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I am having trouble having my VIN checked. I tried to have it checked but there was a falut message ïnvalid VIN nr". I don't understand. I have checked the number stamped in the right front wing and the VIN plate under the hood. They look fine, not tampered with. Can anybody check out my VIN and liost the options? The number on the plate is 9289101100, same as stamped in the front rear wing.
9289101100. Its one of the last '79 MY cars made in late 1978 calendar year. '79 MY production started after summer vacation in August 1978. So it could be registered already in '78 calendar year but its actually '79 MY and about 1/3 from the start. So its as far removed from '78 MY as possible to still be first registered in 1978.
I have been playing around with the list of VINs, crosschecking against the VIN ranges in the tech spec books, identifying 'missing' VINs in the old PET database, and reality-checking against other databases, and I come up with the following production numbers. TL/DR is a total of 61,204 production 928s. Vs. the ground-truth Wikipedia quote of 61,056.
There are 7 cars in this total that do not appear in any of the databases, not sure whether they ever existed, were built but not sold, or ??? Dunno. So maybe it's 61197. Or thereabouts.
Anyway to break out the 3 1986 variants? Early cars with small brakes, mid year cars with big brakes and late cars with big brakes and updated round jack point chassis?
Is anyone compiling cars by vin numbers? I have multiples hanging around that have been "off the books" for decades.
In the US market, there were 877 'early' 86.0 cars with the S brakes, and 2010 later 86.5 cars with the 4-piston Brembo brakes. I thought that the updated jack points started with the 86.5 cars (1st one was built 3rd week of October '85)- do you know of US '86.5 cars with last 4 of the VIN higher than 1000 without the updated jacking points?
In the US market, there were 877 'early' 86.0 cars with the S brakes, and 2010 later 86.5 cars with the 4-piston Brembo brakes. I thought that the updated jack points started with the 86.5 cars (1st one was built 3rd week of October '85)- do you know of US '86.5 cars with last 4 of the VIN higher than 1000 without the updated jacking points?
In my service career when these were everyday drivers, I ran across 2, if not 3 cars that had vin's below 1000 that were big brake cars with the small round jack points. I remember the first time I ran into this,the parts guy asked me if the vin was 1000 or above and I looked at the vin tag,and indeed it was below 1000,actually somewhere in the 800's. Went to do brakes the next day and pulled the wheels,opened the boxes and I had a small set of brake pads and disc's and a big set of brembos on the car. After that I always confirmed by looking at the brakes themselves with a flashlight in hand.
Good point- the two '88 Clubsports are included in the US market numbers, the prototype US GTS is in with the early '93s. I'll add some subspecialty lines to the chart. Do you know that the 942 had a production VIN number?
The 942 was displayed during a Rétromobile Motorshow many years ago.
I didn't have the opportunity to see the VIN by myself but someone I know did. Yes, the car has a proper VIN
In my service career when these were everyday drivers, I ran across 2, if not 3 cars that had vin's below 1000 that were big brake cars with the small round jack points. I remember the first time I ran into this,the parts guy asked me if the vin was 1000 or above and I looked at the vin tag,and indeed it was below 1000,actually somewhere in the 800's. Went to do brakes the next day and pulled the wheels,opened the boxes and I had a small set of brake pads and disc's and a big set of brembos on the car. After that I always confirmed by looking at the brakes themselves with a flashlight in hand.
Were they ROW 86's? As far as I know, all ROW 86 928's came with the larger brembo brakes. Not sure if the ROW body was the old jack point or not though.
Were they ROW 86's? As far as I know, all ROW 86 928's came with the larger brembo brakes. Not sure if the ROW body was the old jack point or not though.
Its been quite a few years ago. I usually remember the ROW cars from that time, as they would have had the 4.7 310HP motors in them. These were all 5 liter 32 valve cars,so I'm thinking they were not.
Its been quite a few years ago. I usually remember the ROW cars from that time, as they would have had the 4.7 310HP motors in them. These were all 5 liter 32 valve cars,so I'm thinking they were not.
There are those 32v lower CR engines in the euro's that were equipped with catalytic converters. Not many, and not likely to be imported to the US, but another possible explanation. We wrote up a story on one of those imported into Canada (in the 928 Forum) years ago and it had the big brakes for a low VIN, 32v engine, but didn't check the body mounts. I'll have to dig through my photo archive to see if we have any shots that show that area.
It would be nice to know if Porsche did this (as Porsche usually does do stuff like that )
04-26-2016, 05:11 PM
VIN problem
Do you know that the 942 had a production VIN number?
