Importance of matching numbers?, Chassis, engine, and transaxle zerial numbers Options

[rtmchale2]

I'm curious to get the 914 communities thoughts on how important to resell value it is to keep chassis, engine, and transaxle numbers matching as the car rolled off the factory line. I purchased a project 1973 914, back story suggests all numbers are matching. Current engine is a 1.7L, if I had a chance I would consider putting in a 2.0L, but only if that does decrease value on factory restoration project.

I gather from going through the forums that in doing a factory restoration project, that the project will have better value at the end in sticking with factory options for the car as close as possible. Or is that all just made up and at the end of the day the quality of the restoration will have a bigger impact to future value?

Curious to get the communities thoughts on this.

[Pat Garvey]

I'm curious to get the 914 communities thoughts on how important to resell value it is to keep chassis, engine, and transaxle numbers matching as the car rolled off the factory line. I purchased a project 1973 914, back story suggests all numbers are matching. Current engine is a 1.7L, if I had a chance I would consider putting in a 2.0L, but only if that does decrease value on factory restoration project.

I gather from going through the forums that in doing a factory restoration project, that the project will have better value at the end in sticking with factory options for the car as close as possible. Or is that all just made up and at the end of the day the quality of the restoration will have a bigger impact to future value?

Curious to get the communities thoughts on this.

I've never seen a 914 COA list te engine number or transaxle numbers. Chassis, yes. Equipment, vague. If it says a 1.7 motor, it came with a 1.7.

When I say "vague" equipment it's up to the reader. My COA says I have Norwegian Equipment. It was delivered to Cincinnati.

They didn't much effort into the lowly 914.

[wonkipop]

I'm curious to get the 914 communities thoughts on how important to resell value it is to keep chassis, engine, and transaxle numbers matching as the car rolled off the factory line. I purchased a project 1973 914, back story suggests all numbers are matching. Current engine is a 1.7L, if I had a chance I would consider putting in a 2.0L, but only if that does decrease value on factory restoration project.

I gather from going through the forums that in doing a factory restoration project, that the project will have better value at the end in sticking with factory options for the car as close as possible. Or is that all just made up and at the end of the day the quality of the restoration will have a bigger impact to future value?

Curious to get the communities thoughts on this.

I've never seen a 914 COA list te engine number or transaxle numbers. Chassis, yes. Equipment, vague. If it says a 1.7 motor, it came with a 1.7.

When I say "vague" equipment it's up to the reader. My COA says I have Norwegian Equipment. It was delivered to Cincinnati.

They didn't much effort into the lowly 914.

ps

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bet thats a typo by the secretary filling out the COA.
maybe a german secretary back in the day of early COAs?
probably meant to say "north american equipment" which would have been a VW M-code number listed on the production order form (build sheet).
M553 meant "north american equipment".
often that number was stamped in white paint on the side of the engine tin as well as recorded on the build sheet.
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