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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
  Aug 11 2007, 01:14 PM
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Assuming that the factory in Osnabruck painted the chassis in "batches", is it correct to assume the 914 colors were consecutive according to chassis number, rather than VIN? Or maybe the paint wasn't even applied to an unbroken sequence of chassis #s.
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| JeffBowlsby |
Aug 14 2007, 02:06 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,548 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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My understanding is that the VIN was applied at the end of the production/testing process, not early on or even mid production line. The chassis # was used as the control number, then the VIN applied when the car became a 'complete' vehicle.
That explains why there is a correlation between paint code and chassis number and there is no correlation between the VIN number and chassis number. I could envision that the VIN would be one of the very last items applied to the completed vehicle. VIN stamped into the front fender, plate attached to the right headlight bucket, plate riveted to the A-pillar windshield installed then loaded onto the railcar... |
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1970 Neun vierzehn Color/VIN/chassis # correlation Aug 11 2007, 01:14 PM
Jeff Bowlsby Great question!
The info I have can only amou... Aug 13 2007, 10:34 PM 1970 Neun vierzehn As the rather meager evidence is collected with re... Aug 14 2007, 01:37 PM Pat Garvey Great stuff guys! Aug 14 2007, 08:08 PM
davep Exactly why I have been doing the research. I have... Aug 17 2007, 04:06 PM |
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