73 MY 914S Build Date Question, ...is it August or Sept 1972?? Options

[Tom_T]

Okay folks,

I've owned my early-73 MY 914-2.0 (914S for Pat G. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ), and I looked at the VIN label on the driver's door jamb, but the build date could either be an "8" but missing one of the "punch-dots" in the left side of the lower loop, or a "9" with an "extra dot" (& don't ask about the COA - no help there).

... so which is it ???? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I'm also aware of another 73 MY VIN 01102 built 9/72, & another on here VIN 01654 built 8/72 IIRC - & both are earlier VINs than mine - so did they build VINs out of date order?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

My VIN Door Jamb Label:



... and here's my project to restore - finally outside last Sunday before the "monsoon" hit!






... Lotsa work for me to do, to say the least!
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[davep]

Tom, sorry I'm late to the party, and thanks for the PM.
Yours is definitely an 08/72 build. There does seem to be an anomalous number of 09/72 dates on the compliance decals prior to your car; from 1017 to 1400 I have a string of 09/72. I know that in the 1960's the 911's were not completed in VIN order, but I was not aware that the 914 was built out of order. The early 1973 seems to be the only time that the compliance decal dates were out of order month-wise. The also seems to be some interesting things occurring in the chassis numbers.