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Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 5 2007, 01:18 PM

I read about the "Silverseries" the "book". It had silvermetallic paint, velour seats, swaybars, Mahle rims etc that were sourced out of the partsbins.

Posted by: Gustl Feb 5 2007, 03:41 PM

there's hardly any more info on the Silverseries that in "the book"

I know a guy in Germany who has one

his car is still waiting for restoration


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Posted by: Gustl Feb 5 2007, 03:46 PM

and here's a letter from Porsche Classic

it's the reply to an other german guy's question about his car

the only interesting part of the text is marked red
it translates to:

According to our files we built about 142 cars of the so called "Silverseries".
After your car there were 63 more units delivered in Germany. (*)

(*) my guess: he's refering to the VIN

Gustl


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Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 5 2007, 04:30 PM

So they are even more rare than the LE, hmmm. Well, atleast Porsche says there were 142 made!

Posted by: Pat Garvey Feb 6 2007, 09:01 PM

Now you have me curious!

How about more info on the making/marketing of this 914. When/where?
Pat

Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 7 2007, 10:56 AM

Hierzulande werden allenfalls noch Exemplare der sogenannten "Silberseri" von 1975 angeboten, die zum Ende der Produktion in begrenzter Stuckzahl vom 2 liter modell (100 fahrzeuge für die Bundesrepublik) aufgelegt wurde.Wie der name bereits vermuten läßt waren die wager allesamt silbermetallic lackiert. Zudem hatte man den "Silberlingen" wiederum viele etras-wie colorverglasung und velourteppiche sowie Mahle-leichtmetallfelgen und stabilisatoren-spendiert.Wie es heute heißt stimmte die konfiguration nicht immer überein. Verbaut wurde "so ein ehemaliger Mitarbeiter der VG" alles was noch am lager war.
page 100 Das Grosse VW-Porsche Buch


In this country ones are offered if necessary still copies to the so-called “silver series” of 1975, to the end of production in limited number of items by 2 litres the model (100 vehicles for the German Republic) one presented. As the name to already assume leaves was more wager all together silvermetallic painted. Besides one had the “Silverseries” again many extras like tintedglass and velourseatcovers as well as Mahle light alloy wheels and sway bars.Like it today did not agree the configuration is called. “Such a former coworker of the VG” of everything was blocked which still at the camp was.
a bad tranlation

So only 42 were exported to the USA.

Posted by: Gustl Feb 7 2007, 11:54 AM

I don't think so

these cars were also offered in France, Italy, Austria, ...

so => 42 cars for all other countries than Germany

Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 7 2007, 02:21 PM

Can you fix my translation? So this was mainly a European model?

Posted by: Gustl Feb 7 2007, 02:44 PM

let's try it ... with a more free translation
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At best, in this Country will be offered cars of the so called "Silverseries" from 1975, which were made in a limited number of 2.0 Liter cars at the end of the production (100 cars for Germany). As the name leads to assume, all these cars were painted silvermetallic. In addition, these cars were optioned out very well - like tinded glass and pile type carpet as well as Mahle alloys and sway bars.
As we know today, the car configuration wasn't identically at all. A former employee of the VG said: "we installed everything we had in stock"
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to be honest, I don't know
but if 100 cars from 142 were delivered in Germany - I'd say yes

Gustl