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Posted by: windforfun Jan 8 2025, 08:37 PM
Is there supposed to be a "1.7" badge on the ass of my car?
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Posted by: Jamie Jan 8 2025, 09:09 PM
Is there supposed to be a "1.7" badge on the ass of my car?
Yes!
Posted by: JeffBowlsby Jan 8 2025, 10:58 PM
Is it a very early VIN 73?
Posted by: Dave_Darling Jan 9 2025, 12:19 AM
Gold "914" with no displacement badge says 72 (or earlier) to me. If it's a very early 73, it would be the first with that badging I've seen--but the factory did a lot of odd stuff around the model year switchover, so you learn to be very careful about saying that something "never happened"...
VIN starting with "473" would be a 73 model year car.
--DD
Posted by: Shivers Jan 9 2025, 05:59 AM
My 1972 did not have one.
Posted by: Chris914n6 Jan 9 2025, 11:59 AM
If it did there would be 2 pin holes, so there should be signs of a cover up on the inside.
Posted by: Olympic 914 Jan 9 2025, 12:54 PM
Maybe not.
My early '73 was a 1.7 and did not have the 1.7 emblem.
And the 914 emblem was different also. Sort of a gunmetal rather than gold or black plastic like the '74 emblems.
Posted by: Superhawk996 Jan 9 2025, 01:20 PM
Maybe not.
My early '73 was a 1.7 and did not have the 1.7 emblem.
And the 914 emblem was different also. Sort of a gunmetal rather than gold or black plastic like the '74 emblems.
I had one of those gunmetal gray badges on my 1st 914 back in 80s. I always assumed it was faded annodizing or something like that. I still have it around in storage somewhere.
Posted by: SirAndy Jan 9 2025, 02:11 PM
His VIN is 4732903294
Posted by: flipb Jan 9 2025, 02:43 PM
Maybe not.
My early '73 was a 1.7 and did not have the 1.7 emblem.
And the 914 emblem was different also. Sort of a gunmetal rather than gold or black plastic like the '74 emblems.
I had one of those gunmetal gray badges on my 1st 914 back in 80s. I always assumed it was faded annodizing or something like that. I still have it around in storage somewhere.
Pretty sure my early '74 (Sept 1973 build date) has the gunmetal badges, both 914 and 2.0.
Posted by: sportlicherFahrer Jan 9 2025, 03:42 PM
Is it a very early VIN 73?
Based off the VIN SirAndy posted, looks like it should have been built 9/72 when checked against other VINs within 200 of that one.
Posted by: windforfun Jan 9 2025, 04:19 PM
If it did there would be 2 pin holes, so there should be signs of a cover up on the inside.
No patched pin holes. Pristine painted inside surface. Black "anodized" badge.
Posted by: FlacaProductions Jan 9 2025, 05:00 PM
I had 4732908732 - It had a gunmetal "914" and a black "1.7" but not sure if they were OEM or not. I still have them....George has the car in a field somewhere....
Posted by: windforfun Jan 9 2025, 09:35 PM
His VIN is 4732903294
So why don't you donate to 914World? It's a "mental health care business" & your donations might be tax deductible.
Considering the age of most of our members, it might now be a viable old fogies virtual nursing home.
Posted by: doug_b_928 Jan 10 2025, 08:35 AM
My early 73 (#662) has the 1.7 badge.
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