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? |
mgphoto |
Sep 30 2022, 08:34 AM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me" Group: Members Posts: 1,339 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California |
So, did the European 914’s all have the Wolfsburg crest on the batwing 914/6 included?
Did 914/6 cars with steelies have the Porsche badge on the hubcap? Did 914/6 cars with Fuchs have the Porsche badge on the center caps? |
Superhawk996 |
Sep 30 2022, 09:04 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,855 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
So, did the European 914’s all have the Wolfsburg crest on the batwing 914/6 included? Did 914/6 cars with steelies have the Porsche badge on the hubcap? Did 914/6 cars with Fuchs have the Porsche badge on the center caps? I can answer the 1st part - partially. I was living in Italy in 1986/1987 and wanted a 914. They were much harder to find over there. However, I looked at two 914/4s in person and both did have a Wolfsburg crest instead of Porsche crest on the batwing. Small sample size but I suspect it applies to all of Europe as I’ve read in the history books. Can’t answer for the 914/6 because I never saw one when I was in Italy despite 911s being pretty common. @mgphoto |
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