Wow im new and its great to kno this stuff thanks guys

 

I finally have a pretty good handle on what the VIN and Modelcodes are.
You can find them on the VIN plate on the dirver's door frame.

e.g. (from a 1991):
U = Engine Code (from VIN) ??? U would be 1UZ-FE
CF = Chassis designation
1 = 90-94, 2 = 95-00, 3 = 01-06 (LS430)
0 = No factory air suspension, 1 = with factory air suspension (01 is not used in the US market)
L = Left-hand drive, R = Right-hand drive
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A = LS400
E = 4-door Sedan
P =4-speed Automatic transmission
G =Grade B
K = Compact DOHC & SFI
A = US, K = Canada


Thanks.to everyone who has contributed, especially PureDrifter and Yamae-san.

 

UCF20L
U=engine code, hence the GS300 was JZS and the GS400 was UZS
CF=Chassis Code
1/2/3=Generation. for the LS400 it's '89-94=1, '95-00=2, and the LS430 gets '01-06=3
0/1=Air suspension or Ultra lux rear seat package (LS430/eurasian LS400 only)
L/R= Left or Right hand drive.

the rest applies to destination market and country.

 

Thanks, PureDrifter.
Do you know of any source for decoding the destination market codes?
Color me a curious computer geek.

 

my Corolla GTS is an AE86 or 86 for short, it's a car community bonding thing, yea sometimes there's a gazillion variations of cars and it might be easier to say what it is but usually there's nick names for things like that

 

This is UFC. It doesn't taste very good, lol.

 

Ahhahahaha he said "without AC" lmao no factory air, but lower down that window and youll have ambient air!!!