1970 Engine number

geshaghi · geshaghi's Garage

I have a lead on a 1970 911. The car is about 300 miles from me and I'm trying to figure out some basic info before i decide to make the drive to see it. The seller has provided the VIN number, which I'm pretty certain is for a 1970 911T. The engine number is 6108833, which would seem to be for a 1970 911E, but I'm not entirely sure. Any enlightenment would be appreciated. Happy July 4th!

al lkosmal · 07-04-2009, 07:27 AM

That engine serial number would make it for a 1970, 911T w/Sportomatic (USA)

Regards,

Al

geshaghi · geshaghi's Garage

Thanks Al. I looked at the Red Book and I had some confusion about whether the engine number is for a T or an E. We're on vacation and I don't have a technical spec book here.

jaldeguer · 07-09-2009, 03:55 AM

Hi, there seems to be a mistake in the red book for engine numbers for the 1970 models specifically the "E"s. They seem to have been classified under SPORTMATIC which I later verified through other books was erroneous. If we were to follow the Red Book, then there were more SPORTMATIC 911s then the manual units which seem impossible. I know there's another thread somewhere that agrees with this observation. Not sure if its here on the Pelican Forum or the 911S Registry. Just my two cents..

Jay

geshaghi · geshaghi's Garage

Red Book seems to have a couple of errors, as I know it has incorrect engine numbers for 69E as well.