Certificate of Authenticity, How accurate is yours? Options

[1970 Neun vierzehn]

Time to time, the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity (CoA) is referenced and not infrequently the data is deemed inaccurate or inconsistent.

I applied and received mine almost 12 years ago and the specification contained therein, though sparse, is accurate. I don't know if the fact that my car was an early example (when record keeping was of more importance), because I applied a (relatively) long time ago, that I had a pretty basic car (compared to later editions), or was just plain lucky that my CoA was not botched.

Here's what it looks like, issued October 1995........

[davep]

As I said, I think I may have the correct spelling. I did find it a lot in my search using that name.

As I stated earlier, what we really need it to get the raw data from the cardex for at least one car. If they have the transmission # for one car, then they should have it for all. Maybe the data is there, and they just don't know how to interpret it. Get the actual codes that are in the cardex. I think C27 was Spanish equipment. See if they can tell us what codes exist, and what they are interpreted as. This would be very valuable information. I would like to see both the option code and the interpretation printed in the COA. Some, but very few, do so. If PCNA does not have answers, see it they can get the info from the factory. This lady was the contact for the COA. Get her (if she is still there) on our side.

Barbara Kurz
Certificate of Authenticity Department
Porsche Cars North America

Also:
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Certificate of Authenticity
980 Hammond Drive, Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA
30328 USA
Email coa@porschecars.com (preferred)
Tel 1-800-PORSCHE (option 5)
Fax 1-800-322-2436