Settled - Side Valences are affixed with plastic button head rivets, 'Rocker panel' rivets Options

[JeffBowlsby]

We know of two docmented original 914s, both have side valances attached with plastic buttonhead rivets, not aluminum rivets.

Black rivets for cars with black valances
Clear rivets for the 1974 LE cars with the yellow or orange valances

PET also only lists the plastic button head rivets.

All the photos of 914s with aluminum rivets are not original, are commonly available and have been replaced at some point.

Thanks to George Hussey, Steve Gaglione (2nd owner of very orignal Sahara Beige) and Alberto Favilla (original owner) and to Rich Daunhauer (914Werke) for their knowledge.

[Van B]

The ziebart runs across the underside of the sill and the rocker… pulls apart like a freshness seal, except there’s nothing fresh under there…

[wonkipop]

The ziebart runs across the underside of the sill and the rocker… pulls apart like a freshness seal, except there’s nothing fresh under there…

ok forensic evidence is good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

looks like we could be back where we were.
the 74s are (at min) the exception to the rule of plastic rivets in the sill?
plenty of evidence out there of BAT archive cars. hard to know for sure.

and that S. G. car in the originality section sure was an exceptional car.
and as S. G. notes when he got it, metal rivets in sill rockers.
only black plastic now on advice of dr. 914.

then there is the hawaii bumble bee. with its metal rivets.

so................. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
where is my mind. where is my mind. out there........ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)