GTD VIN Code

[Brian]

Can anyone break the VIN code for the GTD? I am curious if we can tell what prior quantity of Chassi were built by GTD before mine came off the line, so to speak. And any other details which may be hidden in the number.
The VIN on the frame is GTD40012020037099. It is one of the last cars, if not THE very last car Ray did.
thx
Brian

[Tony Hunt]

The code is quite simple.
The first 2 characters - '40' are obvious.
The next 5 - '01202' - is the area code for Poole, where the GTD factory was.
The last 2 - '99' is the year of manufacture.
The remaining characters - '00370' is the serial number.
Thus your chassis is a GT40, built in Poole, number 370, in 1999.

[Brian]

Thanks Tony, I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Brian

[Mark Worthington]

Wow, 370 is a lot of chassis. I'll hoist a beer to Ray Christopher this evening.

[Yuji]

The number I can find on my GTD is "19589". Does this mean manufactured in '89 as 195th chassis?

[DC]

Mine is 343 in 1996, so 27 were built up to 1999?

[Simon]

mine was built in 1990 and has the number 21290