| Vanguard Commission Numbers
This page is designed to enable you to identify your Vanguard and where possible the year
of manufacture from the car's Commission number.
| Vanguard - Phase 1 |
|
Phase II |
|
| April 1948 |
V 1 |
October 1952 |
V 200001 |
| July 1948 |
V 188 |
January 1953 |
V 200350 |
| October
1948 |
V 1747 |
July 1953 |
V 215993 |
| January 1949 |
V 7907 |
January1954 |
V 232580 |
| July
1949 |
V 29991 |
February1954 |
V 233380 |
| September 1949 |
V 37730 |
July 1954 |
V 246390 |
| January 1950 |
V 52001 |
September 1954 |
V 250738 |
| July 1950 |
V 80275 |
January 1955 |
V 261278 |
| October 1950 |
V 94000 |
July 1955 |
V 273879 |
| January 1951 |
V 108145 |
Final Chassis |
|
| July 1951 |
V 133249 |
August 1955 |
V 276222
DL |
| October 1951 |
V
150000 |
July 1956 |
V 281074 SC |
| January 1952 |
V 154337 |
April 1958 |
V 286070 V |
| July 1952 |
V 172246
|
|
|
| October 1952 |
V
178673 |
|
|
| Final chassis: |
|
Phase II Diesel
|
|
| January 1953 |
V 184799 DL |
March 1954 |
DEC 1 |
|
|
September 1954
|
DEC 463 |
|
|
Final chassis: |
|
|
|
September 1955 |
DEC 1754 |
Common suffixes to Phase 1 and Phase
II cars:
| DL or
DLO |
Saloon |
| V
|
Van |
| SC or
SW |
Estate |
| PU
|
Pick-up |
Left-hand drive cars had an L in front of the suffixes listed above
| Vanguard Phase III |
|
Ensign Mk.1 |
|
| October
1955 |
V 300001 |
October 1957
|
EN 236 |
| January
1956 |
V 302055 |
January 1958
|
EN 1560 |
| August
1956 |
V 314125 |
May 1958
|
EN 3605 |
| October
1956 |
V 321010
|
October 1958
|
EN 10001 |
| November
1956 |
V 321909 |
January 1959
|
EN 10577
|
| Final chassis: |
|
January 1960 |
EN 14516 |
| October
1957 |
V 322587 |
|
|
| Vanguard Sportsman |
|
Vanguard Phase III
Vignale |
|
| August
1956 |
TDD 1 |
October
1958 |
V 350001
|
| October
1956 |
TDD 411 |
January
1959 |
V 354120 |
| January
1957 |
TDD 605 |
January 1960
|
V 367650 |
| October
1957 |
TDD 825 |
|
|
| January
1958 |
TDD 870 |
|
|
| Final chassis: |
|
|
|
| March
1958 |
TDD 905 |
|
|
Prefixes and suffixes as per earlier
Vanguard models
| Vanguard Phase III
Vignale |
|
Ensign Mk.1
|
|
| January
1960 |
V 367650 |
November 1960 |
EN 15448 |
| January
1961 |
V 400090
|
January 1961
|
EN 17843
|
| Final chassis: |
|
Final chassis:
|
EN 17862 |
| August 1961 |
V 400210 |
|
|
| Vanguard Six Vignale |
|
Ensign Mk.II
|
|
| October
1960 |
W 1 |
September
1960 |
EN 25001 |
| November 1960 |
W 852 |
January
1961 |
EN 25053 |
| January
1961 |
W 3240 |
Final chassis: |
|
| July
1961 |
W 6180 |
August
1961 |
EN 26044 |
| August
1961 |
W 6631 |
|
|
| June
1962
|
W 7896 |
Ensign De-Luxe
|
|
| January 1963 |
W 9190
|
February
1962 |
EL 3 |
| Final chassis:
|
|
May
1962
|
EL 190 |
| May 1963 |
W 9953 |
January
1963 |
EL 1582
|
| |
|
Final chassis: |
|
| |
|
May
1963 |
EL 2318 |
Note: the suffix BG meant automatic.
Prefixes and suffixes as per earlier Vanguard models
I am aware that there are other cars
and information that could be added to this site to make it more comprehensive, so if you
have material and photographs, please let me know. Please send me, Phil Homer, a
message at: Phil Homer
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