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.

this is one of the best confirming documents i have ever seen for a 914.
better than any COA porsche would give you.
its for a tourist delivered 914 for a hawaian resident who ordered his car for a tourist pick up at the karmann factory and after a tour around europe with it, had it shipped back to the USA. lists the engine number along with the chassis (Vin) number.
karmann factory direct sales invoice/order form.
even the USA dealer windscreen printouts that came with the new cars in north america did not list the engine numbers.
but the information was obviously there somewhere in the karmann records.
these days hopefully all the karmann archive has been transferred to VW to either its museum or archived following the closure of the karmann works earlier this century.