Oldest Prius in US

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  1. Prodigyplace

    Prodigyplace 2025 Camry XLE FWD

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    I think the model year is part of the VIN and they made more cars in the later year?
     
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    Mine is an '01 Prius. Door tag says 12/00, #901.
     
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    i have the VIN from mine, i'll try and post a pic of the VIN from reg...
     
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    June 2000. The serial number part of my VIN is in the 4000s.

    Do I win? :D

    Trivia: Gen1s came from Toyota's Motomachi plant, in Toyota city, Aichi prefecture. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION GLOBAL WEBSITE | 75 Years of TOYOTA | General Status of Plants in Japan | Motomachi Plant says "2000, May: Prius production commenced; Prius production transferred from Takaoka Plant". It also says "2003, May: Prius production ended (cumulative production: 33,411 vehicles) and transferred to Tsutsumi Plant".

    For some reason, possibly from an early TSB, I have a figure of about 80,000 Gen1s stuck in my head. I don't know why that doesn't match Toyota's figure of 33,411 vehicles. The Wikipedia article is also all over the place on manufacturing figures.
     
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  5. Prodigyplace

    Prodigyplace 2025 Camry XLE FWD

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    I think by benefiting from that Prius you have already won. ;)
     
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    I know @3PriusMike was an early adopter :).

    Maybe he remembers his vin(y).
     
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    Is that date part of the VIN ? Or on Jan somewhere? On an 02
     
    #27 bigblock67, Oct 5, 2019
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