Below is a diagram showing you where you can find your VIN number. The bottom part of the picture shows where you can find your engine numberOn Italian machines, the Frame and Engine numbers will be different. On Serveta (Spanish) models, the Frame and Engine numbers should be identical.



Fig. 1 is the location of the number on the Frame. From the kickstart side, the number is on the frame below and to the rear of the gas tank. The IGM numbers are not part of the frame number. The number should be a code (for the model) and a number for the number of the machine. i.e.: SX200 (for the model number) and 830001 for the number. The number is 6 digits long.
Fig. 2 is the location of the number on the engine. This area can be very dirty, and it is not always easy to read the whole number.

Indian numbers are a little different.

Please Find your VIN number on the left, to find your model and year

Series One Lambrettas
125Li*500000 to 125Li*600000+ = Li 125 Series One (1958 to 1959)
150Li*500000 to 150Li*600000+ = Li 150 Series One(1958 to 1959)
175TV*0001 to 10000+ = TV 175 Series One (1958 to 1959)

Series Two Lambrettas
125Li*700000 to 125Li*800000+ = Li 125 Series Two (1959 to 1961)
150Li*800000 to 150Li*900000+ = Li 150 Series Two (1959 to 1961)
175TV2*200000+ = TV 175 Series Two (1959 to 1961)

Series Three Lambrettas
125Li3*000001 to 149000+ = Li 125 Series Three (1961 to 1967)
150Li3*600000 to 740000+ = Li 150 Series Three (1962 to 1967)
175TV3*500000+ = TV 175 Series Three (engine labeled 175/TV2*500000+) (1962 to 1965)
TV3*500000+ = TV200 (Engine Labeled TV/2*500000+) (1963 to 1965)
150LiS*200000+ Li 150 Special (engine stamped Li150S*700000+) (1963 to 1966)
SX150*700000 = SX 150 (1966 to 1969)
SX200*830000 = SX200 (please note, Serveta Jet 200 will be SX200*500000) (1966 to 1969)
Li125S*850000 to 880000+ = Li 125 Special (1965 to 1969)
22/1*002001+ = GP 125, or DL125 (engine stamped Li125S*002001+) (1969 to 1972)
22/0*200000+ = GP 150, or DL 150 (engine stamped SX150*200000+) (1969 to 1972)
22/2*250000+ = GP 200, or DL 200 (engine stamped SX200*250000+) (1969 to 1972)

Models marked in RED were NOT imported to the USA in any real quantity (a few rare examples may be around). I have not marked the DL 150 in red because around 20 have been found, many of them ex-Police scooters, so we know a few were imported. I have heard of only 2 real SX150s found in the USA (not recent imports), the same goes for Li 125 Specials.

-Gene Merideth. Copyright © 1997-2008.