Strange VIN #

[911hot]

Does anyone know whether this VIN # is legit ? The car is with slant nose body but with non-turbo engine. Strange.

[Matt Monson]

That is not like any Porsche vin I have ever seen. Subscribed to hear the answer...

[JJ 911SC]

Federal Republic of Germany...

[Tom Sch]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Federal Republic of Germany...

no german porsche vin for my opinion!

[turbo owner]

Originally Posted by 911hot

Does anyone know whether this VIN # is legit ? The car is with slant nose body but with non-turbo engine. Strange.

I would say it's a real VIN tag on a euro car that is as old as dirt

[Tom Sch]

Originally Posted by turbo owner

I would say it's a real VIN tag on a euro car that is as old as dirt

not really!
a correct VIN tag looks like that:



see the complete VIN and the type approval number.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Tom Sch

not really!
a correct VIN tag looks like that:



see the complete VIN and the type approval number.

Federal Republic of Germany...

[turbo owner]

Originally Posted by Tom Sch

not really!
a correct VIN tag looks like that:



see the complete VIN and the type approval number.

17 digit VIN's didn't start until the 70's, that tag is real and is on a car built in the 60's or early 70's.

[pkracer21j]

whats up with the 964 part number at the bottom of the tag???

[Uncle]

My car is a GDM car and the tag looks nothing like that.

[equality72521]

Originally Posted by turbo owner

17 digit VIN's didn't start until the 70's, that tag is real and is on a car built in the 60's or early 70's.

They didn't start on Porsche's until 1981.

[Tom Sch]

hello,

sake of simplicity only so much, otherwise there are indeed enough explanations on the internet:

the first Porsche 911 VINs (1964-1967) have had 6 digits.
the VINs from 1968-1969 have had 9 digits, starts with 1...
the VINs from 1970-1979 have had 10 digits, starts with 911..
the VINs in 1980 have had 10 digits, starts with 91AO...
the VINs from 1981 to today have 17 digits, starts with WPOZZZ...

the VIN in the first post have 9 digits, starts with 4, is written on an lable with a 964... part number - please decide for yourself whether something fits the above...

[turbo owner]

Originally Posted by pkracer21j

whats up with the 964 part number at the bottom of the tag???

Porsche says that number is no good

[turbo owner]

Originally Posted by 911hot

Does anyone know whether this VIN # is legit ? The car is with slant nose body but with non-turbo engine. Strange.

I think this tag is from a 1969 Porsche 914

[Tom Sch]

Originally Posted by turbo owner

I think this tag is from a 1969 Porsche 914

hello,

first production model year for the 914 was 1970.
VINs start with 4702900001 (10 digits)...
914/6 VINs start with 914...

[turbo owner]

Originally Posted by Tom Sch

hello,

first production model year for the 914 was 1970.
VINs start with 4702900001 (10 digits)...
914/6 VINs start with 914...

1st US cars were 1970, 1st euro cars were 1969, 9 digit VIN's starting with a 4

[Flat6pac]

It looks like a state retag when its retagged after the insurance is paid and making the car legal to sell.
There should still be an embossment near the smugglers box,
Bruce

[Matt Monson]

Regardless of year 914 vins always start with 47 and the year of production in the 3rd position. No 914 vin ever started 48.