Early Car Experts Please

[MARTIN AIDE]

Thanks guys,would a ser #ending in 208 and an engine ending in 316 be matching #s,Marty

[Zeke]

that's not enough info.

[ossiblue]

My understanding, which may not be correct, is that the numbers you give (the last three digits) are part of the production numbers which indicate the order in which a particular chassis and engine were manufactured. You will need to supply the whole vin and engine # to narrow down what you need to know--car (911, 912); year of car; type of car (T,E,S,etc.); model (targa or coupe); then sequence numbers (last four digits).

For the engine, the whole number will determine if the engine is the correct type and model for the particular car, but the exact engine that was installed in the factory for a particular chassis can only be determinde by the factory COA, not the serial #s. The serial #s will narrow down the correct engine to the model and year of the car.

In short, we need more information to answer your question.

[pwd72s]

I know nothing about early 911 cars

[Jagshund]

MARTIN AIDE- $110 to PCNA will answer your question. It has the transmission and engine serial numbers as originally installed. Then you can hang it in the bathroom!

[Wayne 962]

Impossible to tell without getting the info from the build sheets. Only possible with a COA (Certificate of Authenticity) from Porsche...

-Wayne

[Augustus]

If you have the original maintenance record booklet on page two you will see the
chassis serial nr. and below it the engine serial nr.

[javadog]

Porsche never matched the engines and chassis on these cars, in the sense that there were the same digits in both numbers. There is a correct engine for each chassis but only Porsche knows what those are, unless the numbers were recorded in the owner's books when the car was sold. The internal production number for the car also bears no relationship to the chassis number.

JR

[djpateman]

you have an email

[MARTIN AIDE]

ok I guess I can talk now.the #s are off a 73S which is now my car.the fourth
#s are both 0'the car has some issues which I hope over time we can sort out but I am pretty excited none the less,pics will come when I load them,thanks for being here and thank you Wayne.Marty