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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
Early 914/6 car |
Bleyseng |
Feb 12 2009, 10:52 PM
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http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=23361
VIN is 30011 & it came from the Factory with a GT kit including: "twin plug heads; non-adjustable forged rockers titanium rods; 46 IDA carbs with steel carb covers; Koni shocks; Fiberglas rockers, front & rear deck lids; long studs." - but narrow (non-flared) body. The car - which has only covered 9979 km (that's 6,237 miles !) - is currently being painstakingly restored : |
Eric_Shea |
Feb 14 2009, 12:46 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
My understanding is; the first series (which includes the beloved 0004) were to be used as test vehicles and hence crushed. I believe all factory documentation begins with #0011 (as in TSB's etc). I've been informed by a couple different sources this is the first "production" 914-6 off the line.
I would imagine "production" is the key word here. |
SirAndy |
Feb 14 2009, 09:53 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
My understanding is; the first series (which includes the beloved 0004) were to be used as test vehicles and hence crushed. I believe all factory documentation begins with #0011 (as in TSB's etc). I've been informed by a couple different sources this is the first "production" 914-6 off the line. I would imagine "production" is the key word here. No. That is *not* how the numbering worked. I was not referring to any prototype cars. All the prototype cars had completely different VINs. #4 is only called #4 because Brad didn't understand the VIN the guy told him on the phone. He thought it was 9140430004, but he was mistaken. Just as you are ... The VIN for the Prototype is 914114. However, all prototypes were assigned internal project numbers (914/11 in the case of 914114) and those project numbers were carried on into the factory GT racing program. *NONE* of the prototype cars had a production VIN number ... What i was talking about is references to the production VIN numbers below 9140430011. There's plenty of references to lower number in official Porsche literature, including their very own recall bulletins. Here's a link to the official recall information. http://members.rennlist.com/914_collectibles/Recalls.htm Note that only one recall starts with 9140430011, several start with 9140430001 and some start with 9140430030. This suggest that they had quite a few quirks in the very early cars. But it also strongly suggests that there were cars with VIN numbers lower than 9140430011. Also, DGVWPB features a picture of the supposedly first production 914/6 (Page 39, right top corner) which they call #1. The picture is black/white but you can clearly see that the car is of dark color, possibly black with a bright (tan?) interior. Most certainly not yellow. They also state that the production numbers started with 9140430001. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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