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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Oct 16 2004, 08:21 AM

Is this for real?

http://www.mobile.de/SIDC4.h.7jnwQ-Ax7maYH32Xg-t-vaNexlCsAsCsK%F3P%F3R~BmSB10LsearchPublicJ1097939708A1LsearchPublicD1100CCarX-t-vctpLtt~BmPA1A1B20B17%81D-t-vCaMkMoSmVb_X_Y_x_ysO~BSRA6D1100E20100C914C914HinPublicA2A0A0A0A0/cgi-bin/da.pl?bereich=pkw&id=11111111143450838&top=9&


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Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 16 2004, 08:43 AM

Well, there were 37 cars built after mine so maybe it was built after Christmas! Love to see what the VIN is.

Geoff

Posted by: Gustl Oct 16 2004, 09:05 AM

Hi Jeff,
don't worry
it says "EZ: 01/76" - this only means that this car was first permitted to drive (maybe Andy could translate it better ) from this date on
it has nothing to do with the VIN or production date

the first 914 I was really interested to buy was built in Apr.73, but first registered in Feb.74 (seems that this car was in a showroom and nobody wanted to buy it for a long time)

in europe there were no '76 models offered - only in USA

So long,
Gustl

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Oct 16 2004, 09:07 AM

Hey I just realized it looks like a US spec car

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Oct 16 2004, 09:09 AM

Thanks Gustl...

maybe I should stick to websites that I can read...

Nah...that would not be any fun...

Posted by: gregrobbins Oct 16 2004, 09:33 AM

Side marker lights are interesting as they were for North American cars only. Perhaps this is a car built for the US, then was not shipped. Or maybe someone in Europe placed an order after the production run had ended and this car was pulled from shipping. Or who knows......

I doubt it was manufactured in 1976 based on all the literature available.

Posted by: Gustl Oct 16 2004, 09:51 AM

no, no ... italian cars have these sidespots, too, but they use 'em as turn signals

I'm sure that this car is a re-import - like my '74 1.8
I think in europe are more re-imported 914 than original european cars

So long,
Gustl

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Oct 16 2004, 09:52 AM

Or maybe is was simply repatriated from the US back to Der Faderland

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 16 2004, 11:18 AM

Gustl got it right,

EZ stands for "Erstzulassung" which is the date of first registration and has nothing to do with the manufacturing date ...

Andy

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 16 2004, 11:20 AM

Das Vaterland would be the right spelling ...

Andy

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Oct 16 2004, 11:22 AM

Yeah...uh huh..I knew dat...

Posted by: Gustl Oct 16 2004, 11:26 AM

but, this car is located at Maastricht, which is in the Netherlands => this isn't it's "Vaterland"

So long,
Gustl