This is the best VIN explanation that I have found so far that I wanted to share: 1st digit = country of origin The first digit identifies the vehicle's country of origin. Italy's letter is "Z," therefore, all Ferrari VINs will begin with the letter "Z". Z = Italy 2nd + 3rd digit = marque / manufacturer The second and third digits identify the marque and manufacturer. To date, Ferrari SpA has been assigned and used only two codes DF = the Dino FF = the Ferrari marques manufactured by Ferrari SpA. The Dino marque has not been produced since 1980, therefore "FF" will appear in the second and third place digits of all Ferrari VINs, unless you are looking at a Dino. 4th digit = Engine With only 26 letters available, it was necessary to recycle some of the letters. Always consider the entire 17 digit VIN to determine the type of engine, especially the sixth and seventh digits A = 308 2-valve injected (U.S.A.model) B = 308 2-valve carb wet sump (Euro.model) C = 308 2-valve carb dry sump (Euro.model) + 328 European D = 512 Boxer carbureted E = 400 V-12 fuel injected F = 308 Australia + 348 U.S.A. / Japan G = 308 2-valve carbureted USA/Japan + F40 European H = 308 2-valve injected European J = 512 Boxer injected K = 208 Turbocharged European + 348 European L = 308 4-valve European + 512 TR European M = 308 4-valve U.S.A. 1993 + F40 U.S.A. P = F355 + 288 GTO R = 348 U.S.A. S = Testarossa U.S.A./Japan + 456 T = Testarossa European U = 308 4-valve U.S.A. ( 1984-1985 ) V = 512M W = 328 European X = 328 U.S.A. / Japan Y = 412 V-12 Z = 550 Maranello 5th digit = Safety system A front 3-point inertia belts B front 3-point inertia belts; rear 3-point non-inertia belts C front 3-point inertia belts; rear 2-point inertia belts D front 3-point inertia belts; rear 3-point inertia belts G passive restraint system P front 3-point inertia belts and air bags; rear inertia belts M passive restraint system N automatic passive restraint system R front 3-point inertia belts and air bags 6th + 7th digits = vehicle model / body type 01 308 GT4 (ZDF) & 308 GTBi (ZFF) 02 308 GTBi 03 308 GTB 04 308 GTS 05 512 BB 06 400i automatic 07 400i 5-speed 08 Mondial 09 512BBi 10 208 Turbo (B) 11 208 Turbo (S) 12 308 GTB Quattrovalvole 13 308 GTS Quattrovalvole 14 Mondial Quattrovalvole Coupe 15 Mondial Quattrovalvole Cabriolet 16 288GTO 17 Testarossa 19 328 GTB 20 328 GTS 21 3.2 Mondial Coupe 24 412 automatic 25 412 5-speed 26 3.2 Mondial Cabriolet 27 GTB Turbo 32 Mondial T Coupe 33 Mondial T Cabriolet 34 F40 35 348 B 36 348 S 40 F512M 41 F355 Berlinetta 42 F355GTS 43 348 Spider 44 456 GT 48 F355 Spider 49 550 Maranello 50 456 GTA, 456 M GTA 51 360 Modena 52 550 Barchetta Pininfarina 53 360 Modena Spider 54 612 Scaglietti 55 575 M 56 Enzo 57 Challenge Stradale 58 F430 59 F430 Spider 60 599 GTB Fiorano 61 Superamerica 62 FXX 63 F430 Challenge 64 430 Scuderia 65 California 66 Scuderia Spider 16M 67 458 Italia (but these two digits are now the 4th and 5th digits!!) 68* 69 70 599 GTO 8th digit = market A USA (left-hand drive) B Europe (left-hand drive) C UK (right-hand drive) D Australia (right-hand drive) J other left-hand drive S other left-hand drive T Middle East (left-hand drive) 9th digit = check digit (used by law enforcement agencies) The ninth digit is a check digit used by law enforcement agencies to ensure that the VIN is valid. By using a very complicated formula involving the entire VIN, a law enforcement officer can determine if the VIN is correct for the vehicle being checked. Occasionally a letter, rather than a number, will appear in this space, but it will usually be a number between 1 and 9. In some cases, this number will be a zero on vehicles that were built for markets outside of the United States. 10th digit = Is used to designate the year model for vehicles produced for the U.S. market. A = 1980 B = 1981 C = 1982 D = 1983 E = 1984 F = 1985 G = 1986 H = 1987 I = NOT USED J = 1988 K = 1989 L = 1990 M = 1991 N = 1992 O = NOT USED P = 1993 Q = NOT USED R = 1994 S = 1995 T = 1996 11th digit = assembly plant The eleventh digit is used to designate the company's plant location where the vehicle was produced. This digit should always be zero, since all Ferraris are produced in Maranello, Italy. 0 = Maranello, Italy 12th --> 17th digit = production number The twelfth through seventeenth digits are production numbers in sequential order. This number should allow you to determine when the vehicle was produced in the production run. When purchasing a used, Ferrari one should carefully compare the VIN against the different vehicle components. If the VIN indicates that the vehicle should have a fuel injected 4-valve motor, while in fact it has a carbureted 2-valve motor, you can safely assume that the motor has been changed out in this vehicle. This would adversely affect the overall value of the vehicle and your future investment. It is very important that the VIN is correctly shown on all documents, (registration title, insurance papers, etc.) concerning your vehicle. The data on this page was obtained in part from the 59th annual edition of the National Automobile Theft Bureau handbook for Law Enforcement and an article which appeared in the Ferrari Market Letter. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here's a little more about the 6th and 7th digit: 50 456 GTA, 456 M GTA 51 360 Modena 52 550 Barchetta Pininfarina 53 360 Modena Spider 54 612 Scaglietti 55 575 M 56 Enzo 57 Challenge Stradale 58 F430 59 F430 Spider 60 599 GTB Fiorano 61 Superamerica 62 FXX 63 F430 Challenge 64 430 Scuderia 65 California 66 Scuderia Spider 16M 67 458 Italia (but these two digits are now the 4th and 5th digits!!) 68 69 70 599 GTO Marcel Massini
Perfect, just been checking mine and it all makes sense. ZFFLC15C000057599 UK Right hand drive QV Cabriolet with the 308 Engine with 3 point seat belts in the front and 2 point ones in the rear
Every time I see a list like this it I'm always intrigued. Everything I've read and heard in the past stated that the cars for the Saudi Arabian market used the same specifications (safety, emissions, etc) as the U.S. cars. However, the 4th digit, W, signifies 328 European. Hmm... does anyone remember the HP difference between the Euro and US cars? Or are they the same? Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wade, I believe U.S. models lose ~ 5HP from the European model without cat. Example: 1987 FERRARI MONDIAL 3.2 cat. Europe Specs of FERRARI MONDIAL 3.2 cat., manufactured or sold in 1987, version for Europe with 2-door coupe body type, RWD (rear-wheel drive) and manual 5-speed gearbox. Basic specs and characteristics: petrol (gasoline) engine of 3185 cm3 / 195.1 cui displacement with advertised power 187.5 kW / 251 hp / 255 PS ( DIN ) / 7000 and 289 Nm / 213 lb-ft / 5500 of torque. 1987 FERRARI MONDIAL 3.2 North America U.S. Data for FERRARI MONDIAL 3.2, model year 1987, version for North America U.S. with 2-door coupe body type, RWD (rear-wheel drive) and manual 5-speed gearbox. Basic specs and characteristics: petrol (gasoline) engine of 3185 cm3 / 195.1 cui displacement with advertised power 194 kW / 260 hp / 264 PS ( SAE net ) / 7000 and 289 Nm / 213 lb-ft / 5500 of torque. 1987 FERRARI MONDIAL 3.2 Europe Specs of FERRARI MONDIAL 3.2, manufactured or sold in 1987, version for Europe with 2-door coupe body type, RWD (rear-wheel drive) and manual 5-speed gearbox. Basic specs and characteristics: petrol (gasoline) engine of 3185 cm3 / 195.1 cui displacement with advertised power 198.6 kW / 266 hp / 270 PS ( DIN ) / 7000 and 304 Nm / 224 lb-ft / 5500 of torque.
Thanks Mike... then it's probably a toss up since S.A. cars have Euro spec engines along with one Cat.
Wonder if your car is US spec or Euro ? check out the 8th digit in your VIN# = market A USA (left-hand drive) B Europe (left-hand drive) C UK (right-hand drive) D Australia (right-hand drive) J other left-hand drive S other left-hand drive T Middle East (left-hand drive)
From what I have read in many articles including the original Ferrari sales catalogues is that the US spec 3.2 is 260 bhp and the UK spec is 270 bhp. Not sure if the Saudi Arabian spec is one or the other. Does it mention it in the handbook?
That is correct Peter. The emissions equipment/cat converter on the US cars loses 10hp and gives my 3.2 car 260hp.
would anyone know what "K" would represent as the 5th digit.... on a 1991 mondial t conv, US version????? Alex
This site has a lot of details on VINs: Red Headed - VIN Decoder According to that site K = Passive restraint system on Mondial t Cabriolet, US version, >1990
the automatic refers to the running mice belts like on the 92 T where as the earlier T did not have those systems.
Hi guys can anyone decode my vin and also tell me is my car Australian delivered and was also wondering what the trim color is called? The VIN is ZFFXE21D000085295. Thanks in advance
Just use the decoder listed in post #1 yourself (the "D" in the eighth digit of your VIN indicates it is an Australian market RHD car). This website has a more complete Ferrari VIN decoder: http://www.red-headed.com/vin.html (For example, it explains the "E" you have in the fifth digit, and better clarifies the "X" you have in the fourth digit.)
Yip, "D" is for Australian delivered & from the VIN yours is a coupe - there were no cabs delivered in Oz until the T There should be a trim sticker on your brake booster in the front compartment - mine, an 86 cab ("C" UK) has a "crema" sticker on it. Cheers Mick
bbekker said: ↑ This site has a lot of details on VINs: Red Headed - VIN Decoder According to that site K = Passive restraint system on Mondial t Cabriolet, US version, >1990 Why then "N automatic passive restraint system" SonomaRik said: ↑ Why then "N automatic passive restraint system" the automatic refers to the running mice belts like on the 92 T where as the earlier T did not have those systems. Gentlemen, small confusion here: I haven a 1992 delivered US T cab and the VIN reads ZFFRK33A8N0xxxxxxx Whilst all other letters and numbers match above listings, the K would suggest that I have no mice, but I do.....
