Any US 914-4 factory equipped with carbs?, A $100 bet rides on this!! |
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Any US 914-4 factory equipped with carbs?, A $100 bet rides on this!! |
mistro |
Jan 5 2006, 10:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 148 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 1,786 Region Association: None |
A coworker, who didn’t know I was into 914 until we were at the bar tonight, tells me that there were 914-4 sold in the US that were factory equipped with carbs. He thought 70 or 71. I say no, only carbed 914 was the 914-6. Whose right? A $100 rides on this. After posting this I’m headed to the books! I could double my winnings from the Texas win, or break even… Michael |
davep |
Jan 6 2006, 07:23 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,195 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) with Andy
The official factory position was that all 914/4 came with D-jet FI except the 1.8L, and they had L-jet except for the Euro version which had carbs. That said, there was at least one demonstrator that came to the USA with carbs. It was NOT street legal, was never licenced for the road, and never legally sold. Therefor, in terms of your bet, it does not count. As far as the reference to a car coming through Canada, I find that rather hokey. First, the only 914 that Canada sold in the first two years was a single 914/6, and it was never street licenced. VW Canada did not import the 914 until the 1972 model year in any quantity. Second, all 914/4 sold in Canada had FI. So, Jim and Jake, if we could get more definitive information from your sources, it could be interesting. Please get them to contact me if you can. mistro, collect on your bet. |
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