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new england car guy ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,631 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 5,630 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Out of all you fellas that have 1970 teeners, have you ever established who is the elder statesman of the non-club? I like this kind of stuff.... |
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NOLA 914 ![]() Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 30-May 03 From: New Orleans, LA Member No.: 758 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
I don't have a scanner at the house but I found this link to look at the car. Its not "AutoHaus"...that was my mistake. It is the ZeitHaus at the AutoStadt. I did go the museum that Andy listed above right before the ZeitHaus, but it was closing for the day. I was upset because that is where I thought a 914 would be. We were vectored to the ZeitHaus which was still open since we drove the long distance and wanted to tour a car museum. Turns out I hit the jackpot!
The display by the car and the coffee table book I bought there both state that it was the first VW Porsche to come off the assembly line. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...ADBS_en___US236 As for my car, the VIN is 4702901167, so #1167. So, I guess the answer to the orginal question is Volkswagen AG has the oldest 914... |
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The display by the car and the coffee table book I bought there both state that it was the first VW Porsche to come off the assembly line. that looks an awful lot like the car pictured in DGVWPB ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) and i thought those wheels weren't available until '74 ??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Andy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-179-1146541745.jpg) |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 ![]() |
The display by the car and the coffee table book I bought there both state that it was the first VW Porsche to come off the assembly line. that looks an awful lot like the car pictured in DGVWPB ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) and i thought those wheels weren't available until '74 ??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Andy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-179-1146541745.jpg) What appears to be the same car (and photo) also shows up in Brian Long's book Porsche 914 914-6. Methinks that items like wheels, the dashtop (where's the center vent?), Porsche crest and gawd knows what else, might have been changed or "improved". These pictures bear some resemblence to the car shown below, described as a "prototype" 914. Attached image(s) ![]() |
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914 Wiring Harnesses ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,560 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
If its the above two cars that are being compared, I think they are not the same vehicle. Driver side mirrors, interior color, windshield chrome trim are all different. I doubt a museum would change anything at all on a display vehicle, much less to this extent.
The display by the car and the coffee table book I bought there both state that it was the first VW Porsche to come off the assembly line. that looks an awful lot like the car pictured in DGVWPB ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) and i thought those wheels weren't available until '74 ??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Andy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-179-1146541745.jpg) What appears to be the same car (and photo) also shows up in Brian Long's book Porsche 914 914-6. Methinks that items like wheels, the dashtop (where's the center vent?), Porsche crest and gawd knows what else, might have been changed or "improved". These pictures bear some resemblence to the car shown below, described as a "prototype" 914. |
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914 Historian ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,161 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada ![]() ![]() |
If its the above two cars that are being compared, I think they are not the same vehicle. Driver side mirrors, interior color, windshield chrome trim are all different. I doubt a museum would change anything at all on a display vehicle, much less to this extent. I think the ones we are comparing are the color photos of W0B-CD 555 from DGVWPB and this one at the museum: Attached image(s) ![]() |
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