I suppose one for my Feb 1972 S is out of the question?
I suppose one for my Feb 1972 S is out of the question?
....yes because by that time they did not use Kardexes. Kardexes were always warranty cards - they recorded all the information needed to cover the administration of the warranty system and that seems to have been computerized after 1970 rendering the hand written/ manual kardex system obsolete. They still had build sheets which were very comprehensive but, like the build sheets for cars during the Kardex period they are rarely seen outside the factory. I think that they may be available "in principle" as they exist but not available in practice except in very special cases. I have seen perhaps 3 or 4 build sheets ever.
Hugh Hodges
73 911E
Melbourne Australia
Foundation Member #005
Australian TYP901 Register Inc.
Early S Registry #776
My understanding is that the Kardex is more a record of the vehicles warranty and initial service history than it is a "build sheet". Many items originally installed on a car may not appear on a Kardex. The CoA is largely a "translation" of the Kardex, and is susceptible to the same item commissions. Both are good documents, but may not be reliable to determine how a car was assembled as it went through production. (most of this comes from the 356 guys).
Brian
S Reg #1032
"I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!"
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Peter
LOOKING FOR SERVICE BOOK No 2361
1968 Karmann Coupe 2.0 tangerine
1993 Ducati 750 SS
Kardexes are not build sheets but warranty papers, but I have only once had feedback about wrong info and even that one was a questionable case. CoA's - at least the ones delivered in Europe by dealers - on the other hand are full of mistakes. In Europe they can't originate from kardexes, unless these 'translations' were done by blind people.
For me the fun is in having it with my cars. Also: trying to locate the first owner of the car - usually their name and city they live in is on the kardex - is often rewarding. I have located several first owners and some of them could give me nice details of the first years of these cars. Since these people usually were no average Joe's they're often not hard to find by a google search.
Erik
Would a Kardex be available for a 1970 914-6, a late build German market car? It would be nice to know the who and where about the first owner(s). The known history starts in 1984 in Germany.
Steve
I am interested in getting a Kardex but unable to PM because I am new to the forum (you must have at least 10 posts before PM is enabled). Please contact me at norosion@aol.com so I can provide my info. Thank you.