telling where your car is from on vin number.

[LAYZORBEEMZ]

Ok, I saw a thread on sf like 2 months ago that told you how to figure out where your car is manufactured from in the vin, I can't find the friggen thread! I'm lookin' at an N/A right now and I got the vin from the current owner and i want to know where the car is from.
please,

HALP!

 

[Nocheez]

The first digit is where the car is from. All Supras were built in Japan, so they start with a J.

edit: I found this after googling for 2 minutes.
http://www.decodethis.com/Products/VINWebServices/tabid/92/Default.aspx

 

[LAYZORBEEMZ]

i seem to remember that there were codes for cars manufactured in canada and usa...

 

[JDMMA70]

All A70 Supras were built in Toyotas Tahara Plant in Japan southern Kanto Reigon forgot the city name

 

[Jeff Lange]

There is nothing in the VIN that will tell you specifically the destination of the car. All Supras were manufactured in Japan and shipped over here.

What will tell you the destination is the model code on the firewall (86-88) or driver's door jam (89-92). The code will be MA70L-xxxxx, the last letter of the second set of letters will either be a K for Canada or an A for the USA.

If your car is still in Toyota's system, you can check with Toyota using the VIN and they can get the model code for the car, which you can then use to check.

Jeff

 

[LAYZORBEEMZ]

There is nothing in the VIN that will tell you specifically the destination of the car. All Supras were manufactured in Japan and shipped over here.

What will tell you the destination is the model code on the firewall (86-88) or driver's door jam (89-92). The code will be MA70L-xxxxx, the last letter of the second set of letters will either be a K for Canada or an A for the USA.

If your car is still in Toyota's system, you can check with Toyota using the VIN and they can get the model code for the car, which you can then use to check.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff!

 

[Jeff Lange]

Also, I'm not sure if you saw this article:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47729

I wrote regarding this, it may be what you were originally thinking of, but it will answer even more of your questions.

Jeff

 

[LAYZORBEEMZ]

that wasnt the thread but it helped, thanks again! So far I havr found out that this supra I'm lookin at has the original engine( more than likely ) and it used to be an automatic, it had a W58 swap somewhere along the way.

 

[dubsupra209]

All A70 Supras were built in Toyotas Tahara Plant in Japan southern Kanto Reigon forgot the city name

just throwing this in here did they make all the mk4s in japan to?

 

[Tanya]

just throwing this in here did they make all the mk4s in japan to?

What part of "all Supras" did you not understand?

ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Supras, from 1978 to 2002 (or whenever the hell they stopped making the JZA80) were made in Japan.

 

[Jeff Lange]

Yup, August 1978 - July 2002, all made in Japan.

Jeff

 

[SupraMario]

What part of "all Supras" did you not understand?

ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Supras, from 1978 to 2002 (or whenever the hell they stopped making the JZA80) were made in Japan.

Whoa tanya, snappy today aren't we? Chill...calm, breathe!

Car fax is prolly going to get you more info you would need than just where the car was made.

 

[Tanya]

Whoa tanya, snappy today aren't we? Chill...calm, breathe!

Car fax is prolly going to get you more info you would need than just where the car was made.

No not snappy, people just need to read. All Supras doesn't mean "only the mk3", lol.