1976 Is it a 49 state or Cali car? Options

[gnomefabtech]

Car came from Nevada but I can't tell if it was originally a California car. It still has injection but doesn't have a cat or smog pump. Doesn't look like it ever had either but I'm wondering since I'm going to try and register it here in California. Thanks in advance!!

Here is the Vin:

[JeffBowlsby]

The 76 plate omission is known but you highlighted the justification for it. Subtle changes like this started with the mid-1974 Porsche acquisition of the 914 project. The change of the chassis plate to the front trunk in late 74 cars and forward, etc.

[wonkipop]

The 76 plate omission is known but you highlighted the justification for it. Subtle changes like this started with the mid-1974 Porsche acquisition of the 914 project. The change of the chassis plate to the front trunk in late 74 cars and forward, etc.

except strangely they are not porsche practices. at least those little plates.
ie the production plate (or as it is termed by a lot of folk as the karmann plate) is pure VW practice. it brought the 914 into line with everything else made by VW.
those small riveted plates were on all VWs in the early 70s in the front trunk.
it might be more to do with karmann ghia production ending and the 914 assembly aisle being moved in with the beetle cabrios to take their place. to make room for the sirroccos. its kind of clear that the factory was being reorganised at that time too.

certainly the VIN sticker thing is entirely unique to USA cars.

the registration guys here were not even interested in looking at that vin sticker on my car. as far as they were concerned it could be anything. a nothing.
all they were interested in was the manufacturer's plate.

boy, its a lucky thing i never bought a 76 to try and bring back to australia.
i would have been in a world of pain worse than JORACERS californian smog test torment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)