As an owner of one serial #11880191;while browsing thru Peter Morgan's book"ORIGINAL PORSCHE 911", he states only 134 USA 911 targas were built;that would make it the lowest number type produced besides 1964 901/911 at 13
can this be true;on top of this mine is a soft window targa,how rare is this???
11880191
TYPE 11=911
3RD 8=1968
4TH 8=usa targa
0191=chasis numbers
1968 911 SWT....
SPORTOMATIC
I hope to hear her run again today for the first time in a couple of years.
John Thompson
1966 912. My first car. Bought it Nov. 25, 1988. Still have it.
Originally Posted by jt912
Is it a usa car with the federal ID TAG??
Frank-
Not sure which publication is "more correct" as I am sure records are sketchy from back in the day, but Porsche 911 Red Book states there were 268 targas produced in 1968 in the "normal" config.
Beautiful car by the way, however I am still a fan of your 67S...maybe I could afford it in another lifetime.
S Registry #1229
1972 Light Yellow 911T (RS look currently, ST replica coming)
1984 Black/Black RoW 930 Turbo
2004 Black/Black 996 GT3
1971 Metallic Blue 911T Sunroof Coupe
2007 Atlas Grey Cayman S (My First)
Si, amigo.
John Thompson
1966 912. My first car. Bought it Nov. 25, 1988. Still have it.
THE QUESTION IS USA 911 TARGAS
Very aware of the subject Frank, I learned to read as a young child. The "8" in the fourth digit of the VIN represents "US Targas." If we both agree on that, I can move on. The Red Book states the VIN range for that particular model is 11880001-11880268 with the column under "produced" listing 268. There is not a varient listed of the 1968 model that produced only 134 units. James Schrager also backs up the 268 number in his book "Buying, Driving and Enjoying the Porsche 911 and 912."
Your post asked if "this could be true" and according to the books I keep as a reference, I would have to say no.
S Registry #1229
1972 Light Yellow 911T (RS look currently, ST replica coming)
1984 Black/Black RoW 930 Turbo
2004 Black/Black 996 GT3
1971 Metallic Blue 911T Sunroof Coupe
2007 Atlas Grey Cayman S (My First)
PETER MORGAN:
P29: ENGINE TYPE GEARBOX
911 TARGA 901/06 902/01 1180001-11880268
911 TARGA 901/14 902/0 1180001-11880268
911 COUPE 901/07 sporto 1180001-11880268
p30
911 Targa -268
911 Targa US -134
He does state in his footnotes"the fourth digit was used for bodyshell(i.e. 8= targa),but this description introduces confict with some of factory numbers given above"........
Frank, just an FYI that may or may not have anything to do with your situation.
When I had my RoW '89 Club Sport I was researching Club Sport VIN #'s and found some misleading info in Morgan's book. PM me for details if you are interested. The point being, not all of his info is Gospel...
Bahia Red '72 911S
Meerblau PTS 2019 Speedster
GP Silver, 2018 GT2RS WP....the BEAST
Daytona Gray 2021 RS6 Avant....BEAST #2...Best daily EVER
ES #333
GONE...MANY, many great ones....
Frank:
I have #004 of the US Targas -- #003 sold on EBay a few months ago. It was my impression (also according to the Redbook) that 268 of the US models were produced. It would probably be easy enough to get a list of our registry members with US Targas together and see if anyone has a number higher than the figure you mentioned.
Jason
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