Help identify VIN Number 356 B 90 Super

[germanx]

Hi,

I've been offered to take responsibility for the 356 Coupe with a Reutter Body from 1962. It is an 1600 S 90 with a 912 Engine, front disc brakes and without the optional helper spring. It is silver outside and Black interior.

Chassis number: 214162

But there might be a typo in there, so may be swapping first two numbers might be possible, too: 124162

My friend is an Italian, so the car could be an export model into Italy. But looking up the Chassis number, I only find a reference stating this would be a Car from 1963 being a normal 1600, but not a 90 and not an S.

It is definitely a Super 90, I have seen the car and drove with it over 10 years ago. Now my friend turns much older, and he would allow me to take care of it. Probably an offer I don't want to miss....

So, anybody ho can shed a light?
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[Wolfgangdieter]

Built in 1962 and sold/titled in 1963 --- common back then. The engine you say is from a 912 which didn't see production until 1965. The car is 60 years old - check the engine serial number - suspect it was replaced and is not original to the chassis. Disk brakes were added too.
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[germanx]

[janerick3]

214162 is a very late '63 356B with a Karmann-built coupe body
124162 is also a 1963 356B coupe, but with a body by Reutter and built earlier in the calendar year.
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Thanks,
Jan K.

[germanx]

Thank you very much for the info, and yes, it is a Karmann Body from 1962. see below.

Here some pics of the car. I appreciate your comments on the first impression.

It has no helper spring, a Porsche 912 motor and front disc brakes.

I will post more pics once I received it.

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'66 T1 Deluxe

[germanx]

Some more pics from the car:

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[Starbucket]

The 912 motor is just a 356S that has heads that tend to crack as they changed the casting and caused the stress that caused the cracking. The 62 356S had black oxide heads very rare. It's funny I have a 912 with 62 356S black oxide heads I bought as my 912 heads had cracked.

[germanx]

Thank you starbucket, valuable info on the heads.

I received two more pics to proof the low mileage:

1983:oil change at 25.929km

2021: total Mileage: 27374km

My friend told me he had the car stored safely far from Milan where he was living (we worked as Sales Reps for the same Company which had an office in Milan).

He rarely drove the car the past 28 years, just about 1400km, about 1000 miles. He now is too afraid to get in into the traffic because he does not want to have it involved in some lunatic damaging it.

This car is just well driven in if I was to judge the mileage.
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[Jacks]

It doesn’t have a Super 90 tachometer, or camber compensator, or engine. My guess is that someone put a “90” badge on the back in place of the “S”. It is a commonly know fact that 110% of all Super 90’s still exist Nice car, BTW
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Jack Staggs
Actual name

[germanx]

[Starbucket]

A note on the 912 carbs, if they are the original Solex 40P11's, the 68/69 912's had split shafts where the early ones had solid shafts. If you have the split shafts (adjustment screw between barrels) and the car doesn't want to idle at the normal RPMs it's because the rubber tension block has rotted away, it can be fixed by a small piece of surgical tubing pushed over the tension block mounting casting.