MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 My (recently new-to-me) M20-C has a serial number of 2858. Its been called a 1964 since the beginning but that serial number is among those for 1965 Mooney-Cs... Should I pursue correcting this or just Own me a '64? Quote
KLRDMD Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 Serial #s 2807-3184 are 1965 "C" models. There are 379 1965 C models built. http://www.mooneyevents.com/chrono.htm Quote
neilpilot Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 You don’t own a 64C. Is it N7896V or N960GS? What do you need to correct? Quote
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 6:15 PM, neilpilot said: You don’t own a 64C. Is it N7896V or N960GS? What do you need to correct? Expand 0GS... The year on the registration says 1964... even though the serial number is 1965... Quote
mooniacX Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 Does your Mooney have the round rear windows or the rectanglish? 1 Quote
1964-M20E Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 6:02 PM, MIR2018 said: My (recently new-to-me) M20-C has a serial number of 2858. Its been called a 1964 since the beginning but that serial number is among those for 1965 Mooney-Cs... Should I pursue correcting this or just Own me a '64? Expand do you have square rear window or the curved rear window? Curved = 64 square = 65 Quote
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 6:20 PM, mooniacX said: Does your Mooney have the round rear windows or the rectanglish? Expand rectanglish... Quote
mooniacX Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 Then I would say you definitely have a 65 Quote
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 6:22 PM, mooniacX said: Then I would say you definitely have a 65 Expand yea... I thought so... Now how to get it corrected on the registration... Quote
TTaylor Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 Mooney followed car manufacturers of the time. The ‘Model Year’ has nothing to do with registration date. Why worry about changing it? You have a 65 model built in 64. 1 Quote
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) On 10/16/2018 at 6:27 PM, TTaylor said: Mooney followed car manufacturers of the time. The ‘Model Year’ has nothing to do with registration date. Why worry about changing it? You have a 65 model built in 64. Expand If I bought a 1965 Mustang that was built in September of 1964, the registration still identifies it as a 1965 not a 1964, right... I know I'm picking nits, right? Just thought for accuracy sake, I should get it fixed... but first wanted to confirm my thoughts with you folks first Edited October 16, 2018 by MIR2018 Quote
neilpilot Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 6:33 PM, MIR2018 said: If I bought a 1965 Mustang that was built in September of 1964, the registration still identifies it as a 1965 not a 1964, right... I know I'm picking nits, right? Just thought for accuracy sake, I should get it fixed... Expand Focus on something more important. There is nothing to fix. Unless of course you still don’t have front shoulder belts. 5 Quote
asaxet Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 I have s/n 895, registration shows 65.... mooney s/n data shows 66..... as far as i can tell after a yr of flying it.... no body cares... and i am starting to wonder if I do... ??? Quote
jaylw314 Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 6:33 PM, MIR2018 said: If I bought a 1965 Mustang that was built in September of 1964, the registration still identifies it as a 1965 not a 1964, right... I know I'm picking nits, right? Just thought for accuracy sake, I should get it fixed... but first wanted to confirm my thoughts with you folks first Expand I'm pretty sure for car registration, the date is the "model year", not the year of manufacture. A quick google search suggests that the model year starts in October and goes through the following October, so a 2018 "model year" car was built in either 2018 or 2017. So another 1965 Mustang could have actually been built in 1965 Quote
1964-M20E Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 just own it!! and fly it like you stole it Quote
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 7:04 PM, 1964-M20E said: just own it!! and fly it like you stole it Expand sounds like we've reached a consensus... I'll do it!! Quote
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 6:35 PM, neilpilot said: Focus on something more important. There is nothing to fix. Unless of course you still don’t have front shoulder belts. Expand I ordered them installed while in prepurchase... wouldn’t fly without them 2 1 Quote
MBDiagMan Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 What difference does it make? I have the same issue with my F. It is listed some places as a 65 and others as a 66. As long as it doesn’t change the plane in some way, I don’t care which it is. Quote
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 10:01 PM, MBDiagMan said: What difference does it make? I have the same issue with my F. It is listed some places as a 65 and others as a 66. As long as it doesn’t change the plane in some way, I don’t care which it is. Expand If you did a vref on a 64 and 65 with everything else the same... I wonder, would it be worth more? 1 Quote
takair Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 If you have squared windows and quarter turn fasteners on the cowl, call it a ‘65, even if built in ‘64. I was looking at both when I bought. Love my ‘64, but wish I had a ‘65 cowl...a little easier to pull the panels. Enjoy it either way! Quote
MIm20c Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 10:24 PM, MIR2018 said: If you did a vref on a 64 and 65 with everything else the same... I wonder, would it be worth more? Expand Only if you checked vref in 1968 Quote
Prior owner Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 What year did the aileron design change? I thought it was 1965? Quote
RLCarter Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 Pretty sure the FAA uses the date the Airworthy certificate was issued Quote
takair Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 On 10/17/2018 at 1:12 AM, PilotCoyote said: What year did the aileron design change? I thought it was 1965? Expand With PC in 65. Mine was retrofitted in 65 when the added PC. Quote
Raptor05121 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 Don't forget the 52 gallon tanks. The pre-64 models with the 48 gallons are tiny. Quote
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