VIN, engine, tranny numbers ?

[wareaglescott]

Recently purchased a 79 SC

Searched some threads on finding the serial numbers and decoding them. I got all that info.

My vin is 9119200717 so the 717th car produced that year.
(interestingly enough and totally unrelated but I am a commercial airline pilot and currently fly the B717, furthermore going through paperwork and the clutch replacement invoice was on my birthday. Had to buy the car when I saw that! I mean what are the odds?!)

Engine # 6290843

I understand the engine number and VIN won't match up. It appears 717 car and 843 transmission seem pretty close. Is that likely the original motor? I have no reason to believe it is not.

Transmission # 915/61 7193368
The 3368 transmission seems a long way from the other numbers.
Does that indicate it is likely not original to the car?

Thanks for the help!

[Matt Monson]

The actual numbers have no relationship to each other. You need to buy a COA from PCNA.

[wareaglescott]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

The actual numbers have no relationship to each other. You need to buy a COA from PCNA.

okay thanks. Thought that may be the answer but wanted to make sure before spending the money. Probably doesn't much matter anyways as I don't plan to keep the car all that original anyways.

[Mark Salvetti]

After all these years I never compared all three of my numbers. My 79SC is also an early car, built in September 1978.
VIN: 9119210270 (the 270th car; the sixth digit (1) designates a Targa)
Engine: 6290340
Gearbox: 915/61 7191375

So my gearbox is closer to 270 than yours is to 717, but still over 1000 higher than the VIN. I don't think that tells us anything, the gearboxes and engines don't have to be close to the VIN to still be original.

Mark

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by wareaglescott

...............furthermore going through paperwork and the clutch replacement invoice was on my birthday. Had to buy the car when I saw that! I mean what are the odds?!)

+1

Speaking of odds, check out last three digits on my 81 SC. (value impact?)

[wareaglescott]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

+1

Speaking of odds, check out last three digits on my 81 SC. (value impact?)

That is pretty cool.
I drove a '77, '78 and '79 before buying my '79
Both the '77 and '79 were 717. That was a pretty crazy coincidence as well!

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by wareaglescott

Both the '77 and '79 were 717. That was a pretty crazy coincidence as well!

The clutch on your birthday still sealed the deal.

On the (very) lighter side I milked my rusted 2002 Taurus up through last month. One rear shock was empty of fluid and it actually felt like it was airborn when I encountered a bump.

That does not make me an official pilot but it kind of brings us together as far as commanding aircraft.

Keep us posted on progress.

Edit: My cousin was a C130 pilot. He let me take a whirl in the simulator at Little Rock AFB in the 70's. Me and "my crew" died many times over.

[Matt Monson]

There was a turbo carrera on BAT last week that the last three of the vin and the last three of the engine actually matched. Huge huge coincidence.

[Jeff NJ]

I just looked at my 88 930 COA and the VIN is 0484, the engine is 0765 and the trans is 1088.

All over the place!

[Flat6pac]

Think about it
The engines are sequential to USA, ROW, Japan, etc
While your car is VINed, the next car is ROW, US, Japan, will have a different sequence.
If yours is a coupe, the next would be a cab or targa all having those sequential to their line.
The engine and trans would be sequential to application and world wide dispersal.
Bruce

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Flat6pac

The engine and trans would be sequential to application and world wide dispersal.

Farkin' Hell.

Don't let's be beastly to the Germans.

[nathanbs]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

+1

Speaking of odds, check out last three digits on my 81 SC. (value impact?)

I have an engine numbered 6669111