Herald/Vitesse Production Figures and Commission Numbers
From Graham Robson's Herald and Vitesse
Herald -- G1-G73751 for saloons, GY1-GY11392 for twin-carb saloon, Y1-Y23248 for Coupés and Convertibles;
March/April 1959-January 1964
- Saloon -- 76,860
- Coupé -- 15,153
- Convertible -- 8262
Herald 1200 -- GA1-GA249873, also GB1-? for "export" 1200s;
February 1961-June 1970
- Saloon -- 201,142
- Coupé -- 5319
- Convertible -- 43,295
- Estate -- 39,819
- Courier -- approx. 5000
Herald 12/50 -- GD1-GD55689
- Saloon -- 53,267
Herald 13/60 -- GE1-GE83433;
August 1967-May 1971
- Saloon -- 38,886
- "Sunroof" Saloon -- 1,547
- Convertible -- 11,772
- Estate -- 15,467
- (CKD, body style not defined) -- 14,978*
Vitesse 1600/Sports 6 -- HB1-HB34053;
April 1962-September 1966
- Saloon -- 22,814
- Convertible -- 8447
Vitesse 2-litre -- HC1-HC12079;
September 1966-September 1968
- Saloon -- 7328
- Convertible -- 3502
Vitesse 2-litre Mk. II -- HC50001-HC58109;
July 1968-May 1971
- Saloon -- 5649
- Convertible -- 3472
*CKD stands for Completely Knocked Down; in essence a "kit car" shipped to some destination and then assembled locally.
Suffix letters in Commission numbers
- L (as 1st suffix letter) -- left hand steer
- DL -- Saloon (NOTE: this applies to "Deluxe" Saloons only; a Commission number with no suffix letters would denote a RHD Saloon)
- CP -- Coupé
- CV -- Convertible
- SC -- Estate
- V -- Courier Van
- RS -- sunshine roof (NOTE: Saloon only; e.g., a Deluxe RHD Saloon would have a Commission number ending in "DLRS"
- O -- overdrive (NOTE: officially offered on Vitesse only)
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