Hi Terry---All of the cars that were imported (to the best of my knowledge) were stenciled at the factory w/ "Made In France". I have never seen an imported car w/out the stencil, unless those pads were missing. If I recall correctly, you are in the process of getting together a Vespa 400 registry. FYI I just imported a '58 (early) Vespa 400 from france, a Euro model, that is whiby Steven Sego - Vespa Microcar Forum