Kazzu Finland
25-08-06, 01:57 PM
Do you know where your Opel is from?
Not all opel/vauxall’s are made in germany, even that official manufacture land is west-germany. You can find out what factory have made your car and also find out what country it came from.
All this information you find in your manufacture number plate(VIN-plate). Here is instruction how to read it.
Example manufacture number ( VIN-Code):
WOL 0000 51 S 2 506989
W: Country code (West Germany eli Saksa)
OL: manufacture code (Adam Opel AG)
0000: fill mark’s (no use)
51: model code (51: Opel Astra Caravan)
S: Model year (starts letter C, in year 1982 ja I / was not in use)
2: Factory code (2=Bochum, Saksa)
506989: running serial number
Model codes:
91, 92 – Opel Corsa A, 2-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
93, 94 - Opel Corsa A, 3-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
96, 97 - Opel Corsa A, 4-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
98, 99 - Opel Corsa A, 5-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
73, 78 - Opel Corsa B
71 - Opel Corsa Combo
33, 35, 43, 45 - Opel Kadett, 3-ovinen
34, 36, 44, 46 - Opel Kadett, 5-ovinen
38 - Opel Kadett Combo
43 - Opel Kadett Cabrio
51 - Opel Astra Caravan
53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59 - Opel Astra
81, 88 – Opel Ascona, 2-ovinen
86, 87 - Opel Ascona, 4-ovinen
84, 89 - Opel Ascona, 5-ovinen
86, 87, 88, 89 - Opel Vectra A
31, 36, 38 - Opel Vectra B
53, 55, 58, 59 - Opel Manta B
75 - Opel Tigra
85 - Opel Calibra
16, 17 - Opel Rekord, 4-ovinen
64 - Opel Rekord, 3-ovinen
65 - Opel Rekord pakettiauto
66, 67 - Opel Rekord, 5 ovinen
16, 17, 19, 66, 67 - Opel Omega A
21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 - Opel Omega B
21, 29, 45 - Opel Senator
21, 22 - Opel Monza
Model year:
A: 1980
B: 1981
C: 1982
D: 1983
E: 1984
F: 1985
G: 1986
H: 1987
J: 1988
K: 1989
L: 1990
M: 1991
N: 1992
P: 1993
R: 1994
S: 1995
T: 1996
V: 1997
W: 1998
X: 1999
Y: 2000
1: 2001
2: 2002
3: 2003
4: 2004
ect.
Factory code : Town / Country
1 R?sselsheim, Germany
2 Bochum, Germany
3 Azambuja, Portugal ( since 1993 )
4 Saragossa, Spain
5 Antwerpen, factory II, Belgium
6 Antwerpen, factory I, Belgium/ ( since 1993 )Eisenach, Germany
7 Luton, Great Britain (since 1993 )
8 Ellesmere Port, Great Britain
9 Uusikaupunki, Finland
A Azambuja, Portugal
B Bertone, Torino, Italy
C Eisenach, Germany
E Ellesmere Port, Great Britain
G Gliwice, Poland
H Greek
P Varsova, Poland
S Szentgotthard, Hungary
T Dunstable, Great Britain
V Luton, Great Britain
Z Izmir, Turkey
This is originally published In Opel Fan magazine 2/2001 and after that published in OFC= Opel Club finland www-site http://www.opelclubfinland.fi/forum/viewtopic.php?t=108672
I only translate it!!!
This might not be accurate to vauxhall !!!!
Kazzu
Not all opel/vauxall’s are made in germany, even that official manufacture land is west-germany. You can find out what factory have made your car and also find out what country it came from.
All this information you find in your manufacture number plate(VIN-plate). Here is instruction how to read it.
Example manufacture number ( VIN-Code):
WOL 0000 51 S 2 506989
W: Country code (West Germany eli Saksa)
OL: manufacture code (Adam Opel AG)
0000: fill mark’s (no use)
51: model code (51: Opel Astra Caravan)
S: Model year (starts letter C, in year 1982 ja I / was not in use)
2: Factory code (2=Bochum, Saksa)
506989: running serial number
Model codes:
91, 92 – Opel Corsa A, 2-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
93, 94 - Opel Corsa A, 3-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
96, 97 - Opel Corsa A, 4-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
98, 99 - Opel Corsa A, 5-ovinen ( mayby also nova )
73, 78 - Opel Corsa B
71 - Opel Corsa Combo
33, 35, 43, 45 - Opel Kadett, 3-ovinen
34, 36, 44, 46 - Opel Kadett, 5-ovinen
38 - Opel Kadett Combo
43 - Opel Kadett Cabrio
51 - Opel Astra Caravan
53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59 - Opel Astra
81, 88 – Opel Ascona, 2-ovinen
86, 87 - Opel Ascona, 4-ovinen
84, 89 - Opel Ascona, 5-ovinen
86, 87, 88, 89 - Opel Vectra A
31, 36, 38 - Opel Vectra B
53, 55, 58, 59 - Opel Manta B
75 - Opel Tigra
85 - Opel Calibra
16, 17 - Opel Rekord, 4-ovinen
64 - Opel Rekord, 3-ovinen
65 - Opel Rekord pakettiauto
66, 67 - Opel Rekord, 5 ovinen
16, 17, 19, 66, 67 - Opel Omega A
21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 - Opel Omega B
21, 29, 45 - Opel Senator
21, 22 - Opel Monza
Model year:
A: 1980
B: 1981
C: 1982
D: 1983
E: 1984
F: 1985
G: 1986
H: 1987
J: 1988
K: 1989
L: 1990
M: 1991
N: 1992
P: 1993
R: 1994
S: 1995
T: 1996
V: 1997
W: 1998
X: 1999
Y: 2000
1: 2001
2: 2002
3: 2003
4: 2004
ect.
Factory code : Town / Country
1 R?sselsheim, Germany
2 Bochum, Germany
3 Azambuja, Portugal ( since 1993 )
4 Saragossa, Spain
5 Antwerpen, factory II, Belgium
6 Antwerpen, factory I, Belgium/ ( since 1993 )Eisenach, Germany
7 Luton, Great Britain (since 1993 )
8 Ellesmere Port, Great Britain
9 Uusikaupunki, Finland
A Azambuja, Portugal
B Bertone, Torino, Italy
C Eisenach, Germany
E Ellesmere Port, Great Britain
G Gliwice, Poland
H Greek
P Varsova, Poland
S Szentgotthard, Hungary
T Dunstable, Great Britain
V Luton, Great Britain
Z Izmir, Turkey
This is originally published In Opel Fan magazine 2/2001 and after that published in OFC= Opel Club finland www-site http://www.opelclubfinland.fi/forum/viewtopic.php?t=108672
I only translate it!!!
This might not be accurate to vauxhall !!!!
Kazzu