Over the years, the Club has been compiling a database of chassis numbers, engine numbers, build dates and so forth for Series 2 trucks. The data was collected over the years with particular input from Chris Gregson, John Keane, Paul Bohan and many individual members, cross-referenced club records and other archives. All this has been curated and updated over the years by our Vehicle Registrations Officer Peter Holden.
In recent weeks we've been working on making individual records from this database available to members and are now in a position to 'soft launch' the service.
If you would like your chassis number added to the database, then we'd love to hear from you, with whatever information you're able to share, including:
Chassis number (including suffix)
Engine number (including suffix and original engine number if different)
Build date
Despatch date
Original destination
Colour (original if known)
Military registration (if applicable)
Vehicle registration
You can also provide gearbox and axle numbers if you have them.
And if you're a member and would like to know roughly when your truck was built or if we hold any other information on it, then please also get in touch. Mostly, we can help with approximate build dates, but in a few cases, where a past owner has shared information or a researcher has visited Gaydon with a particular interest (eg Chris Gregson and military), we may know more, sometimes including the original destination, colour and so on.
The email to send your information or query to is
[email protected] or you can contact me through the PM system.
Cheers, Gareth