That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. My B is a 2006 by Canadian Registration, so I assume a 2005/4 by production before import.
I wasn't clear. I was speculating that maybe when production moved from Maggiore to Fiat they did their record keeping differently. In the end all this data was dependent on someone keying things into a system correctly so we could be building our house on the sand! I just thought it curious that there are no VINs for the Japanese model codes after 2002. It's maybe that they were just recorded as something else. It'd be interesting to have the VIN of a post 2002, non-ghost, Japanese barchetta to see what code it got.
I appreciate that you guys love a good puzzle and are interested enough to respond and offer insight! I'd love to get to the bottom of it eventually.
I find the puzzles interesting as the 'funnies' can help me understand the data better.
The Barchetta Lexikon doesn't have a lot on the Japanese Bs but it does talk about two major differences, the side indicator repeaters and the instrument panel having to have a light for the catalytic temperature warning.
https://v4.barchetta-lexikon.de/index.php/lexikon/j/japan
There is a code within
ePer to designate parts for the Japanese market, you'll see 'AJ' against them in the parts lists. There are 47 parts spread across a few drawings and they're mostly to do with the side indicator repeaters, temperature warning and a different number plate holder. The full table is at the end of this post.
One interesting point out of that is your B has the 'normal' looking indicator repeaters rather than what look like, according to
ePer, rectangular Japanese ones. The notes for that part show (modification 10245) on diagram
https://eper.fiatforum.com/en/Drawings/Detail/F/F/BAR/PK/555/1/0/2/SubSubGroup show that it stopped being fitted on 15/09/2004 and switched to the standard round ones. That possibly gives your car a post 15/9/2004 production date.
I suppose it could be that it wasn't a Japanese spec vehicle at all but was just exported through Japan. So many mysteries. The main thing is you have what looks like a really nice B with the added cachet of 'ghost' status
Table | Drawing | Part Count | Link |
10200/00 | 1 | 2 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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10200/01 | 1 | 1 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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10258/00 | 1 | 8 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55401/00 | 1 | 6 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55501/00 | 3 | 3 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55510/00 | 1 | 5 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55510/01 | 1 | 2 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55510/02 | 1 | 2 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55523/00 | 1 | 3 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55523/01 | 1 | 3 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55525/00 | 1 | 1 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55525/01 | 1 | 1 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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55526/00 | 1 | 1 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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70001/00 | 1 | 1 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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70002/00 | 2 | 3 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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70732/00 | 1 | 5 |
FIAT BARCHETTA (1995-2004)
eper.fiatforum.com
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