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> replacing my 6 rear trunk floor pan, how many digits does your six stamp # have?
altitude411
post Apr 28 2015, 09:32 PM
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Question for you guys that have replaced your rear trunk floor pan. What did you do about the chassis stamp number? Looking for ideas.
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post May 4 2015, 07:49 PM
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No problem on this car, the trunk floor needed to come out for the new drivetrain. I plan to graft the carefully removed # section back on to a flat metal surface in the same general area.
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post May 4 2015, 07:53 PM
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Marty, did your # have six or seven digits and is your car an original six?

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post May 4 2015, 08:14 PM
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1970 914043(1095 ) chassis # 131 279 pictured, can not read crayon under dash
1970 914043(2567 ) chassis # 132 330 no pictures, never looked at bottom of
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How tall are the stampings? I measured mine and the numbers are 1cm tall.

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post May 4 2015, 08:31 PM
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rgalla9146 Thanks! Interesting... Your serial number is close to db9146's yet you have a six digit stamp and he has a seven digit stamp (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
I thought the third digit was suppose to show model year and your third digits show neither. I guess I need more data or go back and research some more. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I am starting to believe I don't know what to believe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

Db9146: mine are also 1cm stampings. Thanks for that. You guys' stampings look more professional than mine do... My guy was (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)

Thank you both for posting.
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post May 4 2015, 09:44 PM
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QUOTE(altitude411 @ May 4 2015, 06:09 PM) *
Well I'm still trying to verify my rear trunk stamp #....

The chassis number in your trunk seems to be the correct one, it falls in line with other cars in your VIN range.


So either someone replaced the dash subframe at some point or your car is welded together out of two 914s.
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post May 4 2015, 10:01 PM
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Good news, my 70 914-6 only has 5 digits as well. Also missing the '0'. Maybe there was a period of time when they didn't use 6 digits. My production date was In May.
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post May 4 2015, 10:06 PM
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Good news, my 70 914-6 only has 5 digits as well. Also missing the '0'. Maybe there was a period of time when they didn't use 6 digits. My production date was In May.


Huh? You have a five digit stamp? Mine has six and others have seven... can you confirm?

Andy, are you saying the under dash number is suppose to match rear trunk stamp?
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post May 4 2015, 10:36 PM
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Andy, are you saying the under dash number is suppose to match rear trunk stamp?

Yes, both should be the same.
The dash subframe was installed later in the production line and they just grabbed one from a big pile, which is why they normally never match the body color.
The line worker would then mark the dash with the chassis number of the car before installing it.
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post May 5 2015, 06:56 AM
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I have been researching this for many years. Only on the 1970 914/6 did the chassis/production number not include the year digit; at least as far as I have found. The only exception that I know of is a very late 1970 with Sportomatic, and thus the hump in the rear trunk, which actually got a 1971 production number. With production # 2652 both body and dash match, but that may be a coincidence; the only other pair I have after that also matched, but my data is very thin. Otherwise the majority of 1970 production do not have matching dash & body.

Also, I have the trunk production # stamped in the center as shown in the photos above for the 1970 model year. Then for 1971 it moves to the right rear corner. I do not know of any exceptions to this general rule, but would like to get documenting photos of any or all cars possible.

Please send me production #'s and dash #'s along with VIN's and paint codes please. Confidential is fine if you wish.
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post May 5 2015, 09:38 AM
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Dave, my 914-6 has a six digit Karmann trunk code, 132391 and VIN 9140432347.

If you haven't found it yet, check the member's VIN # database on this site. Should help you quite a bit. There are also several threads in the forums addressing this subject.

My dash number corresponds to my trunk code and it's blood orange, while my car is light ivory. That fact confused me for a long time before I discovered 914World. I just couldn't figure out why the color was different because my dash appeared never to have been removed. German efficiency I guess.
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post May 5 2015, 05:18 PM
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I have been researching this for many years. Only on the 1970 914/6 did the chassis/production number not include the year digit; at least as far as I have found. The only exception that I know of is a very late 1970 with Sportomatic, and thus the hump in the rear trunk, which actually got a 1971 production number. With production # 2652 both body and dash match, but that may be a coincidence; the only other pair I have after that also matched, but my data is very thin. Otherwise the majority of 1970 production do not have matching dash & body.

Also, I have the trunk production # stamped in the center as shown in the photos above for the 1970 model year. Then for 1971 it moves to the right rear corner. I do not know of any exceptions to this general rule, but would like to get documenting photos of any or all cars possible.

Please send me production #'s and dash #'s along with VIN's and paint codes please. Confidential is fine if you wish.


Dave, did you see db914-6 '70 914-6 has a seven digit trunk stamp showing the model year? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I wonder how many other sixes have a seven digit stamp? Have you seen this discrepancy often? I'm glad you have this data. I'll send you a PM with my info and a few other questions if you don't mind. Thanks for posting your findings. I was getting a little (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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post May 5 2015, 05:38 PM
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Without going to look at mine I believe it only has 5 digits and car#729. I think it is 13094 and maybe has a sixth digit in the paint I can't distinguish.
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post May 5 2015, 06:21 PM
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My 70 914-6 has a six digit trunk stamp and was built in February of '70.
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post May 5 2015, 06:29 PM
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Just looked at mine. March '70 /6, Trunk # 13091. VIN ...0836.
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post May 5 2015, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE(altitude411 @ May 4 2015, 06:53 PM) *

Marty, did your # have six or seven digits and is your car an original six?

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Seven digits here, it's a 1974 4 -cyl car. All of my '74s have their #s stamped in the R -side trunk floor, near the tail lamp area.
Since the floor is now absent, I'm welding it on to this new structural area of the trunk aft section.
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post May 5 2015, 06:39 PM
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Just looked at mine. March '70 /6, Trunk # 13091. VIN ...0836.


Thanks fixer. So there is 5, 6, and seven digit stamp #'s on the sixes. I wonder what the reason for that is/meaning ?

George & fixer34, Do you know your under dash numbers?
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post May 5 2015, 11:29 PM
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Good news, my 70 914-6 only has 5 digits as well. Also missing the '0'. Maybe there was a period of time when they didn't use 6 digits. My production date was In May.


Huh? You have a five digit stamp? Mine has six and others have seven... can you confirm?


Sorry. Yes, mine has 6 not 5 digits. Same as yours, the '0' is missing.
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Sorry, I don't have the under dash number as the dash has never been apart on mine.
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