1968 Model Year Changes - month by month

[geoff_68s]

Perhaps, but someone please refresh my recollection... which date is "completion?"

My car (002) was completed on July 25, if the date on the right is completion date. Making it MUCH MUCH older.

The dates on the kardex translate as :

Ausgeliefert am - Delivery date
Abnahme Bescheinigung - Certification of inspection

... so maybe our cars are twins, but mine spent longer in a DMV lineup?

[Peanut]

Interesting. I know its been covered on the forum extensively, but I don't know who conducts the inspection - The factory?

My car was a demonstrator for Glockler in Germany. Looks like your car was delivered to an individual - perhaps the reason for the difference? Your car was comparatively well-equipped too, as my car got a heater and absolutely nothing else.

And in the spirit of this thread, my car has a 67 rearview mirror and 67 deco., so obviously those items changed during the year for subsequent cars (along with elephant hide of course).

Finally, I saw the entry for 21 June 1967 - 1st 911L USA - 11805002 early in this thread; however, it appears to be from COA which are prone to mistakes. Has this date been confirmed through a Kardex?

Scott

[Eric Gratz]

Scott,

The COA for 11805002 was shown in post #23. It COA lists a completion date of 21 June 1964. The owner checked with the distributor and they said the year should be 1967, not 1964. The completion date hasn't been confirmed with a Kardex as far as I know.

Dates listed in post #1 are Ausgel. am dates if taken from a Kardex or Production Completion Date if taken from a COA or similar document.

-Eric

[Carl S.]

Very interesting info. My kardex is kind boring as far as options go.

The Kardex provided the serial number for my engine but I actually have a blank case. Is that still considered a numbers matching car?

[Eric Gratz]

911L serial number 11810429, a car with the Rallye kit option, is the first car with the PORSCHE side scripts on the Kardex, as best as I can tell. It has a Kardex date of 09-February-1968 and lists the option PORSCHE-Seitenschriftzug.

Here's a link to the Kardex for this car.

https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...e-thread/page5




The Kardex for a 911T with Rallye Kit, 11820805, lists this option as seitlicher Schriftzug wie 911R.

Let me know if you come across an earlier reference to this option and I'll update the list on page 1.

[1968sporto911s]

Sorry, I'm still hung up on rear lids. The tab under the wiper hole is truncated on early Porsche-bodied cars through at least October 1968 -- meaning all 1968 model year cars with no center bar and into the 1969 model year (black lid). By July 1969 they look like the one on the silver 1971 car above -- need more data points -- but this thread is about 1968. So here is the 1968 hook -- the green car is an original owner (original paint!) Karmann 912 from April 1968, which has the long tab. So, did all bar-less Karmann built 1968 rear lids look like this? Or were they cut off on earlier cars. Bars went away mid-November 1967 in case you forgot.

A little bit late but in time for your next version of your book?

This is the rear lid of my 911s Sportomatic delivery date 6 march 1968. Delivered in Swiss.

Additional info: The Red Book is telling the 911s of 1968 has aluminum calipers. That's not correct, mine has steel ones but extended to fit the ventilated discs.

[Eric Gratz]

Not sure if this is relavent. Hard to tint a plastic window but possible I suppose. Sorry no Kardex
Attachment 538569
Attachment 538570

Doigthom,

It looks like the factory installed a hard window in at least one 1967 targa. This photo was dated 8/67

https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...l=1#post875354

[SEBB]

Hello everyone,
To complete my remarks, I enclose the recent Porsche cerficat.

Currently in restoration :-)

Sébastien

[Brett Johnson]

[QUOTE=1968sporto911s;1107381]A little bit late but in time for your next version of your book?

This is the rear lid of my 911s Sportomatic delivery date 6 march 1968. Delivered in Swiss.

Additional info: The Red Book is telling the 911s of 1968 has aluminum calipers. That's not correct, mine has steel ones but extended to fit the ventilated discs.



I think I got all the rear lid stuff correct by the time the book was published. I know I got the brake and caliper stuff right.

My '68 is supposed to be done next month.

[68S_SK2]

On MY 1968, the gas filler panel on the front fender was no longer painted black.

Here are pictures from the USA 1968 MY introductory brochure and a completely original Italian 911S MY 1968 with first paint.

Claudius