Autokraft Mk IV serial numbers

[fast_4]

When cars left factory did any have just  two letters and four numbers?  example (AK 1012)

[twogreens]

They certainly did.  Mine is AK 1503.
   
   Kind Regards
   Two Greens

[bobbylangley]

Lightweights had AKL XXXX

[jbottini]

Bob, I'll ask MKIV to weigh in here, but as AutoKraft and the sucessor company was an recognised builder of internaytion cars, they also has a VIN number as proscribed by international convention. You can find the "decoder" on several sites, this one included"

[nikbj68]

quote:Originally posted by jbottini...You can find the "decoder" on several sites, this one included"
   

   Which one, Jim...which one? [?]

[jbottini]

Linklaw or MKIV can you please weigh in here? I can't find the decoder for the vin

[Mark IV]

Try.....http://www.decodethis.com/
   
   The SA9K in the VIN is the Autokraft/AC international identifier.

[ANF289]

quote:Originally posted by Mark IV
   
Try.....http://www.decodethis.com/
   
   The SA9K in the VIN is the Autokraft/AC international identifier.
   

   
   Example VIN:
   
   SA9AK3025FA017069  AKA AK1069
   
   Decoder:
   
   SA9 = British Standard
   AK = Manufacturer - Autokraft
   302 = Engine size
   5 = Check sum number
   F =  Model Year (1985)  (G = 1986, H = 1987, J = 1988 K = 1989, L =   1990, M = 1991 N = 1992 P = 1993).
   A = Plant A or B
   017 = British Standard
   069 = Chassis production number since 1985 (Cars not necessarily produced in numerical order).

[jbottini]

MKIV advised that he "believes that BA may have done rollers (in complete vehicles) with AK XXXX  id's or if he/when he did non MKIV's, i.e. cob & cox's they would have had 7 digit (COB or COX XXXX) number. Lightweights all had 7 digit id's, (AKL XXXX and an international VIN if a complete vehicle