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What year is this Testarossa

Discussion in 'Boxers/TR/M' started by adamae82, Dec 7, 2014.

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  1. adamae82

    adamae82 Karting

    Nov 22, 2011
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    Toronto, Ontario
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    Al Peralta
    Hi folks, my name is Al and an avid Ferrari fan. I am a member and frequent the Mondial section.
    My brother is considering buying a Testarossa ( overseas) and some information according to the current owner does not match the car. As per owner, it is a 1993 Testarossa. It has a single hub which I believe is only available till 1988. The VIN is ZFFAA17B000071291. I tried using the vin decoder but cannot confirm the Model Year.
    Can someone please confirm if this car is really 1993 before my brother take the plunge.
    Thank you in advance.
     
  2. 88Testarossa

    88Testarossa Formula 3

    Sep 25, 2012
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    You are correct
    Single hub until 1988.5 Al
     
  3. rpissm

    rpissm Formula 3

    Aug 11, 2013
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    For comparison, my 87 TR's last 5 of its VIN is 71955. So assuming all the TRs are sequential, yours is an 87 or earlier!
     
  4. Steve Magnusson

    Steve Magnusson Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Jan 11, 2001
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    Steve Magnusson
    Model year only applies to some markets -- so it is not encoded in that euro VIN:

    http://www.red-headed.com/vin_model_year.html

    (but it's not a 1993 model year -- except maybe in some gov't registration documentation ;))
     
  5. godabitibi

    godabitibi F1 Veteran
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    Jan 11, 2012
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    Claude Laforest
    By the last 5 digit it is defenitely an 87. A 93 would be a 512TR which is very easy to tell.
     
  6. adamae82

    adamae82 Karting

    Nov 22, 2011
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    Toronto, Ontario
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    Al Peralta
    Thank you guys. I knew from his description that this is not a 1993.
     

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