chassis # in luggage compartment
05-19-2009, 06:45 PM
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chassis # in luggage compartment
Hello. Is it true that the chassis number, in the front luggage compartment for an '88 Carrera, is different from the serial/VIN number for the same car? I recently purchased an '88 Carrera Targa and that is what the dealer, who sold it to me, is telling me. The number in the luggage compartment is different and has a ZZZ world code. The numbers (in the luggage compartment and the serial number) match on my 1973.5 911T , but I'm being told it was different by '88. Many thanks for any help you can provide.
05-19-2009, 06:53 PM
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The 17-digit VIN came into being in 1981, I believe.
You have a gray market car and it sounds like your car was Federalized for the U-S.
If it's like mine, the U-S VIN, which you'll find on a plaque on the dash, will differ by one digit.
You have a gray market car and it sounds like your car was Federalized for the U-S.
If it's like mine, the U-S VIN, which you'll find on a plaque on the dash, will differ by one digit.
05-20-2009, 10:46 AM
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Pete, many thanks for your helpful reply. It is much appreciated! I guess this means I don't have to worry that I have a gray market car, since the "real' VIN in the other 2 places you mentioned is for a US model. It is wonderful to be able to get help from a person with your expertise! By the way I love your book and find its' information invaluable. Highly recommended!!!
05-20-2009, 11:23 AM
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You're welcome!
05-20-2009, 09:30 PM
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No problem, my brutha in gray market ownership!
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05-21-2009, 12:25 PM
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Not so fast! Carrera "tubs" were generic, and all carried "ZZZ" in the trunk compartment. After the car was built to satisfy delivery to a particular country it then received its "A" pillar VIN plate and door post sticker.
In the case of a car built for the U.S., like the OP's car, the plate and sticker will match, and the 4/5/6 digits will give body, engine and restraint info. The VIN stamped into the trunk floor will still say "ZZZ."
In the case of a car built for the U.S., like the OP's car, the plate and sticker will match, and the 4/5/6 digits will give body, engine and restraint info. The VIN stamped into the trunk floor will still say "ZZZ."
05-21-2009, 12:35 PM
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Not so fast! Carrera "tubs" were generic, and all carried "ZZZ" in the trunk compartment. After the car was built to satisfy delivery to a particular country it then received its "A" pillar VIN plate and door post sticker.
In the case of a car built for the U.S., like the OP's car, the plate and sticker will match, and the 4/5/6 digits will give body, engine and restraint info. The VIN stamped into the trunk floor will still say "ZZZ."
In the case of a car built for the U.S., like the OP's car, the plate and sticker will match, and the 4/5/6 digits will give body, engine and restraint info. The VIN stamped into the trunk floor will still say "ZZZ."
My car came from the factory with a cat. It carries option COO, which as I understand it is Euro-spec emissions. It also has a 930-21 engine...the low-compression version for North America and Japan.
It has DOT and EPA papers from 1986, so it was imported after the fact...but can I really call this a gray market car? Now I'm confused...can I shoot you a PM with my VINs (both of them) so I can figure this out?
05-21-2009, 12:49 PM
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Sure! If you want, just "xxxx" the last four - they're just the consecutive build number for your specific car...
Remember, your car might have started life with the Option M 298 package!
Remember, your car might have started life with the Option M 298 package!
05-21-2009, 01:08 PM
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Thanks, Pete.
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