This, yet ANOTHER reminder to ple-e-e-ease keep your VINs current. If you're new to this site, added a parts car, a roller, or just cut a 914 up, add/change the info which can be accessed by going to the 914 Info site at the top, right side of the forum page.

Also appreciated is if you can provide the chassis # (from the Karmann plate by the driver's door hinge post) and the color code (also on the same plate). I'm seeing an increased number of colors showing up in the register, this is good. We need to continue to account for as many cars/chassis #s/colors as we possibly can.

Thanks again to all.

due to very limited time I didn't re-read this thread yet, but I've got a general question to the 914World Member VIN Numbers

wouldn't it be a benefit to add an additional info to the list?
I'm thinking of a second colour info => "original colour" and "actual colour"
from what I saw within the last couple of years, lots of teeners are painted in a non-original colour

just an idea ...


Gustl

The main part of the list is to record original information.
The current colour block is for actual or current colour.
New members, please add your car and as much information as possible. Add engine and transmission numbers in the comments field.

It has been a few months since the last bump, so for all the new members we invite you to update your member profile with as much data on your 914's as possible.
For the older members, a reminder to ensure your info is up to date and as complete as possible.
Sincere thanks from the Vin Admin team

After 15 years of ownership and 12 years of storage, I finally decided to get the car out and restore it.

VIN# 4732922331

A and a question...

How do I add a VIN for a car that is not mine? Whenever I see a 914 for sale, I get the VIN...

Add it as yours and state in the description that it isn't, something like:
"Found this on the web ..."

Then let me know and i can remove you as the "owner" ...
Andy

Andy, finally updated. Included some links as well. If you need anymore info, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks for all the hard work.

Tod

Bump, and added my two cars (finally!) to the database.

-- brett

I added 22 to the dead pool the other day. We were at Oklahoma Foreign last Friday so Betty and I retrieved all the VIN numbers off their 914 carcasses. I could not get one. The windshield frame was gone, the vin tag in the door was gone, and the RF fender number had been bondoed over.

#5410 and counting ...

Andy

I added a 70 1.7 that was cut up about a year ago. Finally came across the VIN tag in the rollaway

You can now add a engine number to your VIN profile.

I have yet to come up with a clever way to query that data, but at least now we can start collecting it ...
Andy

Woohoo!

Hmmmmmm, put the engines in a different DB table so people can add as many as they want as well as input 'modifications' to the motor. Then through the VIN pages they can link one of their listed motors to the chassis it's installed in.

Mhhmmm,
i guess my initial thought was that the VIN info page would have the original configuration of the car.
Like the original color and engine etc.


If we were to allow for mods, we would have to really rethink the complete approach of how we currently collect this data and display it.

What if we integrated it more into the forum software. We could have some sort of forum format for browsing the VIN data.
Maybe a forum where each member gets a pre-created thread with a initial post that displays the current VIN data and then they can add posts with current images and other info to it.

Then make the whole thing searchable (with a better search) ...
Andy

I like the way the VIN data is sorted/searchable now.

Original configuration for motor is only going to be populated by 10-15 people. The chassis number, VIN, etc doesn't change (for most people) but the motor is consistently changed.

Ok,
then how about we leave the current engine number for the *original* motor, if known and think about some sort of add-on where people can add more info about the current state of the car and maybe even upload more pictures etc.

Andy

I like that. It would be neat if you could also add links to threads (i.e. build thread).

But this doesn't really address the issue of people being able to enter a large number of engine serials. It would be nice if I could enter the 10-12 engine numbers I have sitting around, so if I have someone's original engine case, they can find me.