The letters at the beginning of the quoted VIN numbers are the model year, T being 96 (as although production started in 95, they were all 96 models), U was jumped, V being 97, W is 98, X is 99, Y is 2000 and then they started at the beginning (as Z would be too easily misread as a 2) so 1 is 2001.
GEMS models were up to WA410481 with Thor starting at XA410482 (so the year designator changed but the serial number carried on). While the actual numbers show the particular serial number for the car but that doesn't mean yours is the 458,723rd P38 as these numbers continued on from the Classic which used the same format
The rest of the VIN gives detail on the build, so yours shows it was built in the UK by Land Rover at Solihull, it's a P38 with a 4.6 litre V8 engine, a ZF 4 speed auto gearbox and is RHD.
Peterborough, Cambs
- '93 Range Rover Classic 4.2 LSE, sold
- '97 Range Rover 4.0SE, in Oxford Blue with a sort of grey/blue leather interior sold as two is plenty.....
- '96 4.6HSE Ascot - now sold
- '98 4.0SE in Rioja Red
'98 Ex-Greater Manchester Police motorway patrol car, Range Rover P38 4.0, in Chawton white - the everyday car
All running perfectly on LPG
- Proud to be a member of the YCHJCYA2PDTHFH club.