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rougematt · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: GA, USA

Hey guys im pretty new to posting to the board so here goes... I am looking at buying this black 1977 924 and I just wanted to know what the VIN tells me... 9247205089 does that mean its the 720,000th one or what? Thanks alot.

Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

No. Here is our VIN decoder. http://www.924board.org/register/vindec.html

Your car is a 1977 924 NA from California and it is the 5089th one made there {I think. It's been awhile since I decoded any}

Yeah I just checked, here's an example from my website.

VIN # Explanation:
The VIN/chassis number codes for the early years is straight forward: 924 is the model. 7 is 1977 (8=1978)etc. Then the fifth digit is either 1, 2, or 3 for the model version; 1 is Europe/RestOfWorld, 2 is USA, 3 is Japan. All followed by the 5 digit serial number. The serial number starts over for each model year and country

Take your VIN # ie: 9247102150.
924 is the model {924}
7 is the year {1977}
1 is the European version
and 02150 is the serial number {2150th one made in 1977 in Europe}

rougematt · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: GA, USA

Ohhhh ok, I appreciate the response guys...maybe ill post some pics of this soon to be project.

rougematt · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: GA, USA

Well here are some pics...I dont really know if it worth fixing up, but im sure gonna try and see what I can do, but even if I buy it and dont do much it will still be better kept than it is now. I am told that it does run with some gas sprayed into the intake, but the fuel tank and fuel pump and maybe fuel lines probably need replacing.

Paul · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:37 am Post subject:

Run away! This one is beyond hope!
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gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

DO NOT BUY THAT CAR.

IT IS A TOTAL.

First of all, 924s do not rust like that unless they have had the finish stripped down to the bare metal, and the protective zinc coating removed from the steel. That tells me up front that the car has issues.

Rusty lumps like the one in the photos are only good for spare parts.

rougematt · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: GA, USA

Well that sucks... I guess I could still sell alot of the engine components right?

skemcin · Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 1284 Location: Plainfield, IL

how much is he paying you for the car again?
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rougematt · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: GA, USA

lol...from the sound of things he needs to be paying me to take it off his hands, but he told me 500 I just figured it was just surface rust and it could be repaired.

rougematt · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: GA, USA

it just made it sound better since it ran and it only has 69000 original miles and also the mildew on the interior is basically from the drivers side window being shot w/ a BB gun.

Khal · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject:

Yep, that one's a ground up rebuild

Man, is it gonna cost ya...
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'80 924 Turbo

Tigger937 · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:53 pm Post subject:

Are there any cracks in the dash?
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1982 931 (Daily Driver)

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jpab924 · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

HOLY SH!T.....!!!!!! I`d be afraid to even set foot in that one! You might even catch some uncureable disease or contract a flesh eating bacterium....

RUN!

All kidding aside, if you want a nice running 924, you can pick one up for around a g note or 2...

Khal · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:35 pm Post subject:

rougematt · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: GA, USA