ID Plate - Car Number   

• Car Number
  
  Car numbers were generally separated into 3 distinct groupings. For example:
  
  8 / 94432 / 913
  
  1500 and 1600MKI’s were represented with a single digit prefix to refer to the year of assembly. These prefixes were:
  
  5 = 1957, 6 = 1958, 7 = 1959, 8 = 1960, 9 = 1961
  
  This system was discontinued for the 1600 MKII, when it was introduced during 1961.