911 VIN Number Makeup
For 17 digit VIN numbers - from model year 1981 & on
Source: Mostly stolen from Simon's Porsche 911SC Site          See . . .  http://www.adelgigs.com/911vin%20numbers.shtml
The VIN # can be found on the driver's door pillar & the driver's front dash as usual.  You will also find it in the trunk on the option sticker & on the fuel tank, these however, are more generic & use ZZZ for the 4, 5 & 6 digits.  Later cars also had stickers on the door sill under the rocker covers, on the engine lid etc. W P 0 A = US or Canada Coupe
W P 0 E = US or Canada Targa/Cab
W P 0 Z = RoW
W P 0 J = Canada Turbo & later US
DIGIT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Check VIN W P 0 x x x 9 1 x x S 1 x x x x x
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WORLD MANUFACTURER CODE   ½ ½ ½ ½ ½  ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
USA CODE or ZZ for RoW   ½ ½ ½  ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
0 for Seatbelts 2 for Airbags   ½ ½  ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
VEHICLE TYPE 1ST+2ND DIGIT MODEL CODE (91 for 911)    ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
FILL IN DIGITAL OR USA CODE   ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
MODEL YEAR (B = 1981) (see below)   ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
PRODUCTION PLANT (S=Stuttgart)   ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
VEHICLE TYPE 3RD DIGIT MODEL CODE (1 for 911)   ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
BODY TYPE (see below)   ½ ½ ½ ½
SERIAL NUMBER  
BODY TYPE MODEL YEAR CODE
0 = RoW Coupe (RoW = Rest of World) B = 1981   Aug 80 - July 81
1 = RoW Turbo Targa C = 1982   Aug 81 - July 82
2 = USA Coupe D = 1983   Aug 82 - July 83
4 = RoW Targa E = 1984   Aug 83 - July 84
5 = RoW & Japan Cabriolet; USA & Canada Turbo Coupe F = 1985   Aug 84 - July 85
6 = USA Targa G = 1986   Aug 85 - July 86
7 = USA Cabriolet H = 1987   Aug 86 - July 87
J = 1988   Aug 87 - July 88
K = 1989   Aug 89 - July 90