Factory Rear Emblems 1974, Black Metal or Plastic Options

[914Sixer]

Sourcing emblems for Creamsicle. I always thought they were plastic for 1974. LE is an original car with metal emblems, so which is correct?

[bkrantz]

Is this one of those things where the factory used up last years parts before switching over? What is your build date? Any evidence the car was repainted?

[wonkipop]

Is this one of those things where the factory used up last years parts before switching over? What is your build date? Any evidence the car was repainted?

no. not at the point when the LE was produced.

maybe there might be some exceptions to very early 74 2.0s produced august/sept 73. but thats a speculation if there are and if so they would be black metal. but none of those are LEs.

[flipb]

Is this one of those things where the factory used up last years parts before switching over? What is your build date? Any evidence the car was repainted?

no. not at the point when the LE was produced.

maybe there might be some exceptions to very early 74 2.0s produced august/sept 73. but thats a speculation if there are and if so they would be black metal. but none of those are LEs.

My early '74 2.0 has black metal emblems, which I believe are original to the car. Build date August 1973. Also has silver button gauges.

[wonkipop]

Is this one of those things where the factory used up last years parts before switching over? What is your build date? Any evidence the car was repainted?

no. not at the point when the LE was produced.

maybe there might be some exceptions to very early 74 2.0s produced august/sept 73. but thats a speculation if there are and if so they would be black metal. but none of those are LEs.

My early '74 2.0 has black metal emblems, which I believe are original to the car. Build date August 1973. Also has silver button gauges.

that would make sense.


our research into the 74 1.8s seemed to point to two distinct groupings of 2.0 L cars.
and its more than likely to do with the delayed introduction of the 1.8 with the new L jetronic fuel injection.
it has been established without any doubt that 1.8 L jetronic production did not commence until very late october 1973. last few days. 29th/30th. there may have been ROW spec twin carb 1.8s produced before that but we don't have data for those.
if so not many. the ROW 1.8 was not produced in big numbers like the USA market cars.

from august to late october 1973 there were only 2.0 L cars produced for the USA market. and these were very much a continuation of the 1973 model year cars apart from small changes to the engine for emissions. very small changes and of course rear bumper tits. then from late oct 73 until the end of jan 74 approx pretty much only 1.8 L jets were produced. after jan 74 the production of the cars is mixed between 1.8s and 2.0s in terms of factory output.
the LEs come after jan 74. this is during what you would call the second batch of 2.0 L 74s.

nearly all the big changes for the 74 model year start to be introduced with the 1.8s.
to list some.
discontinuation of the matching interior color lower sections of the drivers door bin and passenger door handle. these components went to all black for all cars.
change of sun visor pins from chrome metal to black plastic.
complete revision of the vapor emissions system including charcoal cannister and hose hook up.
change from black plastic headlight motor covers to grey plastic and later back again.
change of expansion tank on fuel tank from steel to plastic.
change of rear trunk insulation pad.
changes to ducting components in fresh air / heating system in front trunk.
kinonglas windscreens from august 73 to some time in oct 73 to sigla windscreens until december 1973 and back to kinonglas again until the end of production in may/une 74.
interior carpet material revised.
and more i cannot recall right now.

and the changes do not occur at a single moment in time.
they start happening around about 3 weeks into 1.8 production in november 73 and are spread throughout the rest of 73 and on until almost the end of 74 MY in june 74.


we can probably add the badges to that after reading this topic as i speculated in a post above.

definitely the 1.8s got the plastic badges - but it is likely and highly possible that the 74 cars built from august to late oct. 73 still got metal badges up to some point in time that could only pin point if you had enough data on enough cars.

one thing we do know now with our research on the 1.8s is that there was no definitive version of the 74 cars introduced with the commencement of the MY production.
rather the changes happen all along the way.

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