Very unusual Ur-q. '83/'84 ?

[quattro@rogerswave.ca]

I finally got to see the car that is was offered to me for sale.
The funny thing is that it is kind of puzzling.
The car was built in December of 1982 according to the sticker by the 
door.  It is a Canadian model with kilometers / hour speedo.
The car has a 1983 VIN  number ending with digits 114.
What is unusual is that the car has:
-Underhood fuse box!!
-4kq style suspension. I.e. no rear sway bar and drop links on the 
front sway bar.
-The dash illumination is red.  (I don't know if all TQC have that)
-It has the two stage diff locking mechanism. (I know some '83 TQC's 
had the one stage "lock it all or nothing" mechanism)
The parts look like they came with the car.
There is a full history of this car including the original bill of 
sale showing it was purchased in June of 1983 for $38,000 CDN.
The paint looks good only from a distance (it was resprayed couple of 
years ago) and it has a few runs.  There is a deep scratch about 2 
inches long on the rear fender flare (ouch!) and the color is Mars 
Red (yuck!).
Considering the year and equipment, is this a fairly unique 
automobile when compared to other TQC's?  Could this special 
equipment really be factory original?
TIA 

Martin Pajak
quattro@rogerswave.ca

1982 Coupe (434,000 km)
1984 4000s quattro (320,000 km under the wrench)
1970 Porsche 911E Targa (also under the wrench)

Who put my tools in the dishwasher?