SOT: When did the hood badge change? |
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SOT: When did the hood badge change? |
bbrock |
Sep 24 2022, 09:02 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 |
This might get some knickers in a quibbley but I'm trying to figure out had the 914 design team's vote to badge the car been honored, which badge would have come on my car. Porsche Classics shows the orange badge used through MY 1973 and the red badge beginning in MY 1974, but there is also this graphic showing the switched occurred sometime in '73.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/images.summitmedia-digital.com-20845-1664031721.1.jpg) The best I can tell, the switch might have happened with the introduction of the 911 G-series in MY 1974 but I've had a hard time finding when actual production began. I did find this article saying it started in August, 1973 which might be a good clue. That may be all I need to know, but does anyone have anything to add? |
Van B |
Sep 28 2022, 09:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,597 Joined: 20-October 21 From: Maryland Member No.: 26,011 Region Association: None |
No joke, I saw a bus that someone put a G-series flat six in. They had a Porsche crest on the rear deck lid and since it was running when I saw it, I was immediately pleased lol!
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wonkipop |
Sep 29 2022, 04:10 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,336 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
No joke, I saw a bus that someone put a G-series flat six in. They had a Porsche crest on the rear deck lid and since it was running when I saw it, I was immediately pleased lol! oh yeah. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApBZYzLmoI |
bbrock |
Sep 29 2022, 12:16 PM
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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 |
No joke, I saw a bus that someone put a G-series flat six in. They had a Porsche crest on the rear deck lid and since it was running when I saw it, I was immediately pleased lol! oh yeah. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApBZYzLmoI Holy bejeebus! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yikes.gif) I remember many times white knuckling my bus at 50 mph with a 30 mile cross wind hoping the thing didn't tip over. Would like to see the suspension on that beast. |
RARE 6 |
Sep 29 2022, 02:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 18-January 15 From: Grand Junction CO Member No.: 18,337 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
No joke, I saw a bus that someone put a G-series flat six in. They had a Porsche crest on the rear deck lid and since it was running when I saw it, I was immediately pleased lol! oh yeah. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApBZYzLmoI Holy bejeebus! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yikes.gif) I remember many times white knuckling my bus at 50 mph with a 30 mile cross wind hoping the thing didn't tip over. Would like to see the suspension on that beast. Embedded in my aging brain is the sight in the early 1980s of the late Bill Randle flat towing his 356 convertible down I-25, somewhere north of the speed limit, with his VW camper powered by a 3.0 SC engine with a 5 spd. Headed from Denver to Santa Fe to Fiesta del Porsche. Being an ex-racer, I'm certain the Fuchs indicated he'd paid a little attention to suspension. Must have, since he was smiling instead of gritting his teeth. |
wonkipop |
Sep 29 2022, 04:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,336 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
No joke, I saw a bus that someone put a G-series flat six in. They had a Porsche crest on the rear deck lid and since it was running when I saw it, I was immediately pleased lol! oh yeah. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApBZYzLmoI Holy bejeebus! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yikes.gif) I remember many times white knuckling my bus at 50 mph with a 30 mile cross wind hoping the thing didn't tip over. Would like to see the suspension on that beast. Embedded in my aging brain is the sight in the early 1980s of the late Bill Randle flat towing his 356 convertible down I-25, somewhere north of the speed limit, with his VW camper powered by a 3.0 SC engine with a 5 spd. Headed from Denver to Santa Fe to Fiesta del Porsche. Being an ex-racer, I'm certain the Fuchs indicated he'd paid a little attention to suspension. Must have, since he was smiling instead of gritting his teeth. there was a VW type 3 that used to compete in touring car championships down here in the 70s. it was mid engined. they just went straight to a formula 5000 chev V8 and skipped the porsche power option. pretty interesting car. i seem to recall there were a few "street legal" kombis around back then too that had V8s jammed in the back. i'm betting none of them had any suspension work to compensate. https://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/racin...8-sports-sedan/ |
bbrock |
Sep 29 2022, 04:58 PM
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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 |
there was a VW type 3 that used to compete in touring car championships down here in the 70s. it was mid engined. they just went straight to a formula 5000 chev V8 and skipped the porsche power option. pretty interesting car. i seem to recall there were a few "street legal" kombis around back then too that had V8s jammed in the back. i'm betting none of them had any suspension work to compensate. https://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/racin...8-sports-sedan/ Great story, and relevant to the subject at hand: "He even went to the trouble of making up his own ‘Volkswagen 5000’ badge that was proudly displayed on the engine cover!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
wonkipop |
Sep 29 2022, 05:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,336 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
there was a VW type 3 that used to compete in touring car championships down here in the 70s. it was mid engined. they just went straight to a formula 5000 chev V8 and skipped the porsche power option. pretty interesting car. i seem to recall there were a few "street legal" kombis around back then too that had V8s jammed in the back. i'm betting none of them had any suspension work to compensate. https://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/racin...8-sports-sedan/ Great story, and relevant to the subject at hand: "He even went to the trouble of making up his own ‘Volkswagen 5000’ badge that was proudly displayed on the engine cover!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) i saw that car when i was a 13 year old when dad took me to calder park. (dad was a holden man and wanted to see bob jane flog his monaro - b j was the anti hero of australian motor sport - just rammed people off the track when they got in his way). i wanted to see the "pastie" - sounded incredible is what i remember. translation - aussie slang for VW fastbacks were "pastie". ie cornish pastie - a kind of potato carrot and meat pie. beetles were called "staff cars" or alternatively "hitler's revenge". WW2 had not yet faded from living memory. toyotas were called tojos as well. trying to remember all the other slang. think skodas were "gulag taxis". aussies still had a sense of humour back then. interesting co-incidence is the VW 5000 rolled out of his shepparton shop exactly the same time my 914 rolled out the door at osnabruk - right down to the end of the month - jan 74. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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