914 anomilies, model year overlaps? |
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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
914 anomilies, model year overlaps? |
1970 Neun vierzehn |
Sep 4 2011, 10:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
Well apparently (according to "World" information) some early '72/4s were delivered with non-inertia seatbelts, while later builds had the retractable belts.
'72/6s appear to have the ignition switch on the steering column, as do all model year /4s. So I wonder, did the factory produce any 1972 model 914s with a fixed passenger seat, or conversely deliver any '71s' with an adjustable passenger seat? Or, are there any 1971 914s that had fresh air vents on the outboard ends of the dash, or 1972 models that didn't have these vents? My own '70/4 (build date 01/70; delivered 04/70) had the "appearance package" w/leather steering wheel, chrome bumpers, vinyl rollbar trim but did not have factory installed fog lights. The fog lights and their requisite grilles were installed at the dealer @ delivery. My car also was not equipped with the tethered "footrest" that the '70 and '71 models came with. My early car also did/does not have any headliner material on the f/g roof. I was just wondering just what sort of other trim and equipment variations from spec have been noted. Paul |
nathansnathan |
Jun 27 2012, 07:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,052 Joined: 31-May 10 From: Laguna Beach, CA Member No.: 11,782 Region Association: None |
It's been a bit on this thread, but I was just looking at it again and noticed that my door sticker is itself an anomaly!
I was looking at the same time for something about engine tin rubber stamping and had Jeff Bowlsby's site open to the page on stickers stampings. It says there that silver door stickers only went through December of 71 and shows a silver sticker from 09/71. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/bowlsby.net-11782-1340848718.1.jpg) So then he has this sticker from 1/72 that is black (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/bowlsby.net-11782-1340848718.2.jpg) This below is my sticker again (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.914club.com-11782-1291418830.2.jpg) http://bowlsby.net/914/Classic/PLM.htm Also weird is that the number written on my dash doesn't match anything else and my rear trunk floor, same as my door pillar paint code number Could it be someone switched the dash? It seems so unlikely to me as it was so umolested. .. well like not by someone that adventurous. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.914club.com-11782-1340848718.3.jpg) |
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