71 4 for sale in USA - seems highly original. Options

[wonkipop]

doing my periodic research trawl into european spec 74 914s and this came up.

very good condition 71. looks to me on studying the photos to be highly original.
even the paint. but you always got to see them in the metal to know.

have a real soft spot for early cars in minimalist trim.
willow green with brown interior combo is outlandishly moon age.

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https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-91...7-1971-4988141/

[SKL1]

That car looks very nice but not sure that is the original rear bumper. I'm sure George can tell us approximately when they went to the bumper with the curved bottom rather than the straight line.

Otherwise very nice- and I'm obviously partial to '71's!!

[wonkipop]

That car looks very nice but not sure that is the original rear bumper. I'm sure George can tell us approximately when they went to the bumper with the curved bottom rather than the straight line.

Otherwise very nice- and I'm obviously partial to '71's!!

good eyes on the bumper for a 70-71.

but.........
its an extremely late production 71. 07/71. vin ---15713.



could be thats when the bumper update came in.
if the other years are anything like the 74s updates don't co-incide exactly with the model year start and end.

[Shivers]

That car looks very nice but not sure that is the original rear bumper. I'm sure George can tell us approximately when they went to the bumper with the curved bottom rather than the straight line.

Otherwise very nice- and I'm obviously partial to '71's!!

good eyes on the bumper for a 70-71.

but.........
its an extremely late production 71. 07/71. vin ---15713.



could be thats when the bumper update came in.
if the other years are anything like the 74s updates don't co-incide exactly with the model year start and end.

I think it was what was in the bin till it ran out. My 1972 came with the old style bumper painted the same color as the car. Maybe the chrome was more popular and ran out of the old bumpers first, and the painted bumpers lasted a while longer.

[wonkipop]

That car looks very nice but not sure that is the original rear bumper. I'm sure George can tell us approximately when they went to the bumper with the curved bottom rather than the straight line.

Otherwise very nice- and I'm obviously partial to '71's!!

good eyes on the bumper for a 70-71.

but.........
its an extremely late production 71. 07/71. vin ---15713.



could be thats when the bumper update came in.
if the other years are anything like the 74s updates don't co-incide exactly with the model year start and end.

I think it was what was in the bin till it ran out. My 1972 came with the old style bumper painted the same color as the car. Maybe the chrome was more popular and ran out of the old bumpers first, and the painted bumpers lasted a while longer.

likely bumpers were batched. and painted in batches too. seperate from body.
what you say makes complete sense. would have been a stack of painted bumpers stockpiled in different colors to go with cars. they would have done those batches from time to time. it would not just be a matter of when the new bumpers came in, but rather when then stock of painted bumpers ran out. which was probably at different times depending on the base color of the cars and which ones they were selling more of.

you can see why they would have went to black trim and bumpers in 73.
gets a whole lot simpler to manage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
also european tastes were swinging to black trim away from chrome anyway.

but the body colored bumpers were i feel not just about economy on the part of VW or porsche. i think they genuinely were giving the car that minimalist cohesive look as a modernist designer state of mind. what we think of as the classic 914 look with vinyl sailplanes and chrome was more of a concession to dressing them up to standard tastes at the time. i've certainly rethought my views since i bought the car in 89. i now look at those early cars completely differently - they were out there rather than stripped or cheap?