Question about factory primer Options

[Greg Silva]

I went to look at a factory 914/6 today, with a view toward buying it. The original color was signal orange, and at some point in its life it had been re-painted red (possibly Guard's Red). When I started scratching around in the engine compartment, I found a dark green on the firewall. Would that have been a primer coat, or is it possible the car has been re-painted more than once? Also, was the original battery location for a six the same as for a /4? The factory six (which comes with the car) was replaced in 1988 with a 2.7. The last time the car was registered was 1989. It hasn't been driven since then, and it's been about 3 years since it has even been started. I'd appreciate any thoughts, especially about the paint. Thanks.

[krk]

Rusty's right. You can actually chase the vin further. I've forgotten the guy who keeps the database (I'll rummage -- someone may know off hand tho), but he tracks all forsale adds and it goes back a number of years. Both of mine were in it.

The battery location is the same in the /6 as the /4.

Can't say about the primer, tho the engine compartment should be body colored. It ain't in either of mine -- color changes can often be lazy and skip the engine area.

kim.