Yes, car has some interesting history, but i would be hesitant to call it pre-production.
Fact that it was not sold by dealership and that it was not titled does not change anything about actual making (assembly) of it.
VIN number is legit EU production number (6th car in the line), just as mine is JMZFC132200103981
Anyways, i did not wrote what i wrote to discuss whenever it is or not production car, but to let other members of this forum know that all these pointed out differences between regular US cars and this one are not anything else, than just regular equipment and specs of FC's sold in EU.
And no, EU cars sold like NA did not came with TII drivetrain, but we all know thats nothing unusuall to see, first TII i bought back in 2001 had NA engine on TII drivetrain as well