Correct Rear Emblem(s) Options

[P-914]

...so I guess the real questions are:

Does anyone out there currently have a MY 70-72 914 with a silver "914" rear emblem?
If so, are you reasonably sure that it is the original factory emblem?
If so, is the anodizing a shiny silver-chrome or a more subdued silver (similar to brushed aluminum)?

[sixerdon]

I have in my hands 2 914-6 emblems. One gold, one silver. The silver one was on my six (#0137) I bought back in '91. The car had never been restored up to that time. Never repainted until I did so 12 years ago. It is canary yellow built in Jan '70. I thought it strange that the emblem was silver and always believed that they were gold. When I removed it, I examined it for any trace of gold. There is none. The backside and edges are silver. The knurled bars that tie the numbers together are also silver. The part number is; 914.559.114.10 It is in like new condition. The gold one I purchased about 12 years ago. It has no part number, but they are identical in size, design and weight. Could it have been dipped and stripped of the gold? Will never know.
I have kept the silver one off the car because it is a curiosity and use the gold one believing that they are supposed to be gold. Don't ask for pictures as I do not have a DC.
So, I too am curious to see if there are any more silver emblem stories out there.

Don

[P-914]

Don,

Just for clarification, is the silver /6 emblem anodized or polished? Is the color chrome-like? Were/are the grille letters also silver? Just wondering...

[Johny Blackstain]

Not all 74s' had plastic. My LE goes against the grain in that it had/has the black painted metal badges, both 914 & 2.0. I used to tear off badges on every Porsche I found in the junk yard (collecting) & remember the silver ones as brushed aluminum. I also remember lots of plastic ones breaking in half & hanging, smilie like, on the back of a Teener. Used to have quite a collection. Threw almost all away 20yrs ago (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) .

[sixerdon]

Don,

Just for clarification, is the silver /6 emblem anodized or polished? Is the color chrome-like? Were/are the grille letters also silver? Just wondering...

As best I can tell, it is neither anodized or polished. It has the same texture which seems more brushed than polished. Like the gold one, it is not mirror like. Yes it is chrome-like. The grille letters are gold.

Don

[P-914]

Not all 74s' had plastic. My LE goes against the grain in that it had/has the black painted metal badges, both 914 & 2.0. I used to tear off badges on every Porsche I found in the junk yard (collecting) & remember the silver ones as brushed aluminum.

That is interesting about your LE emblems. Your recollection of the silver emblem seems to match what I have seen. Here is a pic of 914 emblems I have removed from 1973 models. You can see the difference in finish between the "chrome-like" grille letters and the "silver" 914 emblem. The lighting in this pic makes the painted emblem on the bottom look more glossy than it really is; it is almost flat black.

(IMG:http://www.p914.com/p914-resources/p914-badges/p914-badges-emblems-73.jpg)

[Johny Blackstain]

That is interesting about your LE emblems. Your recollection of the silver emblem seems to match what I have seen. Here is a pic of 914 emblems I have removed from 1973 models. You can see the difference in finish between the "chrome-like" grille letters and the "silver" 914 emblem. The lighting in this pic makes the painted emblem on the bottom look more glossy than it really is; it is almost flat black.

(IMG:http://www.p914.com/p914-resources/p914-badges/p914-badges-emblems-73.jpg)

Bottom one is like mine. It has been long rumored that all LE's came w/ plastic & I know from personal experience this is not correct. I honestly think they just grabbed whatever was available & ploped it on @ the factory. On a different note, not all LE's came w/ lug caps either.

The one you've pictured above the painted one is very easy to replicate: gun blue. Go to a gun shop, go through the liquid gun blues they have, bring some home & soak it. Gun shops now carry blue for aluminum. Great way to refresh an old one.

This post has been edited by Johny Blackstain: Sep 17 2007, 06:57 PM

[P-914]

Did you drill your car to add the rear crest?

[Porsche Rescue]

Maybe it is the pic, but to my eyes the top two "914's" are black anodized. Different from each other due to wear or anodizing variation, but not silver.

[P-914]

You are correct! The back of the top two badges reveal that they are both black-anodized but have faded to different degrees.

[Johny Blackstain]

Did you drill your car to add the rear crest?

Yes, back in 76, when I was 13. It's orange striped, not red. I wanted one on the hood, Pop said no (thank God!). Showed him a 916 in one of my books & he liked the little one on the back idea. It's another flattened, 356 hood handle crest. Aparantly Orange is NLA.

[P-914]

I was just wondering if it was drilled or adhesive. While I like to know how things originally came from the factory, I am by no means a CW.

[P-914]

So, beside Don with the /6, nobody has a 70-72 US 914 with a (believed to be factory) silver emblem? I guess that helps answer the early silver emblem question!

[davep]

I have never seen silver '914' badges. I have seen the black ones fade through that purple tone to something like silver however.

[Porsche Rescue]

My opinions expressed earlier in this thread are in line with davep. No silver, only faded black anodized.

[Ferg]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I have yet to see a silver.

Ferg (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

[rhodyguy]

on my 73', metal and i have no reason to believe they are non-orig. you know this car jim (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif). if they were anodised/painted, someone certainly went to a vast amount of work to remove the color from the pebbled surface seperating the numbers and letters. the debate continues...

k

[1970 Neun vierzehn]

So, beside Don with the /6, nobody has a 70-72 US 914 with a (believed to be factory) silver emblem? I guess that helps answer the early silver emblem question!

I have never seen silver '914' badges. I have seen the black ones fade through that purple tone to something like silver however.

My opinions expressed earlier in this thread are in line with davep. No silver, only faded black anodized.

OK then, how do you account for both Pat and myself remembering early silver-badged 914s AND the Porsche parts book referencing them (#914.559.114.10 Insignia USA). BTW, #914.559.113.10 is "gold-colored" and #914.559.287.10 is black (MY 73) and #914.559.287.11 is black (also) (MY 74).?


Paul

[Porsche Rescue]

Does the book list the 114.10 as "silver"? Now let's figure out when the silver ones were affixed to US cars? And is "early" 1973 MY?

[1970 Neun vierzehn]

Does the book list the 114.10 as "silver"? Now let's figure out when the silver ones were affixed to US cars? And is "early" 1973 MY?

Jim,
The parts book does not refer to color for #914.559.114.10. The other part#s are referenced for color as either "gold-colored" or "black".
I can't speak for Pat's specific recollections, but I recall an Irish green 71/4 with silver emblems constantly beating my times in autocross back in '76 and '77.

Paul