So whereas in general cars manufactured in Germany are assigned a VIN beginning with the letter 'W' it is not surprisingly, more complicated. There is also something called WMI (World Manufacturer Identifier). It's the first three (3) digits of the VIN. 1C3, the beginning of all Crossfire VINs, is a WMI assigned to Chrysler. Chrysler has many WMIs assigned to it. As fate would have it 1C3 only proves a car is a Chrysler but has no meaning beyond that. Go over here and search 'Chrysler'. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicl...entifier_(WMI) There are about 8 or 9 WMIs assigned to it if you also include DaimlerChrysler. Funny enough the Chrysler TC by Maserati, although a Chrysler, has a VIN which begins with a 'Z' as properly befits any car made in Italy, even though that's not part of any WMI assigned to Chrysler. What do I have to say about that? Life don't make no sense, man!