I can authoritatively add that Andreas will also give you the dealership the car went to IF that info. is in the archives...In this case below it was sold out of Max Hoffmans own distributorship later so it's there...but essentially all the cars went through his importing business at the time and records don't exist as to where they were forwarded onto in many cases as that info. did not get back to BMW...
Hoffman was the exclusive importer for the e9's...IIRC, BMW sent cars back to Karmann prior to export for finishing and if you look at the record below, it was but a week (8 days) before it got to NYC...So my assumption is that the finishing (at Karmann's factory) is the date of Manufacture and this car just happened to 'catch' the boat over...ie: at the very end of that order's total number of units...
Likely it was a special ordered car for one reason or another and perhaps someone can comment further on that point if they are able?
Herr Ran (meister!)
Thank you for your reply....you have such a talent for making me laugh!
Here's the data for VIN 2240479:
It was manufactured on November 14th, 1972 and delivered on November 22nd, 1972 to Hoffman Motors in New York City. The original color was Agave, paint code 071.
We hope this is helpful for you.
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Andreas Harz
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