The 1972 through 1974 Chassis (VIN) number consist of eleven didgets. The 1970 and 1971 model years did not include the car type in their numbers and only have 5 didget serial numbers. Vehicles produced in these years will have only 8 didgets.
97 72 5 002000
First two numbers are the car type.
Second set is the Model Year
5th didget is the place of Manufactor, 5 = Arlov, Sweden
The last six are the vehicles serial number.
Chassis number limits for the Sonett III Model Years
1970: 7050001 - 70500303
1971: 71500001 - 71501265
1972: 97725000001 - 97725002000
1973: 97735000001 - 97735002300
1974: 97745000001 - 97745002500
