correct date stamp on Fuchs for April '73 delivery

[swisscheese]

What would be the correct month / date for the Fuchs wheels, for a '73 April delivery 911S ? I know there are quite a few parts with date stamps (not sure if they've ever been listed?) and probably have different months of manufacturing before being mounted on the car.

For the Fuchs wheels, would that be March '73, or even before then?
Any info appreciated..

Tom

[Arne]

Typically, 1-3 months prior to the car's build month, I've been told. Go by build date, not delivery.

[swisscheese]

Typically, 1-3 months prior to the car's build month, I've been told. Go by build date, not delivery.

April was delivery from the factory; So production date should be March.

Was wondering what the date stamps on the Fuchs should be (does anyone know, from real-life examples?), as they were "standard" items, instead of accessories, that would have a longer time between manufacturing and assembly on the car.

[70SATMan]

There is no right answer for “should be” except the wheel date shouldn’t exceed the build date. But what if a wheel was replaced at the the dealer? Could have been later,,,

. How many wheels were being delivered to the factory in each shipment? Porsche would have had a delivery schedule set up to lead their production AND supply spare parts around the world at the same time. Your car could have been at the tail end of a batch or at the beginning of a new batch. Personally I wouldn’t sweat a 1-3 months lead (if at all). Depending on the originality of your car, pull some gauges and look at the date stamps and match that.

Remember, wheels were stamped in the month made so, a wheel could have been made and shipped in the first week of a month or made the last day of the month and not shipped to the factory for another 30 day’s.