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Posted by: crxnug Aug 6 2010, 02:30 PM

can someone tell me if this is a 914 vin, this is the windshield vin, door vin is missing, 573291****. correct me if i wrong but i thought 914s, had 47..

Posted by: poorsche914 Aug 6 2010, 02:37 PM

Is there a VIN on the passenger side front wheel well?

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Aug 6 2010, 03:06 PM

Probably a rebuilt salvage car with a state assigned serial number. That is the way they used to do it back then

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 6 2010, 03:35 PM

Posted by: davep Aug 6 2010, 05:43 PM

Document this with lots of pictures please.

Posted by: crxnug Aug 6 2010, 06:36 PM

i,ll post pics when im in shop tomorrow

Posted by: crxnug Aug 7 2010, 04:55 PM

here a pic, not the best quality but does show the 5, the car does have a fender vin that begins with 47... but is totally different from the window vin

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 7 2010, 05:11 PM

Mhmmm, it appears to be the correct tag metal and shape and the font of the numbers (especially the leading 5) also appears to be correct.
(See pic below for comparison)

Andy

Posted by: davep Aug 7 2010, 07:14 PM

Well, if the window VIN is totally different from the fender VIN I would be rather upset.
Please send me the data from the Karmann badge and the fender VIN and I'll see if they match closely enough.

Posted by: rick 918-S Aug 7 2010, 08:11 PM

What's on the title? That 5 is definately the correct number stamp. Interesting puzzle. DaveP is a real whizz with things like this.

Posted by: scotty b Aug 7 2010, 08:32 PM

It's a Canadian car. Problem solved

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 7 2010, 08:56 PM

Check the front passenger inner wheel well and see if the VIN has been ground off. If it has, you can take lacquer thinner and rub in the wheel well and see what the original VIN was. Often done with recovered stolen cars and such.

Posted by: Rob-O 1167 Aug 7 2010, 10:06 PM

I don't know if its the picture or not, but it almost looks like multiple stamping as well. It looks like I can see other numbers under the numbers after the "5". Also, no matter how I try to imagine it, I can't understand the background of the picture. I see the steering wheel, but the rest of the dash area doesn't 'look' 914 to me. When I try to envision where the steering wheel is in relation to the rest of the dash, I expect to see part of the instrument pod 'hood'. I also don't expect to see that curve and the vinyl grain looks incorrect. Anybody else see this?

Posted by: crxnug Aug 8 2010, 06:28 AM

i,ll try to get some better pics

Posted by: Rob-O 1167 Aug 8 2010, 07:29 AM

If you can that would be great. Most digital cameras nowadays have a macro feature for taking 'up close' shots. I know on Canon and I think Sony products the macro feature is turned on by pushing a button that looks like a flower. Regardless of the picture quality, it's obvious that it starts with a 5, which is strange. What was the number on the passenger side inner fender?