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  1. sparta49

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    #1 sparta49, Aug 14, 2016
    I was just searching ebay and came across several TR Steering Column Covers with the Vin Number. I am assuming these are all cars that were parted out for any number of reasons . Anyway here are the last five of the Vins that were up at this time

    67607
    69007
    89198
    97599 (I'm thinking this is a 512TR)
     
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    #2 carguy, Aug 14, 2016
    That's interesting and a bit disturbing that these column covers would be for sale. The 512TR cars started at serial number 89100.
     
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    #3 sparta49, Aug 14, 2016
    Mine is a 91 Testarossa , 90048 I guess a few were built side by side. I saw a 1990 for sale with the original window sticker around 162K, my window sticker is for 179,500 so they went up 17K ? , mine wasn't sold new until May 92 at s steep discount from sticker. Just some interesting observations.
     
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    #4 jjmalez, Aug 14, 2016
    The Ferrari/collector car market bubble popped in 1990. I remember seeing a new 1992 Ferrari 348ts still on the showroom floor at a dealer in 1995.

    Sorry for hijacking the thread.
     
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    #5 ozziindaus, Aug 14, 2016
    Coinciding with the Japanese financial crisis
     
  6. Meister

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    #6 Meister, Aug 14, 2016
    why? they are valuable parts. The VIN is just a plate
     
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    #7 rpissm, Aug 14, 2016
    Well, the 348s sucked - maybe it wasn't just the Japanese financial crisis. :)
     
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    #8 sparta49, Aug 14, 2016
    Steal a car, swap out the column cover. Voila ! New vin.
     
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    #9 Meister, Aug 14, 2016
    as you know there are more vin locations than just the column and even if you destroy the other vin locations its going to be a hard story to sell on why/how that happened and why they are not there. If one is going to go that route it's far easier to just 3D print a new column vin tag than invest the work to replace the entire column
     
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    #10 tbakowsky, Aug 14, 2016
    Sombody in the future will build a tr out of tiny little bits, slap one of these numbers on it and call it real.
     
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    #11 sparta49, Aug 14, 2016
    It is a helluva start to creating a vin
     
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    #12 sparta49, Aug 14, 2016
    I better buy them all!!!!! I can corner the market!
     
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    #13 Yenko, Aug 17, 2016
    Can anyone list some uncommon spots the VIN is located? We all know the steering column and door jam.. Just for my future reference.
     
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    #14 Melvok, Aug 25, 2016
    On the frame in the enginecompartiment RHS !
     
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    #15 302Tim, Aug 25, 2016
    ...and I think those are the only places (at least that I have found). Oh wait, one more...first page of your warranty book ;)

    BTW, there is also an assembly number in a few places and a Pininfarina coachwork number stamped on many of the removable parts...
     
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    #16 sparta49, Sep 3, 2016
    And another one, 85695
     
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    #17 HOF Ferrari, Sep 4, 2016
    Mines a '91 TR #89528
     

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