Porsche building cars without a VIN? (911), 914s also, maybe? |
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Porsche building cars without a VIN? (911), 914s also, maybe? |
74ravenna |
Jul 11 2017, 04:53 PM
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Hi all,
Last week a coworker sent me a photo of a 911 without a VIN. Its a factory built race car that the owner bought new around 1970 (i think) and put the car away, never really drove it i guess. To look at the photo you'd think it was a nut and bolt restoration, but its all original! So, did Porsche actually build cars without a VIN in situations like this? I can't help but think that they had to put some sort of numbers/ID on it. Did they build any 914s in this same manner? Steve |
davep |
Jul 17 2017, 09:52 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,138 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
9140430059 was an AFN test car, and used by the press for articles. Sometime in mid 1971 it was badly crashed into a telephone pole (by somebody from the UK Porsche Club who had it on test). AFN had the body replaced, and the old chassis was left around until some mechanic resurrected it with 914/4 parts. A few years after the chassis was replaced the whole drive train and interior was replaced with parts from a 1972 914/6 that was crashed after only 3 weeks. So about now the car retained only it's original registration and license tag and perhaps some suspension parts. When the original chassis was resurrected, it had to get a "kit car" registration. The owner of the replacement body managed to obtain the original engine, but apparently the original transmission # is not known, and that transmission was lost at some point. About 1991 the replacement body was fully restored. The owner was in contact with the owner of the original chassis to see if the car could be purchased. I am not aware of what has transpired since 2004 when I was last in contact.
As for the 911, it should have a serial # of sorts if only the production #. If there is no # stamped in the chassis in the usual location, then the kneepad will have to be removed to find the production #. Depending on the age of the chassis it could be a 13xxx number or a 0x1yyyy number. I do try and keep track of these chassis. |
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