1976 Is it a 49 state or Cali car? |
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1976 Is it a 49 state or Cali car? |
gnomefabtech |
Mar 13 2023, 06:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 27-December 22 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 27,063 Region Association: None |
Car came from Nevada but I can't tell if it was originally a California car. It still has injection but doesn't have a cat or smog pump. Doesn't look like it ever had either but I'm wondering since I'm going to try and register it here in California. Thanks in advance!!
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JeffBowlsby |
Mar 18 2023, 08:57 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,490 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
The 76 plate omission is known but you highlighted the justification for it. Subtle changes like this started with the mid-1974 Porsche acquisition of the 914 project. The change of the chassis plate to the front trunk in late 74 cars and forward, etc.
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wonkipop |
Mar 18 2023, 09:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
The 76 plate omission is known but you highlighted the justification for it. Subtle changes like this started with the mid-1974 Porsche acquisition of the 914 project. The change of the chassis plate to the front trunk in late 74 cars and forward, etc. except strangely they are not porsche practices. at least those little plates. ie the production plate (or as it is termed by a lot of folk as the karmann plate) is pure VW practice. it brought the 914 into line with everything else made by VW. those small riveted plates were on all VWs in the early 70s in the front trunk. it might be more to do with karmann ghia production ending and the 914 assembly aisle being moved in with the beetle cabrios to take their place. to make room for the sirroccos. its kind of clear that the factory was being reorganised at that time too. certainly the VIN sticker thing is entirely unique to USA cars. the registration guys here were not even interested in looking at that vin sticker on my car. as far as they were concerned it could be anything. a nothing. all they were interested in was the manufacturer's plate. boy, its a lucky thing i never bought a 76 to try and bring back to australia. i would have been in a world of pain worse than JORACERS californian smog test torment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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