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Sean944nov

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Can anyone decode the end of this vin for sure. 400011. It’s from a 1982 944 imported from Germany 1n 1983 even though its RHD .
 
Sean944nov said:
Can anyone decode the end of this vin for sure. 400011. It’s from a 1982 944 imported from Germany 1n 1983 even though its RHD .
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What you have provided looks like a 944 with serial number 00011 BUT you haven't provided the whole VIN so its an assumption that the 4 is the 12th digit which should be a 4 for a 944 model. See https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/vin-decoder/
Left or Right hand drive is NOT reflected in the VIN - need to look at option codes for that e.g. Japan delivery, GB delivery or other country with right hand drive. If option codes are not on the car anymore you could try to get a Certificate of Authenticity from Porsche - they might have that info although they provided very little for my '91 S2 that was originally delivered in Japan (left hand drive in a right hand drive country so who knows if driver's location is reflected in the "built for" code.
Regardless - looks like you have an early 944 - may have been factory delivery with owner not bringing it "home" until the next year or perhaps a Press vehicle, engineer's vehicle or some other special purpose until it was sold by the factory the following year. I think you have to contact Porsche to ascertain that.
 
Thanks Bruce
yes the 4 is for 944 as far as I know, I can give the full vin but not right now but I’m wondering what the 00011 actually stands for, the original stamped owner of the car was Porsche themselves when it was first registered in 1982 , it’s first 2 services were stamped Dr F Porsche also , I assume it quite early , but what I was trying to find out was if the 00011 told how early?
regards Sean
 
I would have thought 400011 was the 11th 944 produced in whatever model year the rest of the VIN denotes.
 
Thanks guys for your reply‘s this is the full vin, WP0ZZZ94ZDN400011 it was first registered in Germany in 1982 under porsche it’s self ownership then imported to the uk in 1983 , it’s first two services are also stamped Dr f Porsche, that’s all I really know, I was just wondering if the vin number could tell if it was actually the 11th 944 or does it mean something else?? Does anyone know the answer for sure??
Regards sean
 
You should email Porsche and ask them. There are a number of cars used as prototypes and vin ending 11 may well be one of the first production cars for 82. My vin ends 17 and Porsche confirmed that the first 1990 model turbo was ending 11 but mine was the first delivered to the UK, so that probably adds some provenance if I ever part with it. Guy I emailed was Marc Noake I think, unsure of spelling, was a while ago!



Stuart
 
Thanks Stuart
do you have any idea which department to write to as I’ve tried the archives department in the museum and they told me they only know about racing cars only, I would have thought with the car being first registered to Porsche they might have had some record of it but that guy told me I’d no chance of finding any records of it as they don’t keep records after so many years, anyway if you can remember a department to try I will give it another go
regards Sean
 
I dont unfortunately. It was emailed from my old work and I lost all the emails when i left sadly. Ask on TIPEC. Theres a chap active in the 24/44/68 section there who knows. He has a 24 with a 68 engine but I have forgotten his username!

Edit to add: Username JasonGibson. He's a moderator on TIPEC.

Stuart
 
scam75 said:
I dont unfortunately. It was emailed from my old work and I lost all the emails when i left sadly. Ask on TIPEC. Theres a chap active in the 24/44/68 section there who knows. He has a 24 with a 68 engine but I have forgotten his username!

Edit to add: Username JasonGibson. He's a moderator on TIPEC.

Stuart
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Thank Stuart
i will keep digging
regards Sean
 
Hi there I hope this helps as it's important to have the whole VIN number. The Model year 1982 is 'C' and you have a 'D' in your Vin number which means it is Model year 1983, so not the first year of production, the numbers in my VIN number denotes a first year production 944 WP0ZZZ94ZCN400891. My car was actually built in 1981, but was launched in the official launch model year 1982 in the UK as the first batch of 3971 Porsche 944s mine is the 891st 944 (400891) the 'C' denotes the first ever model year' 1982. The second model year of production was 'D' so yours is a very, very early 1983 model, in the second year of production.
 
That's fantastic! I have been trying to find an earlier 944 than mine! When was it first registered? mine was 17th March 1982 a week or so before the official launch date of April 1982 in the UK. Be great if you can let me know? Best Steve.
Roar A Brenne said:
I got This one that‘s produced dec 11th 1981

WP0ZZZ94ZCN400130

even got 924 details under the hood
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Invoice date Des 11th 1981, sold to Belgium. Any pictures of the car, it may be car number 70, the first 60 were probaly test cars used by Porsche. You can find me at facebook and message me there as well. Roar Andre Asak Brenne
 
Great, the car was "saved" from the racetrack, its without sunroof and with origianl black/white stripe interior.
Are you at the Facebook?
 
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