OK guys...help me out. Identify this car!!
09-05-10, 08:27 AM
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OK guys...help me out. Identify this car!!
I will have pictures in a while...but... I went with a friend to look at an RX-7 for sale. He ended up buying the car, but I have NEVER seen one like this.
OK here go's on the description.
It is an import car (meaning it was NOT originally for sale in the states)
It is a 1980 and it says SA22C on the vin and the title says SA22C
Here is the tricky part.... the car does NOT have metal bumpers like a SA22C has. It has 81-85 tail lights, rear and front bumpers!
It has a back seat
It has power windows
It has headlight washer squirters
It has original round front fender marker lights
It is left hand drive (normal like USA)
This one has got me puzzled!!!
Any ideas??
OK here go's on the description.
It is an import car (meaning it was NOT originally for sale in the states)
It is a 1980 and it says SA22C on the vin and the title says SA22C
Here is the tricky part.... the car does NOT have metal bumpers like a SA22C has. It has 81-85 tail lights, rear and front bumpers!
It has a back seat
It has power windows
It has headlight washer squirters
It has original round front fender marker lights
It is left hand drive (normal like USA)
This one has got me puzzled!!!
Any ideas??
09-05-10, 02:23 PM
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the 1981 model year started production in 1980...
european sounds likely...
european sounds likely...
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the 1981 model year production STARTED in 1980. europe also did not switch to the 18 digit vin numbers in 1981 like we did in the US, they did switch (anyone know when?).
so a 1981 rx7, could have an SA22C vin AND be made in 1980.
in the US we usually title cars by the SELLING date, but that may not be how they do it in say europe, as maybe they looked at the build date to issue the title.
the model year/assembly date we use in the US leads to some weird things, like the 1993 rx7's, which were all built from 12-91 to 6-92, there are NO US spec 1993 model year FD's built in the calendar year of 1993.
or someone put the 81+ stuff on the front and rear, its been done before... whats the build date on the car?
09-07-10, 06:48 AM
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It's definitely not Canadian. While some of our models did have the headlight squirters, we follow the same VIN structure as the US does.
DivinDriver is right though, outside North America pretty much all places kept the SA22C VINs for the entire run of the 1st Gen. So it could come from any country outside North America that has Left Hand Drive.
Jon
DivinDriver is right though, outside North America pretty much all places kept the SA22C VINs for the entire run of the 1st Gen. So it could come from any country outside North America that has Left Hand Drive.
Jon
09-07-10, 10:47 AM
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The round front fender side markers are kind of significant, too... Eurospec?
Does it have "Savannah" logos on the sides?
Pictures would sure be handy... especially if there's an emissions sticker inside the hood, since they're country-specific in a lot of cases.
Does it have "Savannah" logos on the sides?
Pictures would sure be handy... especially if there's an emissions sticker inside the hood, since they're country-specific in a lot of cases.
09-07-10, 12:08 PM
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I will tell him to take pics once he gets back.
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Sup way - and everyone else!
So I am the resposnsible party for this guessing game. I have been away in Canada this week, but as soon as I get home tomorrow I will promptly take some pictures. Hopefully this will help in solving this riddle. It is ceratinly intresting to see everyones guess/thoughts on where my car came from.
So I am the resposnsible party for this guessing game. I have been away in Canada this week, but as soon as I get home tomorrow I will promptly take some pictures. Hopefully this will help in solving this riddle. It is ceratinly intresting to see everyones guess/thoughts on where my car came from.
09-11-10, 08:50 AM
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Sup way - and everyone else!
So I am the resposnsible party for this guessing game. I have been away in Canada this week, but as soon as I get home tomorrow I will promptly take some pictures. Hopefully this will help in solving this riddle. It is ceratinly intresting to see everyones guess/thoughts on where my car came from.
So I am the resposnsible party for this guessing game. I have been away in Canada this week, but as soon as I get home tomorrow I will promptly take some pictures. Hopefully this will help in solving this riddle. It is ceratinly intresting to see everyones guess/thoughts on where my car came from.