORLD WAR
The commission numbers listed below give a good indication of production per year, as the commencement figure corresponds to the month and year shown on the left.
Eights Twelves July 1945 NA 1 July 1945 DD 1 January 1946 NA 1711 January 1946 DD 490 January 1947 NA 19344 January 1947 DD 4107 January 1948 NA 42063 January 1948 DD 7828 July 1948 DD 8548 Common prefixes and suffixes- Fourteens DL - Saloon T4 - Tourer January 1946 ED 265 SC - Estate January 1947 ED 5993 CP - Drophead Coupe January 1948 ED 13735 CO - Chassis Only July 1948 ED 15085 Vanguard - Phase 1 Phase II April 1948 V 1 October 1952 V 200001 January 1953 V 200350 July 1948 V 188 July 1953 V 215993 January 1954 V 232580 October 1948 V 1747 February 1954 V 233380 January 1949 V 7907 July 1954 V 246390 July 1949 V 29991 September 1954 V 250738 September 1949 V 37730 January 1955 V 261278 January 1950 V 52001 July 1955 V 273879 July 1950 V 80275 October 1950 V 94000 Final chassis: January 1951 V 108145 August 1955 V 276222 DL July 1951 V 133249 July 1956 V 281074 SC October 1951 V 150000 April 1958 V 286070 V January 1952 V 154337 July 1952 V 172246 October 1952 V 178673 Phase II Diesel Final chassis: March 1954 DEC 1 January 1953 V 184799 DL September 1954 DEC 463 Final chassis: September 1955 DEC 1754 Common suffixes to Phase 1 and Phase II cars:- DL or DLO Saloon V Van SC or SW Estate PU Pick-up Left-hand drive cars had an L in front of the suffixes listed above Summary of Eight and Ten Production Eight (basic) 9/53 - 5/5 Family Ten 2/56 - 4/57 Eight De Luxe 5/54 - 10/55 Super Ten Ph.11 10/56 - 10/57 Family Eight 5/55 - 12/56 Ten Gold Star 4/57 - 7/59 Super Eight 10/55 - 2/57 Pennant 10/57 - 5/59 Family Eight Ph.11 12/56 - 4/57 Companion 6/55 - 4/57 Eight Gold Star 4/57 - 7/59 Super Companion 10/55 - 10/56 Family Companion 5/56 - 3/57 Ten 5/54 - 10/55 Super Companion Ph.11 10/56 -10/57 Super Ten 10/55 - 10/56 Companion Gold Star 10/57 - 4/62 Prefixes CS - Eight BE - Ten, and all Ten-based models except the Pennant, PN - Pennant Suffixes DL - Saloon, DX - De Luxe or Super Eight, DXB - Family Ten, SC - Companion SCF - Family Companion, PU - Pick-up, V-Van Left-hand drive models had an L placed in front of the suffix Eights Tens September 1953 CS1 May 1954 BE1 January 1954 CS 9895 September 1954 BE 2675 May 1954 CS 23000 January 1955 BE 11970 September 1954 CS 37610 June 1955 BE 29160 January 1955 CS 50215 September 1955 BE 41300 October 1955 CS 74500 January 1956 BE 53365 January 1956 CS 83100 October 1956 BE 77280 January 1957 CS 86080 January 1957 BE 81000 October 1957 CS 94280 April 1957 BE 100000 January 1958 CS 100185 October 1957 BE 100400 May 1958 CS 102125 January 1958 BE 106000 January 1959 CS 135660 January 1959 BE 139170 July 1959 CS 136317 January 1960 BE 160525 Final chassis: January 1961 BE 172225 DL January 1962 BE 175180 LDL Pennants October 1957 PN 1 January 1958 PN 800 January 1959 PN 35555 May 1959 PN 37761 Vanguard Phase III Ensign Mk.1 October 1955 V 300001 October 1957 EN 236 January 1956 V 302055 January 1958 EN 1560 August 1956 V 314125 May 1958 EN 3605 October 1956 V 321010 October 1958 EN 10001 November 1956 V 321909 January 1959 EN 10577 January 1960 EN 14516 Final chassis: October 1957 V 322587 Vanguard Phase III Vignale Vanguard Sportsman October 1958 V 350001 January 1959 V 354120 August 1956 TDD 1 January 1960 V 367650 October 1956 TDD 411 January 1957 TDD 605 October 1957 TDD 825 January 1958 TDD 870 Final chassis: March 1958 TDD 905 Prefixes and suffixes as per earlier Vanguard models Vanguard Phase III Vignale Ensign Mk.1 January 1960 V 367650 November 1960 EN 15448 January 1961 V 400090 January 1961 EN 17843 Final chassis: August 1961 V 400210 Final chassis: EN 17862 Ensign Mk.II September 1960 EN 25001 January 1961 EN 25053 Final chassis: August 1961 EN 26044 Vanguard Six Vignale October 1960 W 1 November 1960 W 852 January 1961 W 3240 July 1961 W 6180 August 1961 W 6631 June 1962 W 7896 January 1963 W 9190 Ensign De-Luxe Final chassis: February 1962 EL 3 May 1963 W 9953 May 1962 EL 190 January 1963 EL 1582 Final chassis: May 1963 EL 2318 Note: the suffix BG meant automatic
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