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Not all performance specialists are officially recognised and their cars are not usually referred to as production vehicles. The primary means of identifying a cars manufacturer since the mid 1980's1980s has been the [[Vehicle identification number|vehicle identification]] or VIN. The first three digits are the [[Vehicle identification number#World manufacturer identifier|manufacturer or WMI identifier]].<ref name=ISO3780>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/45844.html |title=ISO 3780:2009 Road vehicles – World manufacturer identifier (WMI) code |publisher=[[ISO]] |date=2009-10-05 |access-date=2010-09-27}}</ref> If the performance specialist is the manufacturer then its WMI identifier will be in the VIN. An example would be vehicles made or modified by tuning and manufacturing company [[Ruf Automobile|RUF]], which specialises in [[Porsche]] based vehicles. In general, if the RUF vehicle is a RUF modified Porsche then the WMI will be Porsche's (WP0), but if it is built by RUF then its WMI will be RUF's (W09).<ref>http://www.rufregistry.com/what-exactly-is-a-ruf/ retrieved 10 August 2018</ref>