Very original 6 on BAT, Quite the example Options

[gereed75]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-porsche-914-6-115/

After just a cursory review of the pix this appears to be one of the most complete original sixes I have seen

Incredible what is on this car and even what is not. Have never seen an original intact cold start valve and piping on a car. Have never seen the original fuel vapor system intact. No sway bars. 14” Fuchs.

Could that be original paint?

This will be an indicator of potential value of such a car. Pretty exceptional.

[wonkipop]

ok - think i found the answer to the charcoal can question for the 914/6.

previous information i had on evap system introduction related to the birth of the USEPA with the nixon government executive orders that covered the Clean Air Act of 1970. that information suggested the USEPA brought in the regulation for evap systems USA wide and did so in 1970. technically correct. but it seems from the get go the USEPA achieved this USA wide introduction by a staged emissions regulations structure. so for 1970 they deemed california to go first and rest of USA in 1971. (and they kept doing this from then on - right up to the present day).

i found this reputable source. an industry paper concerned with the introduction of EVAP systems into europe. europe was late to the game.




broadly then 49 states 914/6s were without an evap system and californian market 6s had it. given that 6s did not exactly sell like hot cakes i would take a guess that some californian market cars found their way to the other 49 states when still new if they could be sold there. (given stories of some 70 build cars sitting around still not sold as late as 1972).

there was nothing to stop a californian car being sold in the 49 states. with an evap system it exceeded 1970 USA standards. however a 49 states car would not have been able to be sold new in california.

second point to make is that porsche handled CARB certification for the 914/6 separately from VW of North America who handled it for the 914/4s.

all the documented examples of 4s i have on file including one with a build date of 12/69 have the carbon cannister even when sold in the 49 states. i think VW chose to simply fit all the cars with the carbon cannister system and for all its engines in the 914/4s to comply with CARB tailpipe emissions. with D jet this was entirely possible.
its not until 1973 that the 4s begin to diverge into califoria certified and 49 state certified.
this would also have made it very easy to move stock around the country to where it wa required if they had a universal car that did not distinguish california. probably particularly handy when the model was first introduced and stocks would have been limited.

i can't say for sure but i think that porsche took a different line with the 6s and only put the evap system on for where it was required. in both the 911 and the 914/6.

so the view that the californian cars got evap and the rest did not is correct.
but it appears only to apply to the 6s.