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Posted by: GWN7 Jul 5 2006, 05:34 PM

While looking at the 914 info (the link is at the top of the page) it shows under chassis numbers in 1970 that the production numbers were 4702900001 to 4702913312. That would make a total of 13,311 cars produced.

But if you go to the production link in the 914 info section it shows 20,241 cars produced that year.

Are there 6,930 brand new cars sitting in a lost warehouse somewhere?

Posted by: Dr Evil Jul 5 2006, 05:41 PM

How many /6s? Any of those count toward the production #?

Posted by: JPB Jul 5 2006, 05:53 PM

As an optimist I would say we have a treasure chest out there! Great work Holms!

Posted by: GWN7 Jul 5 2006, 06:08 PM

Different vin numbers, different production numbers....

There is a difference between the chassis numbers of the 6's and the production numbers also....some 93 cars

Posted by: davep Jul 5 2006, 06:33 PM

what you are missing is the split in the model years occurs in August.
1969 production was all 1970 models
1970 production was the balance of the 1970 models and a bunch of 1971 models.
even then I don't trust the numbers:
I know 4702901654 was produced in Dec 1969.
I know 9140430059 was produced in 1969.

Posted by: brer Jul 5 2006, 09:46 PM

dont know about back then, but today you can count on 600 to 1000 cars being "tested" and destroyed during production run up and tweaking and safety blah blah.

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 5 2006, 10:00 PM

production started in '69 and ended in '75.
VINs go from 1970 to 1976 ...

Andy

Posted by: GWN7 Jul 5 2006, 10:05 PM

even if you add in the 69 vins there still is 5,400 cars unaccounted for

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 5 2006, 10:22 PM

no ...

production started in august of '69 ...

cars with VINs for 1970 were from august '69 to august of '70 ...

so, all cars from the '69 production have '70 VINs as well as a large number of the '70 production cars. the rest of the '70 production cars have '71 VINs ...

so, to break it down for you:
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/4 cars with "470" VINs:

1543 1.7L from '69 +
11769 1.7L from '70

= 13312 total with '70 VINs


the rest of the '70 production run had "471" VINs ...
Andy

Posted by: lapuwali Jul 5 2006, 11:02 PM

See what you get by not reading the FAQ?

The production numbers table is year of production, not model year. Model year is September to August, where production year is calendar year. VINs are model year, not calendar year. Thus, no cars built in 1976, but there are several thousand 1976 model year cars. Thousands of cars made in 1969, but they're all 1970 model year cars.

Posted by: davep Jul 6 2006, 07:18 AM

Actually, the model year is from August through July.
Model years 1970 through 1976, production years 1969 through 1975.