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Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: 91tr
Post Number: 2039
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:47 pm: | |
Martin/Sean -- I think many pre-'80 cars did get an "engine family + serial number" VIN, but IME there's no solid rule for that convention (my ex-'78's VIN was "model + serial number" -- 308GTS25375). |
Sean F (Agracer)
Member
Username: Agracer
Post Number: 346
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:38 pm: | |
Actually, it's a wet sump steel car. One of the early ones made in November 1976. (yes, I'm sure it's steel).
The "VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION" plate under the bonnet says
Engine Family Identification F106 A
Thanks |
Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 5727
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:36 pm: | |
Could very well be Sean!
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Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 5726
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:35 pm: | |
Your car should be F106??0????
Now remember the 1976 are fiberglass models and there are US deliveries which have a different engine than the Eur deliveries. Drysump vs wetsump. So you can find two different engine codes in the same year 308s in 1976 and some 1977.
Would lve to give you the engine number of my 308GTB US delivery Fiberglass I had but those papers are already in storage! |
Sean F (Agracer)
Member
Username: Agracer
Post Number: 345
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:34 pm: | |
So it would be F106A20437 ?? |
Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 5725
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:33 pm: | |
Example:
The 208GT4 engine, which is a Italy delivery only:
F106CL01552
01552 being the production number
F106 being the engine type (block)
CL being the code for the 2L Italy 308GT4 engines.
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Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 5724
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:31 pm: | |
1976 will not have the ZFF part.
That did not come till 1980.
Your Vin will be the engine type plus the 5 digit serial number on the car.
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Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: 91tr
Post Number: 2038
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:30 pm: | |
Sean -- you can't (they didn't have standardized US 17-digit VINs before 1980). |
Sean F (Agracer)
Member
Username: Agracer
Post Number: 344
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:23 pm: | |
How can I determine the entire VIN number from a 1976 308 GTB?
I found some VIN stuff at ferrariclub.com, but I'm missing some info.
so far I've got the following...ZFFGA03A??020437
the ?? are supposed to designate the year, but the ferrariclub reference does not go back that far year wise. |