Carpet color/pattern correct for 1974 Options

[jhynesrockmtn]

Hi, working away on a refresh of some items on my Bumblebee. One of the items I want to address is the cheap carpet kit it has that has not been installed very well to boot.

I am going to place an order for a kit. The question is which color. I want to go with the German Loop. There is a black, early charcoal and late charcoal.

Which color is the most appropriate for a Bumblebee with a black interior.

[wonkipop]

as an aside @JeffBowlsby and not off topic when it comes to the SE.


information on gunhild is thin on the ground.
there was a bit of a flurry around her when the Golf celebrated some kind of anniversary a while back (might have been the 40th) and there is bound to be some more next year when it turns 50. she died last year.

always intrigued by board on the wall behind her in this photo. its either the golf cabriolet or the 914. think its the golf. image does not have enough res.



bits and pieces i have found on her seem to suggest she was very involved in the look of all the special edition beetles of the 70s. ie the Jeans Beetle with its denim look seats and side stripes. there were numerous other special edition beetles.

don't know for sure, but i reckon it would be a fair bet she played some part in the color scheme and look of the 914 SE. can't say for sure. you would need access to the VW archives. (apparently despite the wild colors associated with her, ie tartan seats, her favorite color combo was black and white or as it is described in german, monochrome and this was how she liked to dress. i'm sure there is a little lost in the translation of literature from german and what is meant is "two color". there is something monocrhome about the LEs, ie two color and the creamsicles are especially unique in that regard, its a wild combo, red and white.).

a bit of a co-incidence with this picture of her a few years back.



she probably even played a hand in the interiors of the original 914s.
she started work at VW in 1964. so she was around to have input into the cars.
its always an interesting question as to what VW's design input was when it came to the 914. there must have been some interplay between porsche and VW. and the color/material palette of the 4s is VW and not porsche right from the start. all VW colors.