olePhysician

What motor does my car have? Anyone know how to decode?

thank you kindly

pdxjim

From porsche356registry.com

VIN: 158380
Alternate VIN:
Options: Chrome wheels, radio.
Color: Originally, white with black Cabriolet top.
Interior Color: Black
Built: March 1963
Delivered: 18 March 1963
Dealer: Auto-Handelsgesellschaft, George Rittersbacher, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Owner: I purchased the car new from the Porsche dealer in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Current Location of the car is unknown. I have the original registration and purchase receipts which I will give to the current owner, if I can find him/her.
Contact: William Beckers at wbecks@comcast.net (not for car, only original documents).
Source:

points

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jcnesq

C engine (75hp), not an SC (95hp). See https://www.stoddard.com/Werkstatte/bodyengineid/

dave292

Well......elephant in the room. Last 2 numbers look odd or is it me???

jcnesq

Noticed that too. Last number seems to be 8 with a faint 8 stamp underneath, penultimate number harder to tell. Could just be the factory making a better impression on the second try. Could be someone trying to make a matching numbers engine out of a close number. Hard to tell.

dave292

9 looks to be an 8 underneath.

BHMav8r

pdxjim - could you please run P*71395* engine code?

I got the engine info from stoddard, but would love the vin and other info.

Thanks.

doublecabmel

restamp

pdxjim

I ran the 5 digit number but did not come up with anything other than a range of years. Are you missing one digit on the engine number?

dave292

this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The chassis number is a 1963. The engine number is a 1964C. I'm not sure it matters because there is a bigger issue here.

BHMav8r

Nope - thats it.P star 71395 star.
Hmmm

BHMav8r

Wondering if the rest of the car still exists?

Any other sources?

Splitting Atoms

The "P", the stars, and the numbers all have the correct size and shape where I would be confident these were stamped at the factory. It looks like they stamped the last two didgits incorrectly (transposed) and corrected them. The engine serial number is for a 356C. 7xxxxx was for the base C and 8xxxxx was for the SC. The reality is the cases are the same so you can rebuild the engines to whatever spec you want.