Is the Z36A a convertible?  The A suggests that this is the case.  For
Z34E and Z34D do the E and D repesent the spec like sport and base?

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Pink elephants with an attitude inspired sboss <XXXXXX@free.fr> to tell alt.autos.nissan.z-car:

The US style VINs are different from those in e.g. Europe. As far as I know
the first 3 digits are the WMI (World Manufacturer Identification).
I don't think this is the country in the first digit as e.g. Renault have
VF1, GM have WOL.
Nissan uses e.g. JN1 (built in Japan), SJN (built in UK) and VSK (built
in Spain).

Then follows the VDS (Vehicle Description Sequence or something like that)
and the last 6 digits are generally a production sequence number.

In the French case:
JN1 = Nissan, built in Japan (I think the Oppama plant if I remember
correctly but other plants also use JN1)

GAA = body, engine, 'A'. G probably stands for Coupe, A is just the first
type of engine they've put in the car. Other engines would have B, C etc.

Z33 = the model code. You would see N16 for the Almera, V10 for the Tino
etc

U0 = default for Euro models. You might see U3 or something like that for
models that have gone for many years like the Micra

last 6 digits = production sequence number