![]() Original registration document showed frame number same as engine number however. ![]() My own '73 MK1a 850 - produced around the time Norton Villiers was in process of changing to NVT - has a VIN plate that only shows the manufacture date stamp ( 9 / 73) while the space for the frame number was left blank when it left the factory. The Commando numbering system suffered several hiccups and inconsistencies during its decade of manufacturing life as Norton's uncertain future lurched from one financial crisis to another. As your machine has a V5 you're OK with DVLA so not having a red VIN might only be a problem if you want to sell the bike - most potential buyers will expect a red VIN plate. Many Mk 3's were put together from parts in the years after the end of factory built machines - still continuing today I believe from one or two well established Commando parts suppliers. No VIN plate fitted and the '82 first reg date points to a machine built from parts post final demise of Norton Villiers Triumph whose last MK 3 Commandos were produced in '77.
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