Drumboxer,
Congratulations on finding a ‘72E.
What condition?
Does it still have the MFI?
Pictures please.
You are now the caretaker of a very special Porsche.
To expand on Wayne’s (correct) 12:02 AM PDT answer:
6220829 decodes:
6 = Engine designation, 6-cylinder unit.
2 = Engine type 911E – E.
2 = Model year 1972.
0829 = Sequential Number.
The engine is type 911/52 and was equipped with a manual transmission.
Porsche built 1,765 of these engines.
The VIN on this ’72 911E should be of the form:
91122Xxxxx
911 = Vehicle model, 911 group.
2 = Model year 1972.
2 = Engine type 911E – E.
X = Body version; 0 = coupe, 1 = Targa.
xxxx = Sequential Number.
The transmission would usually be type 915/02 5-speed although it could be a 4-speed, Sportomatic or other.
Transmission numbers for the type 915/02 are of the form:
7320001 through 7329999 and 7720001 through 7720658.
7X2xxxx decodes as:
7 = Transmission designation for 6-cylinder engine.
X = 3 or 7 = Transmission type 915/02 (and others).
2 = Model year 1972.
xxxx = Sequential Number.
This general scheme of decoding continues (similarly) through 1980 (when Porsche discovered identical numbers for some 1970 models ).
The system for your 1985 Carrera started in 1981 with the 17-digit ‘world system’ common to all cars.
Best,
Grady
tseybold, 6196894 is a 1969 911T type 901/03 for RoW version or type 901/16 for the USA version (901/13 or 901/19 respectively for the Sportomatic version).
The 6,894th one produced (very late).
G.