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What does this VIN mean to you?
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VERY early 912?
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1969 912 coupe.
How did I do?
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912 1969 karmaan coupe rear tunnel serial number
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It somehow weird 912 karmann had rear tunnel body number until 68 i might be wrong
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Thanks but I thought there was a 0 after the 9 for 912s
912 Registry | VIN Table w/ Year, Engine, Trans Info
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I did check and some 69 had rear tunnel number but check 912 board Topic secret production number coding
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It's probably an ST prototype test mule.
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Yeah! Worth at least a billion dollars. Good luck!
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Its the super rare and practically unknown 1969 912R prototype!
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I've done a little digging. Apparently this car was the subject of one of Leonard Nimoy's In Search of... shows. What a great show that was!
Over on the Early S board a 912 fellow said it wouldn't be a 912. "It wouldn't be a 912 VIN. Like a 911, that would have 9 numbers in '69. 1290XXXXX."
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The zero called in sick that day. Your number is 129006931
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That could be Mark, but this fellow Jim on Early S just posted this.
"It is the production number found under the lower right hand dash bolster and also under the shift coupler cover on cars built by Karmann. Nothing to do with the VIN on LWB cars. Regards Jim" So either way, I have a good explanation. Belongs to this beauty. I'm selling it for a friend. 
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I will admit that I'm reaching based on vapors. I love mysteries like this one and am still hoping for the billion dollar outcome!
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Dave Pateman will know the real answer. It is a chassis number and not a vin. Dave usually can tell you within a month when it was made and +/-100 numbers what the actual vin would be.
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Serial body on tunnel is 7 digit like yours for 1969 912 karmann
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As pors1968 & Matt Monson have said, it is a Karmann body #. In 1965 it started in the speaker recess on top of the dash, then moved the the tunnel opening in short order. Generally it is similar to the VIN, but not quite the same. In 1968 & 1969 it is shorter than the VIN. Basically from 1969 it is similar to the production # on the lower dash frame. I believe that sometime in 1970 or so it finally got in sync with the production #. I'd love to know the VIN for my research.
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Hi Dave,
The VIN is 119123173
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83 911 Production Cab #10
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VIN for a 911T Coupe (Karmann).
3,561 produce so this one is late in the production year. Engine would be type 901/16
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As pors1968 & Matt Monson have said, it is a Karmann body #. In 1965 it started in the speaker recess on top of the dash, then moved the the tunnel opening in short order. Generally it is similar to the VIN, but not quite the same. In 1968 & 1969 it is shorter than the VIN. Basically from 1969 it is similar to the production # on the lower dash frame. I believe that sometime in 1970 or so it finally got in sync with the production #. I'd love to know the VIN for my research.
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