MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLRDMD Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpilot Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 You don’t own a 64C. Is it N7896V or N960GS? What do you need to correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, neilpilot said: You don’t own a 64C. Is it N7896V or N960GS? What do you need to correct? 0GS... The year on the registration says 1964... even though the serial number is 1965... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooniacX Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Does your Mooney have the round rear windows or the rectanglish? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 17 minutes ago, 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? do you have square rear window or the curved rear window? Curved = 64 square = 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, mooniacX said: Does your Mooney have the round rear windows or the rectanglish? rectanglish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooniacX Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Then I would say you definitely have a 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, mooniacX said: Then I would say you definitely have a 65 yea... I thought so... Now how to get it corrected on the registration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTaylor Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, 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. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpilot Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, 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... Focus on something more important. There is nothing to fix. Unless of course you still don’t have front shoulder belts. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asaxet Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, 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 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 just own it!! and fly it like you stole it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 54 minutes ago, 1964-M20E said: just own it!! and fly it like you stole it sounds like we've reached a consensus... I'll do it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 3 hours ago, neilpilot said: Focus on something more important. There is nothing to fix. Unless of course you still don’t have front shoulder belts. I ordered them installed while in prepurchase... wouldn’t fly without them 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBDiagMan Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, 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. If you did a vref on a 64 and 65 with everything else the same... I wonder, would it be worth more? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takair Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, MIR2018 said: If you did a vref on a 64 and 65 with everything else the same... I wonder, would it be worth more? Only if you checked vref in 1968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prior owner Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 What year did the aileron design change? I thought it was 1965? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Pretty sure the FAA uses the date the Airworthy certificate was issued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takair Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, PilotCoyote said: What year did the aileron design change? I thought it was 1965? With PC in 65. Mine was retrofitted in 65 when the added PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor05121 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Don't forget the 52 gallon tanks. The pre-64 models with the 48 gallons are tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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