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

[wonkipop]

@JeffBowlsby .
here is some stuff i isolated out a year or so back when i was looking into the targa bar - vinyl question re 74 and 75 base 1.8s. found where i put them in a file.

sales brochures from 75.

German market brochure.



UK market brochure.



French brochure



all three brochures use the same photo.
and its a base 1.8 in classic stripper form with no vinyl for european market.


.....and here is the USA brochure from the same year.
almost identical brochure with the rest of photos like european ones.
but not the car for this particular shot and page in the brochure.



its a vinyl clad targa bar.
but look carefully, the models are the same people dressed the same.
and seem to be out on the same day in a close by location to where they other shot was taken.
it could be they are using an american market car for the shoot.
or it could be the same red euro spec car and the photo has been airbrushed and worked over. (i say this because they did do a work over on the 74 brochure for the USA version and simply airbrushed in the warts - and got them looking not quite right when they did it, made the warts too small. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) - i can dig that brochure up as well from files).

but they sure went to a bit of trouble to have a different brochure for the USA in 75 and they show no cars with any painted targas. all with vinyl.

I'm thinking every USA car for 75 at minimum had a vinyl targa.
and i'm pretty sure it was the same for 74.

not sure every 1.8 in 74 or 75 for europe was without the vinyl but its possible.
very hard to find out as so few examples of original euro spec 1.8s are out there.
but the couple i have found from old sales ads were all painted targa bars.