DAS FLORIDA KRONE ZEITSCHRIFT

Das Florida Krone Zeitschrift

Newsletter of the Florida Crown Region

Contents Articles Contents

From the Editor Wayne Kunkel 2

Here is What I Am Thinking Bob Barren 4

The FCR Welcome Wagen 5-7

FCR PCA 2024 BRUMOS Spring Concours 8-13

FCR PCA Classic Nine Motorwerks 14-15

Where’s my car show? Danielle Bader 17-18

FCR PCA The Fortress Chris Hoyt 19-20

Revolution Rally Terry & Cathy Sopher 21

VIN Pedro Bonilla 22-28

Avenue Mall Images Wayne Kunkel 29-30

Tech Chair – Steve Palmer

Social Media Chair – Jesus Caracoza

Zone 12 Representative – Leslie Sikorski

Contributors

Ken Perry , Wayne Kunkel, Bob Barren, James Coleman, Jeff Jones

Chris Hoyt

Cover photo by Wayne Kunkel

Board of Directors

President: Bob Barren https://www.pcafcr.org/contact/

Vice President – Chris Tchorznicki

Activities Director:Brent Bodiford

Membership: Rob Sewell

Secretary: Chris Pownall

Treasurer: Ed Lustgarten

Past President – Dennis Fallen

Autocross Chair:Mel Ward

Club Historian: Open

Concours Chair: Chris Hoyt

High Performance Drivers Education Chair – Marty Flack

High Performance Drivers Education Chief Driving Instructor – Jim Burnett

High Performance Drivers Education Registrar –John Pellerin

Webmaster: Ken Perry

Porsche Jacksonville and Brumos Collection Liaison – Hans Mandt

Committee Chairs

Advertising Chair: Help needed !!

Newsletter Editor: Wayne Kunkel

The Das Florida Krone Zeitschrift is published four times a year by the Florida Crown Region, Porsche Club of America. Permission is granted to reproduce original materials published herein, provided full credit is given the author and Das Florida Krone Zeitschrift No material may be reproduced unless Das Florida Krone Zeitschriftwas given the right to publish another publication’s material. They reserve all rights to that material. Furthermore, the Editor reserves the right to edit all material. All material herein reflects solely the opinion of the authors and NOT the PCA, the FCR Region or its officers. The FCR Region is not responsible for any services or merchandis+e advertised herein. c2024 Florida Crown Region, Porsche Club of America, all rights reserved. Das Florida Krone Zeitschrift is distributed to 1570 N.E. Florida Porschephiles.

From the Editor

Wayne Kunkel

Classic Nine Motorwerks is owned, in part, by Jason Faulkner along with Jim Faulkner. The building is new construction in an industrial park across from the main gate at N.A.S. Jax. Don’t trust your GPS when you get off of Roosevelt Blvd according to James Coleman. The last time I saw him he was stuck on the round about (rotary or traffic circle) What they call them in Boston is not what “ya’ll call them.” New Construction or not, the business is immaculate! I mean eat your Dunkin’ Donut off the floor clean! Thanks FCR for the Dunkin’ Coffee and donuts. I won’t go into one minor coffee spill at this time. We all wandered about and did a lot of Oh Wow! and Did you see this? Around 10, Jason gave us a short history of how Classic Nine started and the business model. It’s actually a disadvantage to show up with a car that almost complete. They would rather start with a chassis that has no doors, engine, or extras! When you look at the images you will see the “carcass room” out back that has the chassis waiting for the next project. The sky is the limit for what you want to create, depending on the state of your 401K and checking account. High quality work is never cheap but always appreciated. I ran into my old car builder at the Werks Reunion and the now owner of my 1965 TVR Griffith raves about the paint and restoration all the way from Houston. The overall consensus of the 40+ attendees was that a car from Classic Nine Werks is a high quality, one of a kind, Porsche. Thanks for opening your shop to to the FCR attendees.

Here is What I Am Thinking

Bob Barren FCR PCA President

President’s Message

Welcome all Florida Crown Region members to our newly resurrected newsletter, albeit online this time. Printing and mailing cost have been the greatest impediment to producing a hard copy of a newsletter for our Region in the past.

Our home web page has been our best communication tool in recent years and we will continue to use the web page to communicate with our members.

A regional newsletter is a great way to share stories, event updates and informational articles in a more relax pace than a web page.

For the first four months of this year, our region has been busy with our annual high performance driver’s education at Roebling Road Raceway, monthly socials, a concours at the Brumos Collection, Porsches & coffee around the area, tech shows at local service shops and supporting a National event Werks Reunion at Amelia Island. Please visit our home web page for a list of upcoming events and read the email blasts sent to our members reminding all of soon to happen events.

Your elected and appointed Board of Directors have planned for the rest of the year more of our favorite events previously mentioned and will include our member’s brunch at Jacksonville Golf and Country Club, a trip to visit a large car collection in Melbourne, Hot August Night at Culvers and hopefully a Holiday Party in December.

Please enjoy reading the newsletter that Wayne Kunkel has been working hard to produce for the pleasure of our Region’s members and maybe think about reaching out to Wayne for content that would be appropriate be included in future newsletters.

Thank you,

Bob Barren

Florida Crown Region President

The FCR Welcome Wagen

ROB SEWELL FCR PCA Membership Chair

2024 FCR ANNIVERSARIES 1ST AND 2ND QUARTER

60 YEARS

William Madison Jacksonville, FL

50 YEARS

John and Melissa Patton Ponte Vedra, FL

Robert and Dolores Barton St. Augustine, FL

45 YEARS

William and Caroline Bausser Neptune Beach, FL

40 YEARS

David and Helen Balz Jacksonville, FL

30 YEARS

Richard and Judith Bennett St. Augustine, FL

Robert and Rebecca Larys Atlantic Beach, FL

25 YEARS

Robert and Jesse Farmer Emerald, NC.

Harold and Rita Kelly Jacksonville, FL

Steve Norton and Anna Reardon Jacksonville, FL

Jason and James Faulkner Jacksonville, FL

20 YEARS

Patrick Rogers St. Augustine, FL

Leonard and Gail Perrone St. Mary’s, GA

Harvey and Jane Lewis Gainesville, FL

Patrick and Janet O’Donnell St. John’s, FL

Timothy and Mary Lane Gainesville, FL

15 YEARS

Joe Misuraca Ponte Vedra, FL

Jim and Heather Doughton Archer, FL

Bruce and Amy McKean Ponte Vedra, FL

Edward and Kim French Jacksonville, FL

Frank and Melanie Steinemann Jacksonville, FL

Robert and Julie Heller Jacksonville, FL

The FCR Welcome Wagen

ROB SEWELL FCR PCA Membership Chair

2024 FCR ANNIVERSARIES 1ST AND 2ND QUARTER 10 YEARS

C hristian and Stephanie Woolny St. Augustine, FL

Edwin and Susan Martin, Jacksonville, FL

Paul and Lisa Sparkes Fernandina Beach, FL

Danny and Charlene Mason Palm Coast, FL

Barham Cook, Jacksonville, FL

Martha Rhudy, Flagler Beach, FL

Charles Sievers, Jacksonville, FL

Richard Exline, Jacksonville, FL

Shea Ross, Gainesville, FL

Joseph and Stephanie Cusimano, Neptiune Beach, FL

Gerard Van Der Laan, Gainesville, FL

Hall Liles, Atlantic Beach, FL

Edwin and Susan Martin, Ponte Vedra, FL

Randall and Cynthia Cleland, Ponte Vedra, FL

Robert Barnes, Jacksonville Beach, FL

Oswald Ashton, Palm Coast, FL

5 YEARS

David and Mike Terry, Fleming Island, FL

Richard Nadel, St. Augustine, FL

Ernie and Teresa Prewett, St. Augustne, FL

Amy Swartz, Jacksonville Beach, FL

Michael and Brenda Jennings, Jacksonville, FL

John Berlin, Ponte Vedra, FL

Jim Newman, Jacksonville, FL

Donald and Marsha Joyner, Fernandina Beach, FL

Lawrence Putz, Woodbine , GA

Reem Abu-Rustum, Gainesville., FL

John and Nancy Snodgrass, Palm Coast, FL

Steve Pasteur, Gainesville, FL

Don Wilkerson, Amelia Island, FL

Margareta Moczynski, Orange Park, FL

William Carey Webb, Amelia Island, FL

Mark Nelson, Orange Park, FL

Allen Reece, Gainesville, FL

Bob Rennie, St. Augustine, FL

Jefferson Wheeler, Jacksonville, FL

The FCR Welcome Wagen

ROB SEWELL FCR PCA Membership Chair

2024 FCR ANNIVERSARIES 1ST AND 2ND QUARTER 5 YEARS

Paul and Kayla Steinke, Jacksonville, FL

Wayne Cusick, Fernandina Beach, FL

Robert Cunningham, St. Simons Island, GA

James Damiano, Jacksonville, FL

Joey Boyles, Middleburg, FL

Ralph Thompson, Summerfield, FL

Roger and Phyllis Spann, Fleming Island, FL

Edward and Jacob Sheets, St. Johns, FL

Jesus Caracoza, Jacksonville, FL

Todd Renaud, Jacksonville, FL

Mark Lyons, Fernandina Beach, FL

John and Amelia Boswell, Jacksonville, FL

Herbert Barker, Jacksonville, FL

Tim and Ryan Johnson, St. Augustine, FL

Susan Rindal, Jacksonville Beach, FL

Richard Buck, Jacksonvillle, FL

NEW MEMBERS

Jason Kane Jacksonville, FL

Ilya Soroka, Jacksonville, FL

William Robnson, Bunnell, FL

Phillip Krivacek, St. Augustine, FL

Ron Nyselius, Palm Coast, FL

David Chrestensen, Yulee, FL

Alia Phillips, St. Johns, FL

Brittany Hickson, Gainesville, FL

Charles Lassitter, St. Augustine, FL

Mike Ruble, St Johns, FL

Justin and Jessica Burley, Newberry, FL

Ronnie Piccone, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Kelly & Russell Aldred, Yulee, FL

Eric Mills, Interlachen, FL

Joaquin Thomas Solano Ponte Vedra

Deanie Dibenedetto St. Johns, FL

Brian Heath, Jacksonville, FL

Gwen Williams, Jacksonville, FL

Joseph Harrell, St. Augustine, FL

James Horwatt, Hawthorne, FL

Eudi Nivar, Jacksonville, FL

Dustin Borth, Ft. McCoy, FL

James Martini/Denise Doherty, Fernandina B

Gabriel Garcia, Jacksonville, FL

George Scanlon, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Jane & Charlie Norman, Fernandina Beach

Barbara & Gary Walker, Fernandina Beach

Michael & Nancy Betterman, St. Augustime

Bob Newell, St. Augustine, FL

Kenneth Gorrie, Jacksonville, FL

One of the most daunting tasks is to keep current with anniversaries and new members. If we missed you for 2024, please let us know. The membership information for the 1st and 2nd quarter 2024.

BRUMOS CONCOURS

April 6, 2024 was the day for the spring concors at the Brumos collection. FCR volunteers arrived at 6 and 6:30 to guide entrants into parking spots in the Brumos parking lot. This event was sold out. 60 concours entrants filled the lot and hundreds of spectators walked the cars taking cell phone pictures to share on social media.

You will see early arrivals finishing their concours prep. You will see the parking lot fill up. You may even see yourself!

This event was well run and it happened because of the volunteers, Brumos, and the FCR Board.

PCA FLORIDA CROWN CONCOURS 2024 AT THE BRUMOS COLLECTION

April 8, 2024

Weather and Indy 500 Winner Make Spring Concours a Winner

Chris Hoyt, Concours Chairman

Florida Crown Region’s Spring Concours at The Brumos Collection was blessed with cool but clear spring weather along with a few celebrities, and pre-registration ensured that the event filled up within days of the Aril 6 date. The weather shared center stage with 3-time CART Champion and 1986 Indy 500 Winner Bobby Rahal, now a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, who brought his signal orange Carrera GT. This writer had never seen that model PORSCHE in that color, and it was a real showstopper. Endurance champion extraordinaire Hurley Haywood, also a Ponte Vedra resident, came with his emerald green Rod Emery 356 outlaw convertible, and it had to be a chilly ride from the beach for Haywood. The Brumos Collection’s spring celebration has become a popular annual event and was very well attended with nearly 700 tickets sold. Besides entry to this great collection, the crowd was treated to a variety of vendors showing their wares

One new addition for this year’s event was FCR’s High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) booth manned by Jim Burnett. Driver education events are a must-do for first-time PORSCHE owners as well as those owners who want to safely drive their cars on the track. We use Roebling Road Raceway outside of Savannah, Georgia, and it’s well-suited for HPDE. A quick look at the sign-up sheet showed that there’s a lot of interest among the region. Consider signing up for one when dates are announced.

The Cayman and Boxster classes were especially competitive this year, but judges Ken Perry, John Trainer, and Gerry Kennedy were up to the challenge. Kudos to Gerry for driving up from Ormond Beach to help! Special thanks go to FCR members Bob Barren, Ed Lustgarten, and Hans-Dieter Mandt for all of their help throughout the day. Their contributions ensured that the event ran smoothly. Last but not least, a BIG THANKS goes to the team at The Brumos Collection –Brandon Starks, Toni Boudreaux-Godwin, and founder Dan Davis. This collection is a must-see for anyone who appreciates fine automobiles displayed in a world class setting.

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

1st – William Cooper 1960 356B Roadster

914

1st – Ross Bremer 1970 914-6 GT

2nd – Dean Kantis 1973 914

911 Air Cooled

1st – John Heffron 1984 Carrera

2nd – Steve Palmer 1996 993

3rd – Ken Aung Din 1979 911SC

911 Turbo

1st – Jeff Hathorn 2010 996 Turbo

2nd – Kim Thorpe 2004 996 Turbo

3rd – Mitch Weller 2021 992 Turbo

944/924/968/928

1st – Chris Gates 1985-1/2 944 996/997

1st – Eric Bondoc 2000 996

2nd – Eric DePetris 2008 997

3rd – Keith Staton 1999 996

Visit www.pcafcr.org for more information on upcoming Florida Crown Region events.

1st – John Ekdahl 2017 Targa 4S

2nd – Michael Zervos 2019 991 T

3rd – Keith Moore 2019 Carrera 4 GTS

Boxster

1st – Eric Griffith 2016 Boxster Spyder

2nd – Mathew Masi 2015 Boxster

3rd – Bert Harris 2011 Boxster Spyder

Cayman

1st – Norman Seals 2006 Cayman S

2nd – Jesus Caracoza 2021 Cayman GT4

3rd – Milton Corson 2024 Cayman

4-Door

1st – Gary Pincus 2020 Macan S

2nd – Mark Hutto 2023 Panamera 4S e-Hybrid

GT

1st – Lee Jones 1996 993 RS

2nd – Bob Amar 2018 GT3

3rd – Thomas Schneider 2023 GT3

Classic Nine Motorwerks

Classic Nine Motorwerks is owned, in part, by Jason Faulkner along with Jim Faulkner. The building is new construction in an industrial park across from the main gate at N.A.S. Jax. Don’t trust your GPS when you get off of Roosevelt Blvd according to James Coleman. The last time I saw him he was stuck on the round about (rotary or traffic circle) What they call them in Boston is not what “ya’ll call them.”

New Construction or not, the business is immaculate! I mean eat your Dunkin’ Donut off the floor clean! Thanks FCR for the Dunkin’ Coffee and donuts. I won’t go into one minor coffee spill at this time.

We all wandered about and did a lot of Oh Wow! and Did you see this? Around 10, Jason gave us a short history of how Classic Nine started and the business model. It’s actually a disadvantage to show up with a car that almost complete. They would rather start with a chassis that has no doors, engine, or extras! When you look at the images you will see the “carcass room” out back that has the chassis waiting for the next project.

The sky is the limit for what you want to create, depending on the state of your 401K and checking account. High quality work is never cheap but always appreciated. I ran into my old car builder at the Werks Reunion and the now owner of my 1965 TVR Griffith raves about the paint and restoration all the way from Houston.

The overall consensus of the 40+ attendees was that a car from Classic Nine Werks is a high quality, one of a kind, Porsche. Thanks for opening your shop to to the FCR attendees.

PCA Sim Racing offers:

• Introductory sim racing video

• How to Proceed Step-by-Step Instructions

• Sim Racing Equipment Recommendations

• Get started with a turn key set up!

• Sim Racing Driver Education

• Five Classes for All Skill Levels

• All Races on Laser Scanned Race Tracks

• Sprint and Endurance Racing

• Calendar of Upcoming Races

May 2024

Danielle Badler

Where’s My Car Show?

Yes, yes, thanks to you, dear reader, I get to go to the Denver Car Show on press day. And I relish the opportunity. In fact, except for the Covid years, I haven’t missed a show in at least a decade.

There were a few, shall we say, challenges this year. Firstly, the show overlapped with the New York International Car Show. Which meant that anything really new and groundbreaking was about 2,000 miles east. Second, press “day” this year was really a morning. That afternoon, the show opened to the public. And that meant that one of the annual highlights, the presentations from manufacturers, were limited to two. Nissan and Subaru. Thank you both.

Ah, but it was good to see my fellow scribes, and see that the show floor had grown from the previous year, back to about what it was, pre-Pandemic. And that meant a lot of product. Or so it seemed.

Yes but. I scanned a sea of new product and … well, let’s see, there were three Corvettes, a Stingray, an E-Ray and a ZO6, but they were all locked. There were four Porsches, supplied by a local dealer, two Taycans, a Macan and a Cayenne, but they were all cordoned off. I did sit in a Z-car. But then again, I drove one, when it was introduced, a few years ago. I sat in a BRZ, and a WRX. But I’ve driven a few of them, too.

What else for this poor gearhead? Well, sorry, the sea floor was filled to the gills with SUVs and trucks, along with a smattering of EVs. They all looked, well, pretty much, alike.

I yawned. But I knew better. I knew that the interesting, the weird, the fun stuff was back, toward the far wall. And that’s where I headed.

To find, whoa, a Tesla Cybertruck. And it was privately-owned. How do I know this? I struck up a conversation with an exhibitor, seated nearby, next to his beautifully restored Triumph TR-6. He had a pile of fliers for a Brit car club and upcoming Brit car show. He said he knew the owner.

Now, the Triumph represented a bit of nostalgia for me. I told the owner that I had had a Triumph TR-4, back in the day, and it was my first sports car, and it changed my life, and I should have never sold it. He laughed.

This was the first Cybertruck I had seen in the wild, so to speak. It’s big, really big, larger than life. The windshield must be five feet by five feet. At least. One big plate of glass, with a single windshield wiper standing in salute, on one side. And, on the dash, nothing but a vertically oriented flat screen, centered.

I felt the side window glass. I was curious … I remembered Elon Musk driving into Jay Leno’s Garage in the prototype, telling Jay the windows were bulletproof. Jay asked, why? And Musk’s response was “because it’s badass. Don’t you want your windows to be badass?” Jay shook his head, sort of.

Next to the Cybertruck was a tractor-trailer cab. It’s hard to believe, but the cab-forward thing actually dwarfed the Tesla. It was made by a firm called Nicola. Yes, that’s right. A coincidence? We may never know. But the descriptor sign said it was hydrogen-powered.

And, nearby stood a 427 Cobra replica. “Powered by Rousch” said the hood scoop power bulge. A sign in front promoted the Mile-High Cobra Club.

Not far away were a kitted-out, track-ready Nissan Skyline GT-R and a similarly festooned Mazda RX-7. Both were under the banner of the Go For It Race School.

And then there was a Buick Riviera, slammed, lowered, chromed to an inch of its life. On its own stand. Basking in a gazillion watts of luminosity. Why? Why was it there? I don’t know. But it did transport me back to the car show days of yore, of revolving platforms, where the best new stuff would shout out “look at me!” and golden girls would stand proudly and read off the litany of automotive firsts that the vehicles represented.

Ah, those were indeed the days. And, judging by the product mix this year, those days are now relegated to the far wall. And so is a lot of the enthusiasm that captivated me, the sizzle that sold the vehicles and made my blood boil. There’s no doubt, these days the pulse rate is slower. But, if the show this year is any indication, at least there’s still a pulse.

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FCR Members Breach The Fortress

On the last weekend of April, several hundred Porsche owners in the Florida Crown Region and their guests were treated to an incredible Porsches and Coffee open house at Fortress Garage on Jacksonville’s Southside. One of a number of high-end auto “storage” facilities across the country, Fortress Garage offers a number of space configurations in which owners can safely store their automotive treasures, in this case, quite a few Porsches of all models.

Many of the spaces were built out to each owner’s specifications and these “man caves” were decorated with all kinds of great auto memorabilia ranging from posters and models to illuminated signage and racing equipment. FCR members were invited to park their cars inside the complex on the central street and several of the photos looked like Porsches as far as the eye could see! Members were treated to coffee and doughnuts courtesy of Strike Zone Fishing, a long-time supplier of fishing equipment and supplies in Jacksonville.

Private garages range from 250 to 1,200 square feet, with multiple unit connections possible. Units are engineered concrete construction with quality material, including roof top mounted AC, fire protection, fire rated walls, full wall to ceiling insulation, oversized motorized garage doors, water, and utilities in every unit. Each unit is individually metered for electricity and prewired for cable and internet.

If you are looking for a place to house your pride and joy, Fortress Garage is the answer. For more information on their offerings, email them at: info@summitcmgroup.com or call 904-520-4000.

PCA Florida Crown - A Rev Rally

Saturday, May 11th FCR is conducting a Fun Rally that will take us by several American Revolutionary War sites here North Florida!

Here is what is needed: Ein Porsche en gut order (Engine, tires, brakes, lights, working odometer), A Navigator and A Driver, Pen or Pencil, Clipboard or something to write on, gut communication & a sense of adventure!

In this rally, each team will receive a set of written instructions and questions to answer during the rally. (This is not a Timed event or a Time/Speed/Distance (TSD) rally. Nor is the route designed to trick or confuse the Navigator or exceed the posted speed limits!

There will be fabulous prizes for the top placed Teams along with bragging rights! An event window decal is in the works too.

The 5 “W”s:

Who: FCR (limited to max of 25 cars)

What: The Rev Rally -Gimmick Rally

Where: Duval & Nassau County single and double lane Roads, No Interstate! Meet/Start Point: Gate Station, 4100 Hecksher Dr., Jax, FL.

When: 11 May, 2023 (Rain or Shine)

- 10:30-10:45 Meet/Instructions

- 10:45 - First Car Released

- 12:45 - Cars start arriving Final Rev Rally Check Point/Restaurant

- 1:15 - All Cars at Final Rev Rally Check Point/Restaurant

- 1:00-2:30 Banquet Lunch Social ~ 2:00 Awards

- 2:30 Rev Rally 2024 Complete!

Why: Have fun, compete & socialize!

Cost: $5 for the Rally. Bar-b-que Buffet Lunch is $23 plus tax & gratuity (ribs, chicken & pulled pork, with multiple sides, banana pudding & tea or soft drinks). The restaurant is not charging for the use of our private room!

Rally Masters: Terry & Cathy Sopher

(813)508-4719(M) REGISTER AT: https://www.pcafcr.org/event/pca-florida-crown-a-rev-rally/

by Pedro P. Bonilla (Suncoast Region PCA)

The Vehicle Identification Number is a unique digital identification for motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds.

As we know it today, the VIN is a 17- character identifier which does not include the letters O (o), I (i) or Q (q) to avoid confusion with the numerals 0, 1 and 9. It is generally printed or embossed on a small metal plate on the driver ’s side of the dashboard, visible when looking through the windshield from the outside.

The first official VIN appeared in 1954. At that time, the US government requested that automobile manufacturers and the Automobile Manufacturer’s Association develop a new standardized identifying numbering system, which was called the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Up to that time vehicles had been registered according to their engine’s number, but it quickly became apparent that a new system was required because of the common practice of engine replacement.

The standardization of the modern VIN started in 1981 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The standard was changed several times since then and now, modern VINs are based on two related standards, originally issued by the International Standardization Organization (ISO) in 1979 (ISO 3779) in 1980 (ISO 3780). Compatible but different implementation of these ISO Standards have been adopted by the United States and the European Union.

This is my car’s VIN behind the very pitted 300,000 mile OEM windshield.

The VIN is not just a random string of alphanumeric characters. Each digit or group of digits refers to something specific about the vehicle’s manufacturing or design. Starting from the left:

Character 1: Country of manufacture

Characters 2 and 3: Manufacturing company

Characters 4 -8: Type and size of engine

Character 9: Manufacturer’s security code

Character 10: Model year

Character 11: Manufacturing plant

Characters 12 – 17: Vehicle’s serial number

Following you can see the two standards (EU and USA) for comparison:

European Union[7] more than 500 vehicles/year

European Union[7]

500 or fewer vehicles/ year World 9

North America

North America 2,000 or fewer

Indication of “the general characteristics of the vehicle”

Indication that provides “clear identification of a particular vehicle”

Indication of “the general characteristics of the vehicle”

Indication that provides “clear identification of a particular vehicle”

For our particular (Porsche) cars:

Position 1 identifies the country where the vehicle was assembled: W – Germany (originally West Germany)

Position 2 indicates the manufacturer of the vehicle: P – Porsche

Position 3 identifies the exact brand division even in cases where the manufacturer has more than one division.

Position 4, 5, 6 for Porsche vehicles made for the European and RoW markets, these positions are filled with a “Z” that does not represent anything other than non-North American. For vehicles made for the North American market, Position 4 of the Porsche VIN identifies the model line of the vehicle.

A - 911 Carrera Coupe / 911 Carrera 4 Coupe / 911 Carrera 4S Coupe

A - 911 Turbo Coupe / 911 GT2

A - 911 Turbo 4WD (997) Coupe

A – 924 Coupe

A - 928 S-4 Coupe (for 1990)

A – 928 Coupe (for 1991)

A - 944 Coupe

A - Cayenne

A - Carrera GT (990)

A - Cayman

A - Panamera (970)

A - Macan

B - 944 Cabriolet

B - 911 Carrera Targa (964)

B - 911 Carrera Targa (996)

B - 911 Carrera 4 Targa (4WD) (997)

B - 911 Carrera Targa 4 (2WD) (997)

B - 911 Carrera Targa 4S (4WD) (997)

C - 911 Carrera Cabriolet / 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet

C - 944 S-2 Cabriolet

C - Boxster

C - 911 Carrera Turbo Cabriolet (997)

C - 918 Spyder

D - 911 Carrera Targa (991) Coupe

E - 911G Carrera Cabriolet

E - 911G Carrera Turbo Cabriolet

E - 911G Carrera Targa

J - 911G Carrera Turbo

J – 928

Position 5 identifies the engine type.

924

A - L4, 2.5L 147HP (924 S)

944

A - L4, 2.5L 143HP

A - L4, 2.5L 147HP

A - L4, 2.5L 188HP (944 S)

A - L4, 2.5L 217HP (944 Turbo)

A - L4, 2.5L 247HP (944 Turbo (for 1989))

a - L4, 2.7L 162HP (944 (for 1989))

B - L4, 3.0L 208HP (944 S (for1989))

C - L4, 2.5L 247HP (944 Turbo (for 1990))

928

A - V8, 5.0L 326HP (for 1991)

B - V8, 5.0L 288HP

B - V8, 5.0L 316HP (928 S-4)

B - V8, 5.0L 326HP (928 GT (for 1990))

911G

B - B6, 3.2L 200HP, engine 930 / (20 | 21)

B - B6, 3.2L 214HP, engine 930/26

911G Turbo (930)

B - B6, 3.3L 275HP engine 930/66

B - B6, 3.3L 282HP engine 930/68

911 (964)

A - B6, 3.3L 315HP (911 Turbo (for 1991))

A - B6, 3.6L 270hp (Carrera (for 1991))

Bed and - B6, 3.6L 247HP (911 Carrera)

911 (993)

A - B6, 3.4L 300HP (Carrera)

911 (996)

A - B6, 3.6L 320hp (Carrera / Targa (for 2002))

A - B6, 3.6L 345HP (Carrera S / Targa (for 2003))

Bed and - B6, 3.6L 415HP (911 Turbo 4WD (for 2002))

Bed and - B6, 3.6L 415HP (911 Turbo Cabriolet 4WD (for 2004))

Bed and - B6, 3.6L 444HP (911 Turbo 4WD (for 2003))

Bed and - B6, 3.6L 444HP (911 Turbo Cabriolet 4WD (for 2004))

Bed and - B6, 3.6L 456HP (911 Turbo / 911 GT2 (2WD) (for 2002))

the C - B6, 3.6L 380HP (911 GT3)

the C - B6, 3.6L 400HP (911 Turbo)

911 (997)

A - B6, 3.6L 325HP (Carrera / Carrera Cabriolet / Carrera 4 Cabriolet / Carrera 4 Targa)

A - B6, 3.6L 345HP (Carrera / Carrera 4 / Carrera 4 Targa)

B - B6, 3.8L 355HP (Carrera S / Carrera 4S 4WD / Carrera S Cabriolet Technical / Carrera 4S Cabriolet Technical / Carrera 4S Targa)

B - B6, 3.8L 385HP (Carrera S / Carrera 4S / Carrera 4S Targa (for 2009))

B - B6, 3.8L 408HP (Carrera GTS / Carrera GTS Cabriolet (for 2012))

C - B6, 3.6L 415HP (911 GT3 / 911 GT3 RS)

C - B6, 3.8L 435HP (911 GT3 / 911 GT3 RS for 2010)

D - B6, 3.6L 480HP (911 Turbo 4WD / 4WD 911 Turbo Cabriolet)

D - B6, 3.6L 500HP (911 GT2 / Turbo 911 (for 2010))

D - B6, 3.8L 500HP (911 Turbo (4WD) / 911 Turbo Cabriolet with the 2012 model year)

D - B6, 3.6L 530HP (911 GT2 (for 2012))

D - B6, 3.8L 530HP (S Turbo (4WD) / Turbo Cabriolet Technical / S (for 2012))

E - B6, 3.6L 620HP ( 911 GT2 / 911 GT2 RS (for 2011)) 911 (991)

A - B6, 3.4L 350HP (Carrera / Carrera 4 / Carrera Cabriolet / Carrera 4 Cabriolet)

A - B6, 3.6L 272HP (Carrera)

A - B6, 3.6L 282HP (Carrera)

A - B6, 3.8L 350HP (Targa 4)

B - B6, 3.8L 400HP (Carrera S / Carrera 4S / Cabriolet Carrera S / Carrera 4S Cabriolet / Targa 4S)

B - B6, 3.8L 430HP (Carrera GTS / Carrera 4S GTS / Carrera GTS Cabriolet / Carrera 4S GTS

Cabriolet / Targa 4 GTS (for 2016))

C - B6, 3.8L 400HP (911 GT3)

C - B6, 3.8L 475HP (911 GT3 (for 2014 model year))

D - B6, 3.8L 520HP (911 Turbo / 911 Cabriolet Turbo)

D - B6, 3.8L 560HP (911 Turbo S / 911 the S Cabriolet Technical Turbo)

F - B6, 4.0L 500HP (911 GT3 RS for 2016))

Boxster (986)

A - B6, 2.7L 217HP

A - B6, 2.7L 225HP (for 2003)

B - B6, 3.2L 250HP (Boxster S)

B - B6, 3.2L 258HP (Boxster S (for 2003))

Boxster/ Cayman (987)

A - B6, 2.7L 245HP

A - B6, 2.9L 255HP (Boxster (for 2010))

A - B6, 2.9L 265hp (Cayman (for 2010))

B - B6, 3.4L 295HP (Boxster S / Cayman S)

B - B6, 3.4L 310HP (Boxster S / Boxster Spyder (for 2010))

B - B6, 3.4L 320HP (Cayman S (for 2010))

B - B6, 3.4L 320HP (Boxster R (for 2012))

B - B6, 3.4L 330HP (Cayman R (for 2012))

Boxster/ Cayman (981)

A - B6, 2.7L 265HP (Boxster)

A - B6, 2.7L 275HP (Cayman)

B - B6, 3.4L 315HP (Boxster S)

B - B6, 3.4L 325HP (Cayman S)

B - B6, 3.4L 330HP (Boxster GTS (for 2016))

B - B6, 3.4L 340HP (Cayman GTS (for 2016))

C - B6, 3.8L 375HP (Boxster Spyder (for 2016))

C - B6, 3.8L 385HP (Cayman GT4 (for 2015))

Carrera GT (980)

B - V10, 5.7L 605HP

Cayenne (9PA / 955/957)

A - V6, 3.6L 290HP

A - V6, 3.6L 300HP (for 2012))

B - V8, 4.5L 340HP (Cayenne S)

B - V8, 4.8L 385HP (Cayenne S (for 2009))

C - V8, 4.5L 450hp (Cayenne Turbo)

C - V8, 4.8L 500HP (Cayenne Turbo (for 2009))

C - V8, 4.8L 550hp (Cayenne Turbo S (for 2009))

D - V8, 405HP 4.8L (Cayenne GTS)

D - V8, 4.8L 405HP (Cayenne Trans-Syberia (for 2010))

Cayenne (92A / 958)

A - V6, 3.6L 300HP

B - V6, 3.0L 420HP (Cayenne S (for 2015))

B - V6, 3.6L 420HP (Cayenne S (for 2016))

B - V8, 4.8L 400HP (Cayenne S (for 2012))

C - V8, 4.8L 500HP (Cayenne Turbo (for 2012))

C - V8, 4.8L 520HP (Cayenne Turbo (for 2015))

C - V8, 4.8L 550hp (Cayenne Turbo S (for 2014))

C - V8, 4.8L 570HP (Cayenne Turbo S (for 2016))

D - V6, 3.6L 440HP (Cayenne GTS (for 2016))

D - V8, 4.8L 420HP + 52HP electric (Cayenne S Hybrid)

E - V6, 3.0L 380HP + 52HP electric (Cayenne Hybrid S (for 2012))

F - V6, 3.0L 240HP Diesel (Cayenne Diesel)

Panamera (970)

A - V6, 3.6L 300HP (Panamera / Panamera 4)

A - V6, 3.6L 310HP (Panamera / Panamera 4 (for 2014))

B - V6, 3.0L 420HP (Panamera S / 4S Panamera / Panamera 4S Executive ( for 2014))

B - V8, 4.8L 400HP (Panamera S / Panamera 4S)

C - V8, 4.8L 500HP (Panamera Turbo)

C - V8, 4.8L 520HP (Panamera Turbo / Panamera Turbo (for 2014 Executive)

C - V8, 4.8L 550hp (Panamera Turbo S (for 2012))

C - V8, 4.8L 570hp (Panamera Turbo S (for 2015))

C - V8, 4.8L 570hp (Panamera Exclusive (for 2016))

D - V6, 3.0L 333HP + 95HP electric (Panamera S E-Hybrid (for 2014))

D - V8, 4.8L 400HP + 52HP electric (Panamera S Hybrid (for 2012))

F - V8, 4.8L 430HP (Panamera GTS (for 2014))

F - V8, 4.8L 440HP (Panamera GTS (for 2015))

918 Spyder (918)

A - V8, 608HP + 4.6L electric 279HP Macan (95B)

B - V6, 3.0L 340HP (Macan S)

F - V6, 3.6L 400HP (Macan Turbo)

Position 6 for vehicles made for North America, represents the passive safety systems

0 - Inertial seatbelts pre tensioners

2 - Inertial seatbelts

Position 7 – 8 represents the sports car lineup.

For the European Market

91 - 911G (code 911) (1974 ... 1989)

91 - 918 Spyder (code 918) (2013 ... )

92 - 924 (code 924) (1976 ... 1988)

92 - 928 (code 928) (1977 ... 1995)

93 - 911G Turbo (code 930) (1977 ... 1989)

94 - 944 (code 944 ) (1982 ... 1991)

95 - 944 Turbo (code 951) (1985 ... 1991)

95 - 959 (code 959) (1986 ... 1988)

96 - 911/911 Turbo (code 964) (1989. ..1993)

96 - 968 (code 968) (1992 ... 1995)

97 - Panamera (code 970) (2009 ... 2016)

97 - Panamera (code 971) (2017 ...)

98 - Boxster (code 986) (1997 ... 2004),

98 - Boxster (code 987) (2004 ... 2011)

98 - Boxster (code 981) (2012 ... 2016)

98 – 718 Boxster (code 982) (2016 ... )

98 - Cayman (code 987) (2005 ... 2012)

98 - Cayman (code 981) (2012 ... 2016)

99 - 911/911 Turbo (code 993) (1994 ... 1998)

99 - 911 / 911 Turbo (code 996) (1998 ... 2005)

99 - 911/911 Turbo (code 997) (2004 ... 2012)

99 - 911/911 Turbo (code 991) (2011 ...)

99 - Carrera GT (Code 980) (2003 ... 2007)

For the Porsche crossover platform, it’s different

9P - Cayenne I (9PA / 955) (2002 ... 2007)

9P - Cayenne I (9PA / 957) (2007 ... 2010)

92 - Cayenne II (92A / 958) (2010 ...)

95 - Macan (95B) (2014 ...)

For the North American Market

A1 - 918 Spyder (918)

A2 - Cayenne II of (92A / 958)

A5 - Macan (95B)

A7 - Panamera (970),

A8 - Boxster / Cayman (987, 981)

A9 - 911 (997, 991)

Position 9 for Porsche vehicles made for the European market, position is a “Z”. For the North American market it is a value that checks whether the VIN that has been entered is a valid.

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