Paint & Engine Identification
Understanding your plate numbers
A Letters Metallics A: Acrylic NA: High grade acrylic Opaques C: Cellulose S: Synthetic VR: "Super-gloss"
The Supplier's reference number: 1: Renault 2: Nitrolac 3: Valentine 4: Ripolin 5: Duco 6: Villemer 7: Dupont de Nemours 8: Soudee 9: Astral	10: I.C.I. 11: Sikkens 12: Rinshed Mason 1 3: Corona 14: Herberts 1 5: Semalac 16: Herbol 17: Boiling Kemper
A Letters (indicating where the vehicle made) F: Flins LH: Sandouville (Le Havre) C: Creil H: Haren B: Billancourt M: Maubeuge D: Douai
One or more dots Assembly line identification. Three figures Colour reference. See Australian Codes	Example: S 1 F. 947 This is a synthetic green paint. made by Renault. applied at Flins by Assembly line No. 1.
ENGINE IDENTIFICATION 1 st pattern On a plate riveted to the cylinder block, stamped with the following: - engine type (A); - engine suffix (B); - fabrication number (C)
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