Chassis tag information (urq)?

[Per Lindgren]

I looked this up in the FA.

The three Z's in the VIN indicate that this car is not intended for the US
market. Other than that, 85 is the type, the 7 is probably a Z as well, F is
model year '86, A means that this car is made in Ingolstadt and 901331 is the
serial number. I bet that this is Urq #1331 for 1986.

Type # 857-015 is a WR engine, 7Z tranny and WF rear diff. This model was made
between 8/84 and 7/87, and is LHD.

Paint code L90E is Alpine white, interior code TC is Quartz color.

I also looked at the options, but not all of them show up in the list. 020 is
MPH speedometer, 341 is Central locking system and 573 is Airconditioning
system. The seats does not show in the options list, they were probably not an
official factory option.

I do not know the sort number, but this may be for production reference.

PerL
92 Cabrio 2.3E


ccohen5 wrote:

> Could anyone who has access to the encryption device, help a fellow
> Audiphile decode this tag.  the car is in the US, but looks like a nice Gray
> Market version to me:
>
>   Sort# 5647 26-5-4878 212 EP
>  Chassis# WAUZZZ857FA901331
>  Type# 857-015
>  Motor Engine Code; WR 7Z
>  Paint L90E/L90E TC
>  Options; FI1 FLO HA2 020 341
>               573 714 726
>
> Does the Sort number have any significance.  I have never seen it discussed
> on the list; what is the significance of the last 4 digits of the Type code.
>
> The car was fitted with genuine Sport Quattro seats ex factory, does this
> show up in the options?
>
> Very curious.
>
> Colin