Understanding Porsche VIN coding
This section is for Porsche vehicle identification numbers VIN decoding. Numbers that Porsche has used since their beginning. Early years of Porsche, the numbers only showed the sequence of the cars coming off the production line. Years later the chassis numbering system became more enhanced with more info to each specific model/car.
Model Year 1948-1958 (5 digit)
Example: 84552 -- MY1958 356A
XXXXX - 356, 356 A
Model Year 1959-1968 (6 digit)
Example: 161281 -- MY1965 356 C
1XXXXX - 356 B
2XXXXX - 356 C
30XXXX - 901, 911 Coupe, 911 S Coupe, 911 R
31XXXX - 911 S Coupe
32XXXX
33XXXX - 911 Targa
35XXXX - 912 Coupe
45XXXX - 912 Coupe (Karmann factory)
50XXXX - 911 Targa, 911 S Targa
55XXXX - 912 Targa
Model Year 1968 (8 digit)
digits codes
1 2 1 1 - 911
1 2 - 912
3 Model year: 8 - 1968
4 0 - 911S Coupe, 911L Coupe, 912 Coupe (Karmann)
1 - 911L Coupe
2 - 911T Coupe, 912 Coupe
3 - 911S Coupe
5 - 911L Targa, 911S Targa
6 - 911L Targa
7 - 911T Targa, 912 Targa
8 - 911 Targa
9 - 911 R
5 6 7 8 Serial number