VIN Page Options

[robkammer]

Hello all: I'm new to the 914 world and am hoping to add a 2.0 to our garage soon. I have seen references to a VIN page in the forums but can't find it on the site.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks

[914werke]

Thanks for the confirmation, I learn something about these cars all the time.
Its odd that PCNA doesn't see fit to correct their grammatical error, it only adds to confusion & uncertainty of the "product" they are selling.

So per Daves comment were dealers likely to have removed the deposit boxes (Like the spare alloy wheels)? Or they simply were so shoddily made that they haven't made it the near 5 decades?

[wonkipop]

Thanks for the confirmation, I learn something about these cars all the time.
Its odd that PCNA doesn't see fit to correct their grammatical error, it only adds to confusion & uncertainty of the "product" they are selling.

So per Daves comment were dealers likely to have removed the deposit boxes (Like the spare alloy wheels)? Or they simply were so shoddily made that they haven't made it the near 5 decades?

i think @davep might be incorrect about the deposit box (under dash in front of gearstick) being standard on all 914s whether 4 or 6.

there is a bit of conflicting info out there.
i've read old threads here where the usual expert types pronounce them as also only being on early 914s pre 1973. that would appear to be not true.

they are listed in the parts manual.
and they are listed as having been updated for particular years of production.
all years of production.




my 74 1.8 has one and has had it from new.
but its not a common thing.
no reason to doubt it was not ordered with the car. its faced with the brown carpet with white streaky threads in it - matches the carpet and brown interior of car - which if i am not mistaken was only in cars post 73.
that would counter ideas it was only an item on early cars (along with the parts cat).

we have collected a fair bit of research examples of the 74 and 75 1.8s and there is an occasional car with the parcel box - as its named in the parts manual.
these have also been very original condition cars.
no reason to doubt they came with the car.
but by far the larger proportion of examples dont have them.
only have the little plastic tray between the seats. often with the cushion but not always.

i believe the parcel box was a tick the box option order.
what the option number was - no idea.
even @JeffBowlsby says his list of option numbers is not complete.
its great he has the information that he has, must have been hard to dig up.

factory sales brochures showing the interiors of base model cars don't show package bins. so i think standard 914 condition was no package bin. you ticked a box for one.
and beyond that you ticked a box for appearance group and got the full console and gauges package. in 74 and 75 you could upspec a 1.8 to have the same console and guages package as the 2.0. what i think was the case was you could not upspec a 73 1.7 to have that. got some fairly trustworthy 73 1.7 on file with the package bin but never the console and gauges. again most 1.7s have neither.