can you check your vin again for us? its 30 like you say, then either someone stole it and put a different vin on your car for only god knows what reason, you need new glasses, or youre playing a joke on us. im not calling you a troll fwiw, nor am i pointing fingers, im just saying none of this has added up to the vin you gave us. in my opinion, i believe your story, but it sounds like somthing fishey is going on with your recent purchase and we just want to help you get to the bottom of this. if you can post a pic of the vin it would be great to clear everything up for us 912 enthusiests as well. we just want to know what you really have for our own tracking purposes too. check the vin in several places -dash, door jam, under the hood, maybe even behind the dash if you want to take it apart, to make sure its not a chop. please let us know your findings
the 912E enthusiests on the 912bbs.org have been tracking and saving pics of every 912E they come across. only 2000 were ever made, so they have been dedicated to documenting as many as they can.
here is the thread on teh 912bbs.org where we have been following the action here.
http://912bbs.org/index.php?a=thread&p=209639
summing up the thread, here are their findings.
here is the pic of your engine that you posted to pelican, and a pic of 040's engine from when it was on sale a few years back.
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Apologies, but I am a nerd and I track pictures of E engines whenever someone posts a pic of their motor on Samba, the Registry, Pelican, Ebay, etc. I have several hundred engine bay shots and I ID them by VIN. I believe that the supposed E #03 is actually the bogus RSR bodied white car that was for sale in August 2006 in Georgia and listed as VIN 9126000040. An early example, but not one of the lost first 10 or so. Do compare for yourself. These motors look very much a match- just that the engine has been allowed to get progressively dirtier, which may say something about the maintenance it has been afforded in the past three years or so. A shame, as it was very tidy back in 06. R/Dave L.
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supposed 030
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there is also the bodies..
for reference here is the car that you posted in this thread as the car you just purchased
here are pics that aric, a 912E expert and historian undertaking the task of tracking every 912 has. notice the wheels, the color etc. 040 was in GA, so its plausable it made its way into your hands in NC. the whale tale and mirrors must have been painted white to match.
here is 030, which looks nothing like teh car you have. it is black on black w/ fuchs.
PS, we would love for you to post more about yoru car on the 912bbs.org. its a great comunity, and everyone is very helpful with solving problems, troubleshooting, documenting repairs and common fixes, helping eachother with parts requests, or where to find teh right parts as well giving advice and recomendations. it is a great resource for these cars, and the people there are some of the nicest and most knowledgable people about 912s and porsches in general that you will ever meet.
Harry