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VIN Storyteller
What the factory records say about your car.
The VIN Storyteller looks a 3000GT or Stealth VIN up in the production database exported from Mitsubishi's CAPS system and tells you what the factory recorded about the car: its serial number, model and model code, classification, equipment, exterior and interior codes, date of manufacture and model year. It also counts how many identical cars (same year, model, interior, exterior and equipment codes) were built that model year.
Your car
VIN
- among identical cars (same year, model, colours and equipment)
- built in the same production period
- built in the same production month
History
Mitsubishi appears to have used multiple codes for the same colours / equipment, so until we define all of these codes, the identical-car count may show as lower than it really is. If any field shows as not yet decoded, please email [email protected] with your VIN and the code so you can help us decode Mitsubishi's codes.
About the data
The information is based entirely on the production database exported from CAPS, and while it's very accurate, it may not be perfect:
- Up to approximately 3,500 vehicles appear to be missing from the 1991 model year, mostly before September 1991 with serial numbers under 004400. It's unknown whether their data was lost or the vehicles were never produced.
- Approximately 550 vehicles appear to be missing from the 1995 model year. They're all presumed to be Stealth R/T Twin Turbos, since no data for any 1995 R/T Twin Turbo is present.
- In 1997, approximately 550 vehicles appear to be missing, likely produced between the first production period of November 1996 and the third production period of January 1997. No assumptions can be made about their trim levels.
- Serial numbers 000001 through 000100 are typically reserved for vehicles that were crash tested or used for promotional purposes.
- Mitsubishi appears to have used several codes for the same colours and equipment, so until every code is defined, counts of identical cars may show lower than they really are.
The VIN Storyteller is open source under the AGPL-3.0: source on GitHub.