Did Porsche make a 944 Turbo S in 1988 other than the Silver/Rose color for the US? - Page 2 - 6SpeedOnline

Jul 20, 2007 | 09:56 PM

#16

racerbvd

Registered User

Joined: Feb 2004

Posts: 2,269

From: Down the street from Hooters in Sunny FL.

Rep Power: 143

Quote:

Originally Posted by DM1

How can you tell if a 88 is a true "S"? Is it in the VIN or does it have a built code in the back by the spare tire?

Yes, the vin will help, eng # tells all.

Interpreting Chassis Numbers: Anatomy of a VIN (Porsche)

1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Production Data MarketEngineChassis Numbers [Info]Non
Turbo SUSAM44/51WP0AA095_JN150001
thru 1874CanadaM44/51WP0AA0950JN160001
thru 0126Rest of WorldM44/51WP0ZZZ95ZJN100001
thru 1875Turbo SUSAM44/52Mixed throughout above USA numbersRest of WorldM44/52Mixed throughout above RoW numbersTurbo Cup (Canada)M44/52WP0AA0950JN165001
thru 5099 (99 Produced)Turbo Cup (Rest of World)M44/52WP0ZZZ95ZJN104001
thru 4094 (94 Produced)

Jul 21, 2007 | 08:41 AM

#17

DM1

Thread Starter

Registered User

Joined: Jun 2007

Posts: 570

From: Southwest

Rep Power: 76

Thanks! Thats what I needed. I knew of all the differences by looking at the car but sometimes you can only see pictures (Net), So you need the VIN to know what kind of car it is.

DM