VW Badge location & body numbers, Challenge to determine beginning & end |
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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
VW Badge location & body numbers, Challenge to determine beginning & end |
davep |
Sep 23 2007, 06:23 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,212 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
I require help with my research.
Typically, the VW badge was riveted to the right headlight bucket up to the end of 1974 and made its way to the right upper corner of the fuel tank bulkhead in 1975. Also, the body number was originally stamped into the rear trunk floor and made its was to a black riveted tag on the support below the right headlight bucket, as well as being found on the Karmann badge. At some point the body number base changed from xxy95zz to xxy90zz. I require everyone to help with changeover VIN, and body number for each of the changes. Please add paint code and date code from the compliance decal as well. Attached image(s) |
wonkipop |
Jan 26 2022, 03:40 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,666 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
yep, its a slog.
it is an interesting change. suggests to me that management for the 914 project (porsche at that point?) were looking for flexibility in terms of assigning a build order number to the body shells? stamping numbers into the shell itself implies to me a number was already assigned in advance of the shell being made to a particular build spec, ie 1.8 or 2.0 with whatever was required of the order, but it was in advance of the build. as if production was behind demand. but perhaps they went on during 74 to build up an excess of production potential in surplus to demand/sales and needed to hold back until they knew what they were fulfilling as an order or mix of model specs? |
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