What Year is it? '65 or '66?

[dwiniger]

My 911 Project has the VIN # 303201. Porsche COA say its a 1966 911. Most literature I see on VIN # Shows 300001 - 303391 as 1965 911's ?

1966 911 starts at 303391? What's the deal?

I am sure Porsche is correct, so I have a 1966 MY.

Was it build in '65, and sold as a '66 MY?

[Joost73]

I think that's it. Built 65, MY 66. Do you have some pics?

[djpateman]

Yes, a 1966 model built in 1965. Generally any VIN over about 302000 is likely a 1966. Paint codes are generally 66xx, knee pad wraps up the ends of the dash, large ignition bezel.
303391 is end of calendar year 1965 production.

[kenikh]

My car was October 14, 1965, VIN 302455. It is a model year 1966, manufacture year 1965. If built in '65, the car should have had Solex carburetors and a bevy of other details that were retired right around the first week of January 1966.

This is a VERY well travelled and oft debated topic over on the Early S. Here's ultimate reference thread:

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/showthread.php?40956-Final-tread-on-transition-from-65-66-model-yr!&highlight=transition+year