The Provamo registry collects and summarizes the various ID numbers that are found on Pantera components. There are others, the Bill Van Ess registry among them.
Perhaps one of the legit PO's of your car forwarded that information for recording. That might allow you to demonstrate the ZF is original to the car.
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