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| 1975red914 |
 May 18 2007, 12:46 PM
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76-914er  Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 7-April 07 From: Portland OR Member No.: 7,654 Region Association: None  |
Do vin #'s tell what was delivered from the factory to the dealer to the customer? Is there any way to tell if the car had velour seats over plaid? In particular looking at 1975. Velour width in material? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
Door post with vin # and date of manufacture. Is anyone punching holes on a reproduced sticker with vin # verification? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Does vin # or chassis # along with tag on drivers door post tell what color car was originally. If new tag was purchased and stamped with color choice is there any other sources which would tell otherwise? Assuming car was entirely stripped to bare metal. recorded history, documents. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Appreciate any accurate input out there. Is this the proper place to ask such ridiculous questions? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) |
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| ConeDodger |
May 18 2007, 01:14 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,584 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California 
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QUOTE(1975red914 @ May 18 2007, 11:46 AM)  Do vin #'s tell what was delivered from the factory to the dealer to the customer? Is there any way to tell if the car had velour seats over plaid? In particular looking at 1975. Velour width in material? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Door post with vin # and date of manufacture. Is anyone punching holes on a reproduced sticker with vin # verification? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Does vin # or chassis # along with tag on drivers door post tell what color car was originally. If new tag was purchased and stamped with color choice is there any other sources which would tell otherwise? Assuming car was entirely stripped to bare metal. recorded history, documents. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Appreciate any accurate input out there. Is this the proper place to ask such ridiculous questions? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Hi! Very good questions... You are in the classified section though. You will get more answers in the Garage section Soon an Admin will move this to the Garage for you and you will find it there instead of here... By the way... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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| davep |
May 18 2007, 01:56 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,141 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
No, the VIN is only a sequence number.
The decal can only be legally supplied by Porsche, and it looks nothing like the original. The Karmann badge has the paint code, and yes, I can tell if you have changed it. |
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| TravisNeff |
May 18 2007, 02:01 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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The only way to decode what you car came with originally is contacting Porsche for a "certificate of authenticity" they will provide you with a cert with options on your car (unless dealer added options, there would be no record of that)
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| jonferns |
May 18 2007, 03:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29-March 07 From: New Jersey Member No.: 7,631 Region Association: North East States
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but wouldnt the original dealer (if still in existence) have a record of the car??? --JON
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| TravisNeff |
May 18 2007, 03:05 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I dunno they probably purge their records every 5-10 years.
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| mills914/s |
May 18 2007, 03:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 253 Joined: 23-December 06 From: Coeur D'Alene... IDAHO Member No.: 7,363 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Travis Neff @ May 18 2007, 01:01 PM) The only way to decode what you car came with originally is contacting Porsche for a "certificate of authenticity" they will provide you with a cert with options on your car (unless dealer added options, there would be no record of that) TRAVIS HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT DOING THIS? How much does porsche charge to get a "certificate of authenticity"? What do they send you? Thanks Seth |
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| TravisNeff |
May 18 2007, 03:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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$110 bucks, you get a discount if you are a PCA member
http://www.pca.org/members/library/Cert_of_Authen_Form.pdf |
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| McMark |
May 18 2007, 03:49 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
There have been quite a few posted here, and if you search for member Jeff Bowlsby you will see a few on his web site.
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| mills914/s |
May 19 2007, 09:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 253 Joined: 23-December 06 From: Coeur D'Alene... IDAHO Member No.: 7,363 Region Association: Northern California |
Cool Im going to check that out.
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