How do I know what number my truck is?
The VIN is a Vehicle Identity Number of 17 characters that uniquely identifies the type of vehicle, its manufacturer and origin. This US legal identifier also has a bar code representation to make instant electronic identification easier.
Located at the bottom of the drivers side of the windshield and affixed to the instrument panel the VIN can be used to determine if a Syclone or Typhoon is genuine.
Syclone
The VIN for all Syclones is 1GDCT14ZXM880xxxx where xxxx is the four digit series number ranging from 0001 to 2995. Saudi models have non-consecutive series numbers within the range indicating that the vehicles were either randomly chosen or built as and when requirements needed.
Typhoon
Unfortunately it isnt possible to directly correlate the PAS production number against the VIN. For '92 Typhoons the VIN should be 1GDCT18Z1N081xxxx and '93 Typhoons have the sequence 1GDCT18Z1P081xxxx.
However, Typhoon owners use the same method as the Syclones and go ahead and use the last four digits of their VIN to show their truck number.
*Brian Merk is currently working on a database which will contain full documentation on each Syclone and Typhoon built, including VIN identification. . No set date is determined when this research will be finished or available.
