Roll Call: LWB Soft-window ‘S’ Targa

[beh911]

. . . '69 S . . .

VIN = ?
Eng# = ?
Trans# = ?

See post #18 . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...hlight=500418S

That is 119310107...

[911T1971]

What I mean by 'boot' is the cover that goes over a stowed convertible top

Here is the tonneau, option 9316.

1969 RoW Accessories booklet



1969 Dealer Pricelist USA (August 1968)

[CidTito]

Here is the tonneau, option 9316.

1969 RoW Accessories booklet



1969 Dealer Pricelist USA (August 1968)

So interesting.. #9316 Tonneau Cover (over rear seat only).... therefore from what we all have been sleuthing at is the other option would be if your car didn't have rear seats.. This could be why there is a difference between what would have been seen as both long and short tonneau covers. Long would go with RoW issue cars and short tonneau covers for US models. (it seems)

[Jules Dielen]

I have a short tonneau on my 68 US delivered SWT that does have the rear seat (pre January 68 delivery!)

[VintageExcellen]

I have 2 SWT here at the ranch, the 68 912 has a rear seat delete and a original short tonneau, the 69S SWT has a rear seat delete with its original short tonneau. Short Tonneau would have 2 Tennax fasteners low in the inner rear quarter panel.

I have a number of the Kardex copies for real 69S SWT cars, they do not all have the Soft Window as an option listed, but some have the tonneau option listed. Owners have asked my to keep the Kardex copies private - if you own a real long wheel base soft window S then we can share amongst ourselves.

[LongRanger]

. . . I have a number of the Kardex copies for real 69S SWT cars, they do not all have the Soft Window as an option listed, but some have the tonneau option listed . . .

Interesting. Since a HWT would have no need/place for a tonneau . . . . maybe that's another way to tell if a given vehicle was configured as a SWT?

. . . Owners have asked my to keep the Kardex copies private - if you own a real long wheel base soft window S then we can share amongst ourselves . . .

Too bad, Mark. I've always thought that publishing detailed photos + 'numbers' pretty-much made any car theft-/clone-proof, but . . .



In the mean time --- + out of my brazen curiosity . . .

. . . how many more LWB 'S' SWTs do you know about that are NOT listed, yet?

[Frank Beck]

Too bad, Mark. I've always thought that publishing detailed photos + 'numbers' pretty-much made any car theft-/clone-proof, but . . .

Rick,
Theft proof? People would steal the Mona Lisa if they thought they could get away with it.

As for cloning: If someone did bring a counterfeit to market they would quickly be exposed. Don't you think some would find more satisfaction in that than trying to "prevent" it?

[beh911]

More info on the topic here:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...8SWT%29-Thread

[VintageExcellen]

this will all be sorted out pretty soon

[LongRanger]

. . . If someone did bring a counterfeit to market they would quickly be exposed. Don't you think some would find more satisfaction in that than trying to "prevent" it? . . .

Hmmm

Well, when I started writing about may car, I only had a vague sense of what her 'numbers' meant --- VIN, engine, etc, etc . . . most of which I related to value. 'Matching' = good. I'm not different

But, then . . . some funny things happened

I learned how to identify a limited-slip differential

And I found out where exactly to look for my car's build number

And I even heard from people who helped me find out more --- about names + dates + places . . . things that I could never hope to find out, by myself . . .

. . . like my Kardex . . .

. . . + 'Händler Nr: 100' . . .



. . . + Jo Siffert



To me --- 'numbers' aren't about 'preventing' or 'protecting' anything

They're about sharing --- maybe even learning something . . . because . . . .


. . . if I hadn't shared the things that I found? --- like the 'numbers' . . .



. . . then I wouldn't have learned what I know, now




To put it Another Way --- I actually come here to learn about stuff . . . like --- for fun

But --- I'm an idiot