1973 914 2.0 with only 5894 miles "shown" |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
1973 914 2.0 with only 5894 miles "shown" |
perrysan |
Aug 5 2022, 02:48 PM
Post
#1
|
Rob Perry Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 3-November 10 From: Roanoke, VA USA Member No.: 12,353 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Dubious if the car has 5894 original miles... https://www.diamondmotorworks.com/1973-pors...arga-c-4254.htm Short video of the outside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cAVkUUa1Xs Has the VIN listed as "473291972" but assuming they mean 4732901972 which isn't in the VIN database. Has the front euro turn signal lenses and the kit to relocate the parking light to the bottom, so some previous owner was detail oriented lol.. |
jrmdir |
Aug 7 2022, 11:14 AM
Post
#2
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 224 Joined: 13-May 21 From: Central Ohio Member No.: 25,544 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Yes, that's not a '73 speedo - should be 150MPH. Also, FWIW, '73s had silver PORSCHE lettering on the engine grille.
I was hesitant to think someone went to all the trouble to forge documents, but there's just too much wrong - including the way "Dick Barbour" was always inserted with a different font - even in the welcome letter. So George Duncan had so many new members to welcome (in 1973) that he pre-typed a supply of welcome letters and had them on hand to add names & dates? Using a different typewriter. Also, suspicious amount of extra info re: the Chrome Plated card holder and where you might put it. But what finally convinced me is the proportional spacing. Ron |
nathanxnathan |
Aug 7 2022, 12:33 PM
Post
#3
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 294 Joined: 16-February 18 From: Laguna Beach, CA Member No.: 21,899 Region Association: Southern California |
ou might put it. But what finally convinced me is the proportional spacing. Ron Spacing of modern fonts, they call it "hinting" where the font knows how close to put certain letters together. There's an even more telling hint in your example, when an "f" and an "i' are typed next to each other the font will replace the 2 glyphs with a "smart ligature" which is a single character so the tip of the "f" sort of meshes with the dot of the "i". A typewriter would not do this. Another tell is the double spaces between sentences. With a typewriter you would indeed have to put 2 spaces after a period to make it look right. A modern font, using hinting, automatically puts a larger space after a period. A lot of people put the 2 spaces in still — so many people that even young people that never used a typewriter think it's correct to do so. It ends up looking like there are 3 spaces (as a typewriter would make them) between sentences. I'm a graphic designer by trade, and it strikes me as glaringly obvious that it's not legit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 14th January 2025 - 10:56 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |