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by **beeker** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:10 pm

I have a AE85/6 race car and its registered as a 1987 on its NZ rego paperwork. However, if its pre-1987, it classifies as historic. So.. i'm guessing as a long shot that it was 1st registered in 1987? and that there is a chance it was made prior?

Anyway you can get the build date from the chassis number or alike ?

by **postfach** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:14 pm

I made a thread about this a while ago, Sergei posted a Russian site that will tell you the year and month it was made.

http://forums.toyspeed.org.nz/viewtopic.php?t=53862&highlight=build+date

I'm sure if you check there and then ask nicely he'll translate for you.

by **beeker** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:18 pm

ok it comes back with:

Производитель: Toyota
Кузов: AE85-0038263
Дата выпуска: Март 1987 года

So i assume it looks like a 1987 chasis build?
ps chassis is # AE85-0038263

by **postfach** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:26 pm

Looks like March 1987, so I guess you're out of luck.

by **beeker** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:29 pm

postfach wrote:Looks like March 1987, so I guess you're out of luck.

Lets hope they roll the historic rating by 1 year every year then.

by **fivebob** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:31 pm

Pre 87 production ends with chassis # 0036882

by **1I1** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:09 am

Yup that frame number is march '87

Website · by **Rick** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:16 pm

What I cant understand with your car is if it is 1987 then it sould the facelift model, which it doesnt look like it, unless some has changed the headlights, grill, side lights, front bumper etc... to pre facelift??

It may have ID plates from another car????

Another interesting note the details for you car give a 4A- number for the engine where it would have been originally a 3A- unless you can change that when an engine convertion is done????

by **d1 mule** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:08 pm

iv had a 1987 levin notch that had all pre facelift front and rear lights on also.......

by **touge rolla** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:23 pm

Facelift probably occurred mid-year

by **beeker** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:48 pm

The original builder of the car had 2x cars. An AE86 for him, and a Ae85 for the wife. The Ae85 was mint, so they transferred all the Ae86 bits to the AE85 shell during the race car build. Probably explains things.

by **RomanV** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:54 pm

This is a good link for that sorta thing, which was posted on Garage Dori.

http://jnc.farpost.com/data/framno/longindex.html

by **kim0663** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:57 am

^ Wow awesome website. Thanks

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