At 08:47 PM 6/4/99 GMT, Phil Payne wrote: >No, the VIN indicates it is a 1983 model. The model year changes on >1 September, and is named for the following calendar year. This is >reflected in the year letter in the VIN. as i recall it was a "C" number. m.y. 1980 is "A". therefore "C" is m.y. 1982. and according to etka, that particular VIN (C 9005xx) was built late 1981. frank