I have a '95 Integra ~ Type R. But, I have my doubts. Half the people I have talked to about the car say it is authentic the other half say no. The friend who turned me on to this community says no, but readily admits it has more ***** than his own Acura Integra.

How can I tell for sure? I want to know, because if I ever get around to selling it (I'm not selling at the moment) I would want to know the true value of the car.

 

Please provide the VIN number of the car and some pictures. Is the car LHD or RHD? Which car has more "*****" is irrelevant to figuring out the authenticity of your car.

 

VIN is the only way to be 100% sure. JDM right?

 

The ITR debuted in August '95 in Japan only. If you have a '95 Integra Type-R, the make would be Honda. There is no such car as a 1995 Acura Integra Type-R. The Type-R was introduced in the US market until 1997.

 

hmmm, I will produce the VIN and photos shortly. Also, the driver's seat is on the Left side. That's what you meant by LHD vs RHD, PaulMC?

 

Another question: I know Honda makes Acura. But how can it NOT be Acura for being '95? It is clearly labeled Acura everywhere.

 

Then it's not a real Type R, or it's not a 95.

 

The Acura Integra was LHD and the type r was available from 97-01 *With the exception of 99

The Honda Integra was RHD and the type r was available from 95-01

Since you know it's Acura and it's a 95, I'm going to bet someone tried to make an ITR clone, and that's what you bought.

 

sound like a FAKE R!!! all 95 ITR are JDM which is RHD!

 

There are so many easy ways to tell. The obvious one does it have a sunroof? Does the vin have dc231 in it?

 

The VIN for an Acura integra Type-R has to begin with JH4DC231. only made from 97-01 in north america.

 

Hopefully you didn't pay Type-R money for a clone. However, if it's a nice car, and you paid a proper amount of money for it and you enjoy it, who cares if it's real or not? As long as you don't try to play it off as a real one

 

jh4dc231 = type R

 

Troll?

Very suspicious.

 

Out of curiosity what happened in 1999? It wasn't produced here?

 

Not in the states just canada. Thats for north america itrs

 

WOW worthless thread... do some research before you ask a question like this. your question could have been answered by SEARCHING for 5 minutes!

if its a 95 Acura Integra... ITS NOT AN ITR!

 

they manufactered type r's in 95 but they were sold as 96's. I dont think lhd itr's were available until 97. So yours is probably an rs integra.

 

No doubt. A joke thread for sure.

 

Thank you paulMC, Tyrant, and cdntegintx, you're answers were really helpful.

The VIN # JH4DC4344SS039842. So, it's not a Type R. So, cdntegintx is probably right in saying it's an ITR clone.

I'm really sorry I'm not as cool as Dr. DC2, Todd00. I was curious, so I asked the question. I did not realize I was back in High School.

 

TheSEARCH button is also very helpful. Some of us that have been on here a while are tired of seeing threads that clutter the site when they can be, and have been, answered many, MANY times before.

No ITR's were made before 1997 in the U.S, Canada, or European markets. Those are the only markets that have LHD vehicles. Try this site for a lot of useful info.
http://www.integratyper.org/

 

Seriously, who buys a car not knowing what it is? It's not like the old days when you actually had to take a trip to the library or something and physically find the information. In 3 minutes a simple google search would have told you that car is not a real Type R.

I seriously hope you did not buy it thinking it was.

And the people who think your car is a real Type R are complete morons.

No one is trying to be rude, but this information is so easy to find out it isn't funny. That and I don't like people who try to pass off something as something else.

 

If its a true JDM, good luck in finding the VIN, since JDMs don't have VINs

 

correction: The first JDM ITRs were both manufactured and sold in 1995. 96 spec is misleading...it should be 95 spec, but for marketing purposes they use 96 spec. Trivia: 96 specs weren't called 96 specs until 98 specs were introduced in 1998.

 

pics?