docmirror

Same here, but in red. M030 sport pkg, 220,222,224, aero, build date 2/98. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

docmirror

OT minutia; The pics were taken at the San Diego Air and Space museum. Out front is of course the well known SR-71, and the Navy bird is a proto of the Sea Dart. It was designed as a mach-plus aircraft that would be sea launched. Sadly, the only flying prototype crashed in spectacular glory in front of a huge crowd of Navy and DoD brass, killing the test pilot. That was - as they say, the end of that. Convair moved on to build some great planes, but the Sea Dart was a massively expensive failure. It was only able to take off and land in protected bays, it barely reached mach 1, it was never fitted with armaments, and apparently - flew like a truck in the air. My uncle was on the team to test the plane after trials in San Diego, and he's glad it never got out of proto stage.

http://sandiegoairandspace.org/colle...f2y-1-sea-dart

5CHN3LL

I recognized the Balboa Park shots; was there for Maker Faire 2 weekends ago. The Air & Space exhibits are a little sketchy some times, but the Apollo-era hardware on display is epic.

5CHN3LL

On my Suncoast VIN report, Invoice Date 2 is what's stamped on the door placard. This was from back in 2014; I don't know if the format is still the same as when I ran my results.

Woodman71

Also the earlier the engine serial number, obviously the earlier build date.




So, my engine serial is 04066, so I assume it is a fairly early version in the total run.

Hurdigurdiman

OK Thanks jaetee. Mine is 5/99 so the car was built in May 99. I think that qualifies for an early 99 but only just. According to Jake, I have THEEEE car to have.

Woodman71

I wish someone had a PDF of this, I might just order the back issue to read it!

jaetee

Agree! I'd love to read that as well!

https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/170

$10 and you can have a copy....

rolex11

Hurdi,

Looks like our cars are twins. Probably came of the line next to each other. Mine is 1999 C2 cab., arctic silver w/ black interior. Same wheels and production date as yours, 5/99.

Mine has 64,400 miles as of today. I am the third owner. Owned about as year now.

My engine was replaced by the factory due to the oil/coolant intermix back in April of 2004 when the second owner had it. It was just out of warranty but Porsche "good willed" all the parts and only charged the owner labor.

I've always wondered what IMSB mine would have given the new engine replacement in 2004.

Jake if your reading this...Do you have any thoughts?

rolex11

Jake, just in case you reply here is some more info.

Replacement engine number is M96/01AT66X65832 and I included a pic of the paper work of the engine replacement.

5CHN3LL

Anyone else find that their engine serial number is pretty much totally unreadable/missing? Never have been able to see mine.

vitaminC

6/98 for me. Also silver/red and still running

ZuffenZeus

Mine says "2003" wahhhhh (stuttering) 2222003!!!! wahhhh oh, the humanity! Maybe it was made in 1998?... and, they pulled a german fast one like VW and the engine thing? maybe maybe? i ttttthink thththere's a 98 in my VIN! Does that count for anything?

FRUNKenstein

I see a corner of the San Diego Automotive Museum in one of those shots of the static display bird. It was the model museum for the Kansas City Automotive Museum and a must visit every trip I make there. It's not the biggest or best, but a good little museum and worth a visit.

5CHN3LL

Nice, KC - I had no idea. The SD auto museum does a lot with a fairly small area.

This is the case with many of the museums in Balboa Park - there are 17, I think, plus 16 different gardens and, of course, the Spreckels Organ pavilion, which is the world's largest outdoor pipe organ.

You can burn DAYS at Balboa Park. One of the reasons the park is still significantly as it was for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition is a request by a certain Teddy Roosevelt in 1915 that we not tear it down or f**k it up.