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| SirAndy |
  Aug 13 2008, 02:05 PM
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I found quite a few Chassis Numbers lately that don't go with the factory CN decoding ...
 For example: 4140050 This one has a 0 instead of the 9 0759607 This one is wrong for an early CN, as it has a 6 instead of a 5 and would also be wrong for a late CN unless they made 607 cars that day 4459616 Late Car, Build Date 10/75, wrong for a late CN unless they made 616 cars that day All these examples are from pictures of the Karmann plates ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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SirAndy Chassis Number Irregularities ... Aug 13 2008, 02:05 PM
davep 4140050 is a factory typo
0759607, 4459616 happens... Aug 13 2008, 03:01 PM
SirAndy
4459616 happens when they make more than 100 a da... Aug 13 2008, 07:27 PM
LowGT
I found some examples of xxy92zz in the data. I... Aug 13 2008, 08:42 PM davep let us see that Karmann plate and give me the VIN ... Aug 13 2008, 07:37 PM sww914 Maybe they made 616 plates that day and installed... Aug 13 2008, 07:53 PM plymouth37 I have a chassis # like that. Mine is a '73 an... Aug 13 2008, 07:54 PM davep
Mine is a '73 and has a 96 in the number: 015... Aug 13 2008, 08:07 PM jcd914
I have a chassis # like that. Mine is a '73 a... Aug 13 2008, 08:10 PM davep
The 5 in the 3rd position means it was made on Fr... Aug 15 2008, 09:46 AM LowGT I must be a real oddball then, I have a 5 in mine ... Aug 13 2008, 08:08 PM davep
I must be a real oddball then, I have a 5 in mine... Aug 13 2008, 08:23 PM LowGT
No oddball, that is most common. Monday of the 6t... Aug 13 2008, 08:31 PM plymouth37 The 95 is supposed to be in the middle of the chas... Aug 13 2008, 08:34 PM LowGT
The 95 is supposed to be in the middle of the cha... Aug 13 2008, 08:41 PM michaelmoo Ok i have a 74 1.8 and the chassis number is 05495... Aug 15 2008, 05:45 AM KELTY360
They on;y built 11,415 914's in 74?
Did... Aug 15 2008, 08:51 AM Gustl
Ok i have a 74 1.8 and the chassis number is 0549... Aug 15 2008, 09:10 AM michaelmoo AH yes i just used the 1.8 numbers. The total is 1... Aug 15 2008, 09:09 AM KELTY360
AH yes i just used the 1.8 numbers. The total is ... Aug 15 2008, 09:39 AM davep
Some of the '74 MY production is reflected in... Aug 15 2008, 09:51 AM KELTY360
Some of the '74 MY production is reflected i... Aug 15 2008, 10:02 AM michaelmoo Thanks Gustl. I guess i wasn't starting in Aug... Aug 15 2008, 09:31 AM davep using this chart you should be able to figure it o... Aug 15 2008, 11:16 AM KELTY360
using this chart you should be able to figure it ... Aug 15 2008, 11:31 AM SirAndy
There is also no listing for 1976 production. Is ... Aug 15 2008, 12:27 PM Jeff Bowlsby Sorry I don't know what magazine this came fro... Aug 15 2008, 11:41 AM KELTY360
Sorry I don't know what magazine this came fr... Aug 15 2008, 01:18 PM SirAndy
I was a little surprised that the /6 numbers didn... Aug 15 2008, 01:29 PM davep And some say that the 914/6 VIN's started at 0... Aug 15 2008, 01:39 PM smontanaro I just took a peek at the Karmann plate on my ... Aug 16 2008, 11:46 AM Gustl
I just took a peek at the Karmann plate on my ... Aug 16 2008, 12:23 PM smontanaro Thanks. Alas, only the last four digits (1802) ar... Aug 16 2008, 02:51 PM davep
Alas, only the last four digits (1802) are visibl... Aug 16 2008, 04:17 PM smontanaro > ... the full body # is 131802.
Thanks. I up... Aug 16 2008, 04:21 PM SirAndy Don't know why that never crossed my mind, but... Aug 16 2008, 05:00 PM davep That would be tough Andy. From 70 through most of ... Aug 16 2008, 09:09 PM  |
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