Looking for my build date for the six. 9140432481. Anyone close to this with an accurate date? I know that Porsche built out of order sometimes on Vin numbers...Newer COA's aren't worth the paper they are printed on anymore. I'm just curious to see if a couple of you are really close I could get a reasonable guess.

yes they certainly were built out of sequence. If I were to guess the build date, based on the number of cars built and the months they were built, I would guess May of 1970

My six #2347 has a build date of 6/70. Check the listings on the World’s extensive data base for your car. I suspect either a June or July build date.

good evidence, means that there was more production in the later months than the earlier ones. I took the whole production divided it by the months they were produced and came up with late may. July builds were slacked off so I would adjust my guess now to the end of June
Will be fun to find out a closer date. The sixes we have here are all earlier 70 models or 71 and 72 models

this is crazy, but a frenchman just walked in the door to show me the six he just purchased for restoration, it is 2602 with a July build date so that zeros in a bit

Thanks for your reply sbsix. I have been on the worlds vin data base but unfortunately where it says "details to the right" I am unable to scroll to that part of the screen to access that function??

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* thanks for your guess and "timely French info" George.

Narrowing it down slightly. Hoping for a few more data points... Thanks

here are 2 data points

9140432440 = 06-70
9140432486 = 06-70

Awesome! Thanks Glenn

Browser issue?? IDK I'm using Chrome

Thanks sixnotfour. How do I get this function? * Edit- Got it figured.I'm an idiot.


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Are you using a custom zoom setting for your browser? The font seems awfully large in your screenshot.

If so, try zooming out a bit to see more of the page ...

so the conclusion is 6/70 build date!

I didn't realize you have to click the members screen name on the vin # first to get to the detail function...

That seems to be a very reasonable assumption. Thank you again 914World members.

That's probably because you don't ...


There is an actual link to the right that gets you to the details and that link is NOT showing on your screenshot.

Again, it looks like you are using a CUSTOM ZOOM SETTING ...

Ok Thanks Andy. I'll check into it further ...and ya don't have to yell. I customize EVERYTHING!




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWXpRy_6oI

0919

Porsche AG writes:
"... was delivered to the intermediary of Porsche Dealers, Messrs. MAHAG of Munich, 1 Mar 1970"

so 0919 was off the assembly line prior to March 1. '70 ... by at least a few days

- Kraftfahrzeugbrief I, Nr. 40086754 shows "date of first sale" = 8 Mai 1970, to Richard Riefler, Techn. Angestellter, Mittleberg

So this is the info on your GT?

correct

If it helps, Elwood is VIN 9140432318 and has a build date of 06/70.

Clay

correct

sequence numbering been discussed before - perhaps in originality section - also a discussion about how many were built per day, iirc

say 0919 or 0920 begins the March prod'n, then 2602-0919 ~ 1683 cars in 4 months, or 1683cars/80 days ~ 20+/- cars/day build rate ??

Andy is the resident source on factory ops - so perhaps he has a better estimate

since 2240 is a June build, and 2347, 2318, 2486 are also June builds - and 2602 is July, that suggests they built at least 2602-2240 ~ 60 cars or more in June '70 `

per above calc should be more like 20cars x 20days ~ 400 cars in June alone

but 400/month ~ 4000++ per yr - and they only made 3360 in 3 yrs - so something doesn't work in this calculation

perhaps they pumped out a batch initially & then when they didn't sell, cut back production substantially??