VIN confusion???

[SCWDP911]

This is probably some no big deal to you old hats, but, I was looking in my trunk today trying to find out if I had an air compressor or not (where is it supposed to be - honestly, I have not looked in my OM yet). Did 83's come with.

Well, as I am looking in the trunk under the carpet, I look in the smuggler's box for the first time ever (fan motor in mine, AC car), right there between the suggler's box and spare is a VIN tag. But it is not the same as the one on my door. The one on my door is a US model vin sticker. The tag in the trunk is a ZZZ VIN. My understanding isthe ZZZ codes are for the euro cars? The whole number is:

WPOZZZ91ZDS171372

What's the story here? Will someone unconfuse me?!

[djpateman]

How different are the numbers. For that matter, what is the VIN on the door. They really should match.

[SCWDP911]

So, just out of curiousity, I plugged the number above into one of the VIN decoders. It said it was a 1983 RoW targa... My other one on teh door comes back as 1983 US cabriolet...

[kycarguy 935]

ROW or Euro cars use ZZZ

The US models use filler or vehicle specific code like example for an 83 US 911...EA0

[SCWDP911]

OK, the door is WPOEAO91ODS171372.

The last 8 digits match. I guess this is just from the use of a RoW targa chassis to make the US cabriolet model. I just figured they would match as well.

[TerryH]

My understanding is that specific components-body panels can have zzz and it means nothing.

[tonythetarga]

This is out of Bruce Anderson's book in the section under 'cracking the codes".
"These three digits are ZZZ for R.o.W. cars and are considered as fill-in digits or specific codes for United States and Canada. Note: On the VIN number stamped above the gas tank on U.S. cars. these three places are also stamped ZZZ."

[SCWDP911]

Ah hah... I figured it was somethig simple like that. Thanks for the clarification Tony...

[Jack Olsen]

All the bodies are stamped with ZZZ numbers until the destination is determined. So all US cars have both types of numbers on them.

[fly4val]

Wow....learned another new tidbit today, thanks.