Does anyone know of a website that can tell you when a transmission was built using the number stamped on the side of the box?

If it a Kombi box it's easy. The number is the date and year of manufacture.

eg. CP 03 01 8 means that it was manufactured on the 3rd of January 1978

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http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=22451#pid169363 

Ok Mike, here is the number, let me know when you've worked it out...........
1600 Kombi box
CE 111 1514

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