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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ 1973 Motors

Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 17 2015, 01:37 PM

Did '73s come with a 2 L or 1.7 L motor; anything else special about this '73 ?

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 17 2015, 01:39 PM

http://www.914world.com/specs/engnumbs.php

Posted by: RobW Oct 17 2015, 02:53 PM

Yes.

Posted by: 914_teener Oct 17 2015, 03:21 PM

and not or!

Posted by: r_towle Oct 17 2015, 03:43 PM

QUOTE(SirAndy @ Oct 17 2015, 03:39 PM)

http://www.914world.com/specs/engnumbs.php

Are there statistics of how many of each model were built?
So how many 1973 2.0 liter cars were built?

Posted by: bandjoey Oct 17 2015, 03:47 PM

A lot of one and quite a few of the other.

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 17 2015, 04:21 PM

QUOTE(r_towle @ Oct 17 2015, 02:43 PM)

Are there statistics of how many of each model were built?
So how many 1973 2.0 liter cars were built?

It's really too hard to click on a link on that very same page?

http://www.914world.com/specs/productionnumbers.php
NOTE: The production numbers listed in that link are not MY (Model Year) but actual year the chassis were build.

Which is why you have '69 in there but no '76 ...

Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 17 2015, 05:05 PM

Ok, that helps. Are the 2.0L motors found within a range of VINs ?

Posted by: Dave_Darling Oct 17 2015, 09:21 PM

Nope. The only way to correlate VIN to engine size is to get a Certificate of Authenticity. Or the original sales info. Or see if the original stickers are in the engine bay.

--DD

Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 18 2015, 04:19 PM

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Oct 17 2015, 08:21 PM)

Nope. The only way to correlate VIN to engine size is to get a Certificate of Authenticity. Or the original sales info. Or see if the original stickers are in the engine bay.

--DD

Thanks. Seller is the original purchaser, I'll see what he has

I thought maybe all the 47292xxxx vins might be late '73 cars and have the larger motor

***Correction: 473292xxxx

Posted by: era vulgaris Oct 18 2015, 06:05 PM

QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 17 2015, 03:37 PM)

anything else special about this '73 ?

If it has a center console, 73's had a one-year-only temp gauge with a larger red area. Also, it had bumper guards on the front bumper only, not on the rear.

Posted by: G e o r g e Oct 18 2015, 06:50 PM

QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 18 2015, 03:19 PM)

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Oct 17 2015, 08:21 PM)

Nope. The only way to correlate VIN to engine size is to get a Certificate of Authenticity. Or the original sales info. Or see if the original stickers are in the engine bay.

--DD

Thanks. Seller is the original purchaser, I'll see what he has

I thought maybe all the 47292xxxx vins might be late '73 cars and have the larger motor

That vin prefix is a 72
Which would be a 1.7