Hello,
I have since a week, a Vanguard
Phase 1.
I tink he is bilding in Belgium,
identification number: VL 12 063 DLN
The car had a owner from the first
of december till the 19 of mai 1966.
The second owner buyed the car and
retored him in 1995 but he don't drive the car.
And now, the car is mine...
Do you have more information from
the identification number?
Thanks.
Jean-Paul Broekaert
Lokeren
Belgium
(sorry for my English...)
Hello Jean-Paul.
This is quite an early
"Long-door" car with no separate sidelights. The
commission number puts the date of manufacture of your car around
April 1949. At that time Vanguards were being built almost
exclusively as Left Hand Drive for export markets.
V- Vanguard, L- Left Hand Drive,
12063 is the serial number of your build, DL -Saloon N- Not sure
what that means. Perhaps some other Vanguard owners can enlighten
us?
While it would be good to think
it is Belgian built, I think this is before foreign manufacturing
was established, but I stand to be corrected. Therefore for the
moment, I will venture that this is a Canley built car. Until
someone tells me differently!
Kind Regards,
Phil.
