I just found a canadian owner's manual from MY'74
it's bi-lingual (english+french) and has a different print number than the US version
I already had the MY'73 version, which seems to be combined USA+CAN, but "only" english text
the US version is print number 4652.23, the canadian version is 4652.24
it's very interesting, that the canadien version is completely split: 1st there is a complete english verion, then they added a complete french version - all together spiral bound
see the photos:
cover:
1st inner page:
1st inner page behind the english verion:
does anybody know if there were other canadian versions like this - completely bi-lingual, english + french ???
what about MY'70, '71, '72, '73, '75, '76 ???
The 914 was only imported into Canada for I believe 73 or 74 and up. Any earlier is what we call "grey market" and imported from the USA. Canada is bilingual and it is law that everything is printed in English and French. My '74 manual is in mint condition and there was a Canadian dealer locator/service booklet that goes with it.
75-76 manuals would also have been bilingual in Canada.
sounds o.k. for me - but I really wonder, why the MY'73 manual says USA/Canada and is only english
My MY'72 914 1.7 was sold new in Victoria BC by Douglas VW . I have the original owner's manual with the dealer stamp on the 1st page. It, too, is spiral bound but has the words 'USA' on the cover. It was printed in Germany with print #4641.23. Canada's official 'Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act' requiring bilingual use appeared in 1974. I'm pretty sure that 914's were available in Canada from day one? Cheers, R
Yeah, I don't really know either. Hard finding any info on the web. The dealer stamp on my '72 could've been added at any time. I'm the 3rd owner and just turned over 100K. I'd never really thought about it before...I'd just assumed that we had 914's as long as the US did. I'm curious though so hopefully davep can give us the lowdown. Learn sumthin new everyday,eh! R
The 914 was imported into Canada from the 1972 model year. A very few 1971 models might have been officially imported though; I did have one. The odd car was imported by VW Canada for special people prior to that, but almost no records exist. Porsche's were officially imported in 1959, so why the 2 year delay in the 914 I never learned.
The gentleman who lived across the street bought his 1971 914-6 new from the dealer. It was a special order I believe. Irish green and the first 914 I ever saw.
A few years later his wife bought a brand new '73 2.0 which became my first car when I bought it from her in '81.
And my '73 books are all English only - no French.
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