Hi Brett, good to see the Fox Body numbers boosted.
Is this the red Brisbane car?.
Surprised that the buck tag survived.
Your best site for info on an 83 is Four Eyed Pride Forum. There used to be a thread on deciphering Buck Tags.
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/Does it still have the Vehicle ID Label?. Normally stuck on the left hand side B pillar door opening, should have a DSO code on it. Some of these codes can tell where the car was sent.
Apart from the Marti report, you can also get a Carfax or a Vinaudit online using the vin #, cost between $9 to $45US.
There is also an address you can write to For Ford records in Detroit which should have info if the car was exported.
Will see if I can dig it up.