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Sorry Alun, would not have duplicated what you said, but started typing and then tried to find a source to back up what I remembered! The date digit thing (not 9th either) backs up that the Triumph VIN was not really a VIN in the world wide standard way that we take them as meaning today!
Found what I was looking for, not sure where I got this from though as a source, obviously not TDC forum:
First character
T= Triumph
Second character
F= Spitfire
P= TR7
Third character
A= EU
V= US
Z= California
L= Canadian
K= Australian
Fourth character
D= Convertible
E= Coupe
Fifth character
W= 1500cc
J= 2000cc
V= 3500cc
Sixth character
1= RHD
2= LHD
5= RHD, Overdrive
6= LHD, Overdrive
Seventh character
9= 1979
A= 1980
B= 1981
Eighth character
T= Canley
A= Solihull
Did Triumph use a completely different VIN style for the Dolomite than the Spitfire? I mean it sort of fits if you take the first numeric digit.
Just to add to this for reference.....
2nd Character... W = dolomite
3rd................ F = UK
4th................ L = Saloon.
6th................ 3 = RHD Auto. 4= LHD Auto.
My May 1981 registered 1500HL also as A (106732) for 1980 but I've never got around to getting an Heritage Cert.