1987 Fx16 Info

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Greetings again - I'm trying to nail down the data on my new 1987 FX16. Here's what I have so far from reading multiple and helpful threads and stickies:

1987 Toyota Corolla FX 16
Hatchback (some call it Liftback) - 3DR
AE82 with a 4AGE engine. 1.6L L4 FI - I think it's the DOHC Blue as the writing on the engine is blue for the 16 Valve portion. Definitely with T-VIS, it stares you in the face.

From the VIN (1NXAE87G8HZ411900) I have learned that it was made at NUMMI in Fremont, CA, and the H in the 10 slot confirms a 1987 as well as the Z in the 11 slot confirming the NUMMI as well as the 1NX in slots 1-3. What I haven't been able to definitively work out is the Vehicle Description Section or VDS from the 4 slot to the 8 slot. AE87G. There are numerous and conflicting presentations. Any thoughts? I've read the stuff at the beginning of this forum, but lots of other sites offer contradictory or conflicting interpretations.

Thanks for all your assistance and patience.

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FYI - Although this thread generated NO interest, FYI, I was able to purchase a 1987 Toyotal Corolla FX16 Owner's Manual from the Toyota Publications section of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) in Calfornia for $22.86 including tax and shipping vs. $70 for just the owner's manual on eBay.

And I think I've solved the mystery of the Vehicle Description Section (VDS) of the VIN for 1987. The AE87G for me is simply the designation Toyota gave at the time for the 1987 FX16. There are actually two vehicles listed with this VDS, same make and model, but Toyota gives a different number 1732 for the manual transmission and 1733 for the automatic transmission (the one I have). But either manual or auto, the AE87G is the same in the VIN.

Cheers.