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> Where is the VIN plate ona 76 914?
Bleyseng
post Jan 7 2006, 03:41 PM
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tag- I would again like to understand this coding number?


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post Jan 7 2006, 04:00 PM
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QUOTE (Bleyseng @ Jan 7 2006, 01:41 PM)
tag- I would again like to understand this coding number?

I know it's the same number that is on the paint code plate in the front of the drivers door jamb.

I thought it was a chassis number or such...
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post Jan 7 2006, 04:04 PM
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and the 5049004 relates to what? the chassis number? the car produced on the plant that year?
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post Jan 7 2006, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE (Bleyseng @ Jan 7 2006, 02:04 PM)
and the 5049004 relates to what? the chassis number? the car produced on the plant that year?

The way it was explained to me was that it was just a number the factory used to track the chassis assembly through the production process.
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post Jan 7 2006, 05:17 PM
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More than that:

Chassis Plate data: Chassis Production Number and Paint Code: The chassis production number is found in two places, on the chassis plate attached to the front drivers door jamb and also stamped into the right rear trunk floor. The chassis production number is actually a code telling us the consecutive number of the particular chassis, and the date production was initiated on that particular chassis. The chassis production number decodement is:

WW-D-9-5XX Where:

WW = the week of a given calendar year

D = the day of the week of the calendar year (Monday =1)

9 = the code for the Karmann Factory at Osnabrueck where all 914 chassis were fabricated I have no idea about Tom Trudells 1976 car where his number is 0.

5XX = the consecutive chassis number, beginning with number 500 each day for 1974 Porsche 914 cars, begins with 000 for 1975-76 cars.
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post Jan 7 2006, 05:21 PM
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ok, mine was the fourth car built on the 50th week and the on Thursday? -Dec 18th,1975-
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post Jan 7 2006, 07:20 PM
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post Jan 7 2006, 09:00 PM
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Yes, Jeff has the decoding correct. Although, I have not determined if the first partial week of the year was week one or not.

Brotherbob has contributed a chassis number indicating up to 164 bodies produced in one day back in 1971. Can anyone beat that?
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post Jan 7 2006, 11:00 PM
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Hi Jeff:
Just noticed this thread. Per my email car is still here - will relist it in the spring. Give me a call - you're welcome to come over any time. However, I don't recall ever seeing on my car a "VIN plate" as pictured previously.
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post Jan 8 2006, 12:11 AM
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What day was the last car made? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
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post Jan 8 2006, 03:01 AM
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don't know the exact date, but it has to be in 12/75 - AFAIK

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post Jan 8 2006, 07:21 AM
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My last entry, 4762904081 has chassis #5049021. This car was just 19 from the last one (we believe), and the chassis # puts it in mid December. DOT decal says 12/75.
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post Jan 8 2006, 11:03 AM
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Well, its sounds like they built the last cars all on the same day then, Dec 18th, 1975

This also sounds like the story I have heard, that they built the final run will the last of the stashed pre-built bodies, assembling finished cars until they ran out of bodies. Vin Numbers 4059-4100, mine being the fourth car assembled that day. The other cars I have pics of are 4072 and 4081.
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post Jan 8 2006, 11:23 AM
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Careful now, the date the bodies were built and the date the cars were completed can be two different things. I'd guess that at a minimum there would be a few days lag to finish the assembly of the last body after it was painted.
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post Nov 22 2021, 08:29 AM
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Resurrecting an old thread. What was the final decision on whether 1976 models had an ID plate on the front trunk bulkhead? Mine has the holes for the rivets for one, but no evidence that a plate was ever mounted.
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Jim, there are reports of 1976 MY cars with the manufacturer tag, but probably very low VIN. Then there may be those with the rivet holes and no tags, and finally no rivet holes.
There is also a thread with several variations of the front panel showing several changes in the last months of production. What would be really useful are photos of the various badges and VIN stamp, and also a photo of the rear trunk floor where the Karmann # was previously stamped to show it is not there.
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