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1987 Testarossa - Certificate of Conformity / Type Approval Numbers

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  1. rwills

    rwills Rookie

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    Roger Wills
    #1 rwills, Nov 9, 2016
    I wonder if someone can assist.

    We have a 1987 Testarossa as well as 1966 Lamborghini 350GT that we are trying to register in France. Both cars are registered in the UK and the V5 certificates have "Exempt" for Type Approval Numbers.

    The French authorities are being difficult and won't accept the car for their equivalent of an MOT test without this number.

    They are in the format e1*0000/0000*00*00

    Would any owner be willing to let me know the Type Approval Number shown on their registration documents from European countries for a Testarossa?

    Appreciate the assistance - thanks in advance.

    Roger
     
  2. greyboxer

    greyboxer F1 World Champ

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    #2 greyboxer, Nov 9, 2016
    Quick Google suggests 1F1007 for Testarossa - surely a 66 Lambo is too old to have such a cert ?

    TR experts may have better info especially if you repost in their section

    In the old days this cert would have been at the much lamented ferraridatabase.com......
     
  3. rwills

    rwills Rookie

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    #3 rwills, Nov 9, 2016
    Thanks. I saw that number on a car for sale in Switzerland but I'm not sure that is the full number. Will try the TR pages as well. Thanks again.
     
  4. nerofer

    nerofer F1 World Champ

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    #4 nerofer, Nov 10, 2016
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    Roger,

    I'm slightly puzzled by the way you express the format, but nevertheless:

    For registering a car in France, what they usually ask is the "type mine", which is the reference under which the car has been certified "agreed for circulation" by the french road administration when new.
    [That administration, for historic reasons, is called "Le service des mines" (the mining service) hence the usual expression calling this data: "type-mine"]

    For a Testarossa, it should be "F110AB/E"; later cars I believe were agreed under "F110AB/EF".
    Then you have to provide the VIN of the car of course.
    I'm not a "Testarossa" owner, but on the registration certificates for my two 328, the key data is indeed the "type mine" (F106ABPB for the GTB, F106ABPS for the GTS); they are reported on a data plate that was placed here by the french importer in the engine compartment, see enclosed pic of the one from my GTB and the first line of the Importer plate, "type", which gives the "type-mine" as F106AB/PB.

    Why not drop a message in the "Testarossa" section of the french forum www.theferrarista.com?

    Rgds
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