Rear Valance, Is this 914-6? Options

[DennisV]

Can anyone tell from the photo if this is the correct rear valance for a 914-6? I am referencing the Restorer's Guide to Authenticity, but the angles in the photos make it a little hard to tell. The text says

The four-cylinder car had this hole (tail pipe) several inches inboard of the 914-6 opening.

Given the condition of this valance, maybe we'll go for the M471 look (i.e. no valance). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Cairo94507]

That is a 6 valance. Hard to find. As for the rear bumper, they changed from the hard edge to the smooth transition mid-year ‘71. My 6 is a late ‘71 and came with the smooth, later rear bumper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[wonkipop]

That is a 6 valance. Hard to find. As for the rear bumper, they changed from the hard edge to the smooth transition mid-year ‘71. My 6 is a late ‘71 and came with the smooth, later rear bumper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

thats right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

a bit like back in the 80s when all insisted that every 6 had an ignition key in the dash.

you got to love the way the road is paved with banana skins when it comes to this stuff.
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[ClayPerrine]

That is a 6 valance. Hard to find. As for the rear bumper, they changed from the hard edge to the smooth transition mid-year ‘71. My 6 is a late ‘71 and came with the smooth, later rear bumper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

thats right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

a bit like back in the 80s when all insisted that every 6 had an ignition key in the dash.

you got to love the way the road is paved with banana skins when it comes to this stuff.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

Dennis has a 70 914-6, so it should have the sharp edged bumper. I was not trying to start a debate on bumpers and ignition locks.

Clay

[wonkipop]

That is a 6 valance. Hard to find. As for the rear bumper, they changed from the hard edge to the smooth transition mid-year ‘71. My 6 is a late ‘71 and came with the smooth, later rear bumper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

thats right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

a bit like back in the 80s when all insisted that every 6 had an ignition key in the dash.

you got to love the way the road is paved with banana skins when it comes to this stuff.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

Dennis has a 70 914-6, so it should have the sharp edged bumper. I was not trying to start a debate on bumpers and ignition locks.

Clay

neither was i. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

i'm recallling another thread where a member here had owned a 914/6 since very early on in its life and was critiqued for having the wrong bumper. turned out it had likely been replaced very early in its life probably due to damage.

to me that is as interesting as whether it had the bumper on it left the factory with.
if you know what i am saying. lots of ways a car can be original. depends what you are seeking out as the origin.

the ignition remark does have a moral.
there was a german mechanic down here who once owned a 6 he privately imported from germany in the early 80s. he was a real 914 nut. he had a 4 before the 6 also from germany.
the 6 was a late one with the VW ignition. back then he had to put up with all the real porsche owners who used to insist to his face his car was a faked 6. it wasn't. but he could never explain the ignition. it just wasn't widely known back then that the late 6s didn't have the earlier ignition. in fact i don't think it was known at all back then, at least down here. the snobs were pretty cruel to him.
and now we know......they were wrong. it was a long time ago.

there is a lot more knowledge out there now. but its by no means complete.
as we have discovered with the humble 1.8s more recently. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)