VIN Number Question
 

I have an '87 Turbo II.
JM1FC3324H0136322
If I'm decoding the VIN number correctly, isn't the build number 36,322
All of the information I find online show that the numbers for the early '87 Turbo II's (built in '86) started at 50,000.

So how does this car have a 36322 number? Did I misunderstand the decoding data?

It's a one family, unmolested car, I even have the original bill of sale, so I know there's nothing shady about the ownership history.

JM1FC3324H0136322 is a Black w/ Red Interior (if i'm reading it right, its cloth). 2 seater (not 2+2)

it was built 3/11/1986, and sold new 4/30/1986 in Vermont, Dealer 51307.

the original engine was 13BE 045613, oh and its a turbo.

if you look here FC3S Pro v2.0:&nbsp FC3S Turbo Registry you'll see that there is an early series of T2 that aren't listed in the parts Fiche, and start with a G and 5xxxxx serial number. may also be badged as a GT instead of a T2.

i'm not sure exactly why, or what is going on, but it seems to be some kind of George Lucas counting thing, it goes 5xxxxx, to 1xxxxx... (Mr Lucas goes 4,5,6, 1,2,3, and then 7?)

i actually do have a magazine road test of a GT model, and it mentions that Mazda USA had not decided on the options the T2 was going to come with, and we do not have further details, but this is why power steering is an option. Mazda Japan built them all the way from a stripped base model, the way we have it, and then like our GXL with everything.