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[V-SLR5000-P]

The chassis number (vehicle serial number) near radiator on drivers side rail should match the number on the Safety Compliance Plate, which is the one riveted to the drivers side.
The number is on the same line as the build date above "Seating Cap" The chassis number does not match the number on the VIN or Body Identification Plate, although the VIN and body ID plate should match.
Post up some photos of the tags and chassis number for better confirmation of your SLR5000.

[Toranavista]

As far as LH & LX, Holden can only really verify that the tags represent a vehicle they would have produced and decifer them. You need someone from a club or know what they are talking about to tell you.

[marcoslr]

According to the workshop manuals that i have on the LH Torana and i have about 3 of them the Chassis number stamped near the radiator should match the passenger side plate and the skiny one in the middle but not the drivers side plate and the reason is because one of the numbers applies to the number holden produced at a particular plant regardless of model and the other applies to the number torana produced by holden and in the old days Holden company workers were known to make mistakes but some one with an original slr 5000 should be able to clarify it for you because even the manuals are not that clear on this matter.

[racean69]

Don't sound good mate..

who has said it is original?

is holden saying the car was assembled partly in one state then completed in another???

[A9X]

Best just to post the numbers, you'll get a quick answer after that.

[V-SLR5000-P]

I don't know what to think of the whole i.d plate thing as I rang Holden in regards to a so called genuine 5000 that I was set to buy. When the guy asked for the vin chassis number I started rattling off the BLH------ number that was stamped into the body, when he interrupted me and said that it was not the chassis number. As far as any other car i've had, the actual numbers stamped into the body (not on a plate) is the chassis number. Anyway after having an argument with him he said it's the 15 digits starting with 8 (small thin tag)!!!! How hard is it to swap that and the other 2 plates over?????? Not even, swap thin one and right hand one that way the number on the left plate and the body stamp still match up!!!!

GMH identifies vehicles only by the VIN (the small thin tag) whilst registration authorities use the chassis number. The difficulty today is that GMH do not have any records linking the VIN and chassis numbers
Consequently a GMH confirmation letter can tell you no more than what the tags were attached to 30+ years ago. In Victoria the old Vicroads registration cards had the chassis number and engine number recorded and these details are now held by the Association of Motoring Clubs (AOMC) It is therefore possible to check if the chassis number originally had an HT prefix engine number.

The following links may also be helpful.

http://www.gmh-torana.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=3669&st=0

http://www.holdentorana.com/lookup.html

Edited by V-SLR5000-P, 05 January 2010 - 06:46 AM.

[REDA9X]

According to the workshop manuals that i have on the LH Torana and i have about 3 of them the Chassis number stamped near the radiator should match the passenger side plate and the skiny one in the middle but not the drivers side plate and the reason is because one of the numbers applies to the number holden produced at a particular plant regardless of model and the other applies to the number torana produced by holden and in the old days Holden company workers were known to make mistakes but some one with an original slr 5000 should be able to clarify it for you because even the manuals are not that clear on this matter.

I think your books either need to be re written or re read. The chassis number should match the COMPLIANCE plate which is on the drivers side firewall. The PSN (VIN or thin middle plate) matches the body option plate affixed to the passenger side firewall.

Back to the original question, if you cant post pics, post all the numbers from all 3 tags, chassis and engine including date code

[FastEHHolden]

So the Chassis number stamped near the radiator isn't BLH 044188 M.

What is it?

[Toranavista]

The tags dont appear to have been off the shell in my opinion. Judging by the pics.

[V-SLR5000-P]

The tags match up fine and the build date on the compliance plate is consistent with the
VIN.

So the Chassis number stamped near the radiator isn't BLH 044188 M

FastEH poses the relevant question, if its not BLH 044188 there's a problem. Otherwise there are a number of visual pointers to your car being an SLR, stainless trim around the windows, vinyl door tops, SLR door cards, SLR dash.
I'm not ready to condemn this car as a fake yet on what we can see and the information we have. More info required, specifically the chassis number.

[marcoslr]

Thank you, i stand corrected, i realized my mistake a few days ago but did not have time to post my apoligy and yes the chassis number should match the number on adr plate drivers side

According to the workshop manuals that i have on the LH Torana and i have about 3 of them the Chassis number stamped near the radiator should match the passenger side plate and the skiny one in the middle but not the drivers side plate and the reason is because one of the numbers applies to the number holden produced at a particular plant regardless of model and the other applies to the number torana produced by holden and in the old days Holden company workers were known to make mistakes but some one with an original slr 5000 should be able to clarify it for you because even the manuals are not that clear on this matter.

I think your books either need to be re written or re read. The chassis number should match the COMPLIANCE plate which is on the drivers side firewall. The PSN (VIN or thin middle plate) matches the body option plate affixed to the passenger side firewall.

Back to the original question, if you cant post pics, post all the numbers from all 3 tags, chassis and engine including date code

[REDA9X]

IT COULD HAVE EASILY HAD A CHASSIS RAIL REPLACED