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Bill Waters (Racinglawyer)
New member
Username: Racinglawyer
Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 1:27 pm: | |
Thank you for the excellent clarification. |
Edvar van Daalen (Evandaalen)
Junior Member
Username: Evandaalen
Post Number: 67
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 10:20 am: | |
The check digit (9th digit) is ONLY used on US versions. On all other versions, the ninth digit is ALWAYS a zero (0). Sometimes Japanese versions have an "A" as the ninth digits, with "J" as the 8th and "P" as the 10th, resulting in "JAP".
You can check the version by looking at the 8th digit:
A = USA (+ Canada)
B = Europe
C = RHD UK
D = RHD Australia
J (or JAP) = Japan
R = Russia
S = Switzerland and Sweden
T = Middle East
So, only on cars with an "A" as the 8th digit (= US versions), you can calculate the check digit. On all other cars, this simply is a "0" (zero). |
TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member
Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 1043
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 8:10 am: | |
find out what country it was delivered in and contact a dealer or use the ferrari owners site |
Bill Waters (Racinglawyer)
New member
Username: Racinglawyer
Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 10:10 pm: | |
Has anyone figured out yet how to de-code the VIN #'s on a Euro version Ferrari? I have already seen the ferrariclub.com VIN # info., as well as similar info. on other sites (the best by far being at www.red-headed.com/vin.html), however they do not explain how to verify a Euro VIN #. The red-headed VIN info. includes a great Excel speadsheet tool for typing in a VIN # to determine if it is a valid # (based on a mathematical calculation of what should be in position #9), but it doesn't work for Euro numbers (neither does Carfax, as others have already found out). I am assisting a client in the purchase of a Euro 2001 360 Spider F-1 and would like to be able to verify the VIN. Based on a comparison of others, it LOOKS legit, but, hey, it would be nice to be able to verify it. Thanks. |
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