VIN check

[RJT79]

Hello all,

 

interested in a car, can any of the experts here help me with checking the history of it with the vin?

 

2781725

 

thanks in advanced

[bergie33]

Mine is 2781566, manufactured 3/21/74, so yours was probably in April. That's all I got.

 

@02Les?

[RJT79]

Thanks for the info, any more would be appreciated 

[John_in_VA]

The VIN is for a '74 tii.  The BMW Archiv can tell you the original exterior color and build date - that's all you get.

[02Les]

3 hours ago, RJT79 said:

Thanks for the info, any more would be appreciated 

It's been around!

Since 2015 it seems to have passed from one Dealer to another. B.C. Canada in 2015, then WA, CA, FL and now MO.

Don't know anything bad about the car, but it does seem the selling price is always somewhat over the top.

It was stated to have had a body resto in 2011 at approx 150+k miles, before that I have no clue.

 

Edited March 25, 2023 by 02Les
added pics

[Conserv]

It’s unlikely you’ll get anything better than @02Les’s report!

 

But email the VIN to BMW Group Archives and request their data to confirm the precise build date and the factory exterior color. Their email address is:

 

hdz.info@bmwgroup.com

 

RealOEM.com confirms @bergie33’s extrapolation: this should be an April 1974 example (screenshot below).

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[RJT79]

Thanks everyone for your input and insight.  

[NYNick]

Be sure to check all 4 VIN locations. These cars are worth substantially less if they're not matching numbers everywhere.

[Einspritz]

Where's the 4th?

 

IIRC it's hidden under the rear seat but have never seen one there.

 

[NYNick]

Vin plate right fender

Vin stamp right fender

Vin stamp engine block

Vin plate top of steering column

[Einspritz]

Ah, yes, but not on my European import.

[Buckeye]

[Charles in PA]

My 74tii is 2781801, 5/9/74 build date. This beauty is the closest I have ever seen to mine. Where is the car posted for sale?

[RJT79]

It is currently on a dealer’s site in Missouri and was also on eBay.

The dealer’s name is Classic Car Studio.  

 

Edited March 26, 2023 by RJT79
More information

[Conserv]

On 3/26/2023 at 11:25 PM, Einspritz said:

 

… hidden under the rear seat but have never seen one there…

 

+1

 

The two “faux VIN” locations I’ve seen are (1.) at the left end of the horizontal panel that connects the tops of the front fascia and the radiator support, and (2.) the top edge of the short bulkhead that supports the leading edge of the rear seat bottom.

 

These locations are sometimes factory-stamped with 4 or 5 digits. I call them “faux VIN’s” because I have yet to see any of these numbers bearing any resemblance to their respective car’s VIN, or manufacturing date, or a part number, or anything… 🤔

 

But they must have — perhaps during the parts inventory or manufacturing stage — served some purpose! 😯

 

Regards,

 

Steve