Met original owner, in parking lot |
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Met original owner, in parking lot |
74ravenna |
May 27 2017, 07:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 471 Joined: 19-October 14 From: nh Member No.: 18,032 Region Association: North East States |
Went to a local supermarket this morning and there was a light ivory 1.8
In this neck of the woods we don't see these all that often so i waited for the owner to come out of the store. Turns out she bought it new in late 74 (i think) and has owned it ever since. It has just over 130k on it and is in pretty decent shape. She brings it out this time of year every year and drives it as a daily driver. It has the center console and steelies. So this is the thing, it has the long bumpers fore and aft and the serial number starts with 475 so i thought it was a 75 but she was adamant that its a 74 and its registered as a 74, not that i argued the point. My question to you is, is it a 74 or 75? I didn't have a way to take a photo. I also have the entire serial number but i'm not sure if its proper to put someones car in the database without their consent so maybe you could advise me on that as well. Thanks Steve |
JeffBowlsby |
May 27 2017, 07:50 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,505 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
You know what MY it is, she is misinformed.
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74ravenna |
May 27 2017, 07:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 471 Joined: 19-October 14 From: nh Member No.: 18,032 Region Association: North East States |
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Dave_Darling |
May 27 2017, 11:00 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
The model year is 75 on it. It may very well have been built in 74; production for the model year started in about September of the previous year. (My 74 was built in 10/73, for instance. And it isn't even one of the "early 74" cars with some 73 features.) So she may not know the difference between the two, or it may be that your state (or county or other organization) considers the build year to be the model year. I know that some countries do that--not so sure about states.
--DD |
74ravenna |
May 27 2017, 11:10 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 471 Joined: 19-October 14 From: nh Member No.: 18,032 Region Association: North East States |
The model year is 75 on it. It may very well have been built in 74; production for the model year started in about September of the previous year. (My 74 was built in 10/73, for instance. And it isn't even one of the "early 74" cars with some 73 features.) So she may not know the difference between the two, or it may be that your state (or county or other organization) considers the build year to be the model year. I know that some countries do that--not so sure about states. --DD It is an early 75. #0730 of the 75 MY. Not sure how many Porsche built in a day. Thanks |
IronHillRestorations |
May 27 2017, 11:19 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,717 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None |
475 is a 75, also confirmed by the big bumpers
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bbrock |
May 27 2017, 11:56 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Could it have been purchased in 74? I wonder if the registration reflects the purchase date rather than model year.
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74ravenna |
May 27 2017, 12:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 471 Joined: 19-October 14 From: nh Member No.: 18,032 Region Association: North East States |
Yes, she bought it in late 74 so as a result It appears to be incorrectly listed as a 74 on the registration.
Hey, maybe that makes mine a 73!!! |
Tom_T |
May 27 2017, 12:34 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
It's the confusion over the model year straddling the end of the prior calendar year thru the 1st have of the matching calendar year.
It's not all that uncommon for the DMV folks to make occasional mistakes on that, & title a vehicle as a year early MY. We have a vintage Avion T20 trailer (like Airstream) which is titled as a 1960, but in fact it is the #2 of that then new 1961 MY "T20 Tourist" model off the line & originally titled in summer of 1960. So we have the same confusion at vintage trailer & car shows when we show it. My 73 914-2.0 was built 8/31/72 & first registered 11/9/72, but got correctly titled as a 73 MY. If hers has the 475 VIN, then it IS a 1975 MY - as others have said, but she purchased it in 74 & it's (mis-) titled that way. In CA, you'd be happy to have a 76 titled as a 75, & make it under the smog check exempt law! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
Mark Henry |
May 27 2017, 08:44 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
All cars from VW production the 3rd number is the model year, xx5 is a 75.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.hallvw.clara.net-26-1495939455.1.jpg) Model year production was from September to June. This wasn't a VW only deal, I know for sure GM did the exact same thing. |
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