Certificate of authenticity 912

[gshase]

I just saw a 912 on E bay ( a pos basket case) and it has a Certificate of authenticity. I have only had my sc for 11 years and I don't have a Certificate of authenticity. I never see a Buick or Kia with one. I do not plan to purchase one nor do I feel I need one. Was there a time when someone was producing fake Porsches? I posted this in off topic and I am still wearing a Nomex flight suite from a earlier AT6 ride today, so fire at will and explain it to me. Porsche : 912 Porsche : 912 | eBay

[Steve Carlton]

Obviously you want to make sure it's not a converted 911.

[porsche4life]

Lets you know that its still the factory colors, and has the same engine and tranny, build date etc....

[John Rogers]

The certificates used to be free from PCA but I hear they charge for them now? As noted the certify the VIN matches the car type and also lists all the FACTORY options, not ones installed by a dealer. One very popular option in the 80s was the Clifford alarm system with the little red LEDs in each door and in the case of our 930 the dealer installed stereo as it came from Germany without one! If the car is rare or a special build then the cert is handy or if you plan to enter a concours some day and join the Q-Tip crows then you must have one!

[gshase]

A lot kinder and gentler answers than I excepted. I will take off the flight suite.

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Obviously you want to make sure it's not a converted 911.

Which could happen, by the way...

911 to 912 conversion

[Jim Richards]

I had a COA for my old '73 911E. It was nice to see what options it came with and what the original drivetrain serial numbers were to make sure the car wasn't cobbled together from multiple other 911s. If you're looking for a hot-rod 911/912/whatever, then the COA may not mean that much to you, as you're probably more interested in the car you want and not the car that Porsche built.

[Christien]

You can get all the info for free through 1-800-porsche. Call, give them your VIN, give them a couple days to dig it up, and they'll call you back with engine #, tranny #, original colour and options. I got it for mine a few years ago.

IMO, the only thing an actual certificate is good for is for a concours show, or perhaps selling a rare or expensive car, like an RS, or perhaps a low-mileage excellent condition survivor.

[dienstuhr]

I wonder whether they still do that, Christien, now that they discovered they can charge $100+ for a CoA that essentially says the same thing but apparently is mistaken half the time.

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