Originally Posted by
HughH
Yes as Dave says the "country code" is (almost always) where the car is ordered from and where it will end up. In road cars, as opposed to the rally car ST you have posted above, it would also inform what country specific options would need to be installed to comply with the rules in that country. It does not mean that it was automatically delivered there. As Dave says there were various options on delivery including factory pick up and pick up at other places for "tourist delivery".
0 car waxed – stock Germany sold
1 car unwaxed – stock Germany sold
2 car waxed – pickup
3 car unwaxed – pickup
4 car waxed export shipping
5 car unwaxed – delivered to importer ex factory
6 car unwaxed -tourist delivery outside factory
7 car waxed -tourist delivery outside factory
8 car not waxed – air freight
9 reserved