how to find the original market for a car?

Look at the 8th digit of the VIN:

8th DIGIT Market
A Left-Hand Drive, North America or Middle East (2000-2007)
B Left-Hand Drive, Europe
C Right-Hand Drive, UK
D Right-Hand Drive, Australia
E Left-Hand Drive, China
J / JAP / JPN Left-Hand Drive, Japan
JAP: approx. 1980 - 1994 (with "AP" as the 9th and 10th digit)
JPN: approx. 1994 - 2000 (with "PN" as the 9th and 10th digit)
J: approx. 1997 - present (with "00" as the 9th and 10th digit)
L Left-Hand Drive, Latin and Central America
S Left-Hand Drive, Switzerland or Sweden
T Left-Hand Drive, Middle East (<2000 and >2007)
X Other (one-offs, prototypes and race versions)

 

Thanks,
I just learn my TR is a Euro not a Swiss market one like I tought.

 

Swiss is usually easy to tell even without the VIN. The have more emission controls than anyone in EU and have more noise suppression than US cars. Also in some cases lower HP than even US version cars.

 

Interesting. Thanks Brian.