vin # location 914-6, vin # location 914-6 Options

[davep]

I have a 74 LE ***914552.
The grease pencil # (red) on bottom side of dash is
829556. Don't know what that means... has my dash been changed out in the past or did the workers just grab items out of a bin?
andy

829556 is the body # on a 914/4. This should be the same # on the paint plate, and stamped into rear trunk floor near right taillight.
decodes as 8th week, 2nd day=Tuesday, 56th body that day
I was so proud the day I figured that out; over 42 years ago now. Damn, must be getting old.

[RémiDAVID]

On both the 914/4 and the 914/6 the chassis # is hand written with a grease pencil. This is on the underside of the dash in the area over the ashtray, and could cover 10" in length. These are often very faded. Nearly impossible to see with the dash installed.

The 1970 914/6 has a short body chassis # with the year digit missing while the dash # does have the year digit in place. For early 914/6 the dash and body numbers generally will not match, but will be close; later they became synchronized somewhere near 2600.

In 1970 model year the chassis # in the rear trunk floor was stamped in the center for both models. From 1971 model year the numbers were in front of the right tail light housing. I do not know if this was strictly a model year change or if there was a transition period. At least one very late 1970 MY 914/6 with Sporto has a 1971 MY body.

At present there is a concerted effort to collect data on the 914/6 from COA's. It would be very useful to add chassis number data and dates from the compliance decal.

Here is the dashboard number of 6#1709 I haven't the body num because the rear floor has been replaced so we can not compare them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[RémiDAVID]

On both the 914/4 and the 914/6 the chassis # is hand written with a grease pencil. This is on the underside of the dash in the area over the ashtray, and could cover 10" in length. These are often very faded. Nearly impossible to see with the dash installed.

The 1970 914/6 has a short body chassis # with the year digit missing while the dash # does have the year digit in place. For early 914/6 the dash and body numbers generally will not match, but will be close; later they became synchronized somewhere near 2600.

In 1970 model year the chassis # in the rear trunk floor was stamped in the center for both models. From 1971 model year the numbers were in front of the right tail light housing. I do not know if this was strictly a model year change or if there was a transition period. At least one very late 1970 MY 914/6 with Sporto has a 1971 MY body.

At present there is a concerted effort to collect data on the 914/6 from COA's. It would be very useful to add chassis number data and dates from the compliance decal.

Here is the dashboard number of 6#1709 I haven't the body num because the rear floor has been replaced so we can not compare them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

It would seem that the 5st digit it's 9 ??

[davep]

I'd guess 6 or 8 but 9 is too high for that VIN. Do you have a COA?

[RémiDAVID]

I'd guess 6 or 8 but 9 is too high for that VIN. Do you have a COA?

You are right may be a 6 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif). It's the strength of an historian : (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
No I haven't CAO it's very expensive to have it in France more 100 €uros
I know this car is matching (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
I Will ask when rebuilt will be more advanced (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Thanks for your advice
I'll correct it in database (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)