FJBen
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Exactly.
And that’s about as far as I get with it
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And that’s about as far as I get with it
FJBen
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I’ve tried a few of those in Australia. Never work.
I know where/when it was sold and where it got serviced for 2 years.
Sold brand new on February 10, 1991 at Torque Toyota in Redcliffe, Queensland to the business, 4BH radio station in Spring Hill.
I lose track of it in 1993 at 30,000kms further inland near toowoomba until she pops up for sale in 2014 at a random dealer in Brisbane and heads to the US by my good friend.
So, an 11/88 cruiser with a 000001 VIN doesn’t sell new until Feb 91. Strange indeed. I even went as far as contacting the dealers and that radio station to get any info. Toyota, I don’t have near good enough connections
couldn’t get past customer service anywhere. No dice.
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Your serial number is actually 9000001. The 9 is important.
FJBen
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Interesting, did they do a changeover to a different format in 88?
I see some of the TMC for Australia for like pzj70 and the like in the 8xxxxxx range but no 9’s.
Hello,
When VIN format changed from XXJ7XNNNNN to JTXXX..., quite likely the counting convention changed as well.
If I remember correctly, the 16-character VIN includes country of manufacture, manufacturer, model type and model number, among other things. Maybe your peculiar number has something to do with the counting convention change.
Juan
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17-digit, Juan.
And you are definitely on the correct thought path.
And you are definitely on the correct thought path.
FJBen
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That’s a great thought. Did that VIN change occur around 88? JDM still has short VINs after that. Trying to source more VIN numbers from earlier and later cruisers from Australia is hard info to find.
Great thought though
Hello,
Late 1980s, I think.
In the beginning, the 17-digit VIN (thanks Onur / @OGBeno ) requirement was market-specific. From what I have seen, until the 2000s some markets required it, some did not. After that, it became widespread, or so I have noticed.
Standardization, I presume.
Juan
FJBen
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This seems like the most plausible answer. Still pretty cool that it seems to be the first one of the new VIN setup if that’s the final answer.
On some boring meeting I will start googling away VINs from 87/88/89 to see if I can dins anything out.
FJBen
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Found a Europe BJ75 troopy 9/87 with a 17 digit VIN.
2/88 troopy with short VIN
11/88 hj75 Australian pickup long vin: JT731HJ7509501478
So it appears the VIN change occurred at some point in 88.
So it’s a distinct possibility it was the first BJ74 going to Australia under the new VIN requirement.
Do they start each model ie BJ74, BJ73, HJ75 at 000001?
2/88 troopy with short VIN
11/88 hj75 Australian pickup long vin: JT731HJ7509501478
So it appears the VIN change occurred at some point in 88.
So it’s a distinct possibility it was the first BJ74 going to Australia under the new VIN requirement.
Do they start each model ie BJ74, BJ73, HJ75 at 000001?
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Not based on model. Based on assembly line.
