 Front VIN Plate - '74 on Headlight Bucket, Anybody have Description? |
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| ericread |
 May 24 2009, 09:54 PM
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The Viper Blue 914  Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California  |
My '74 has a VIN plate on my front right headlight bucket. This plate contains the following:
Type 47 VIN Number Unknown String: 4/255A Unknown String: PQUITZ~~~596 Unknown String: 1270 650 650 Anybody able to decipher the unknown strings? My thanks in advance Eric Read |
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| JeffBowlsby |
May 25 2009, 10:04 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,492 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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This plate? Is yours identical to this (except the VIN)?
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| Gustl |
May 25 2009, 11:12 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria  |
QUOTE(ericread @ May 25 2009, 04:54 AM)  Unknown String: 4/255A Heizg. Typ = Heizungstyp = type of heater QUOTE(ericread @ May 25 2009, 04:54 AM) Unknown String: PQUITZ~~~596 Prüfz~~S96 = Prüfziffer = number that's needed to get the 914-4 street legal (in general, not for a single car) QUOTE(ericread @ May 25 2009, 04:54 AM) Unknown String: 1270 650 650 Zul. Gesamtgew. kg = Zulässiges Gesamtgewicht in kg = maximum allowed weight (in kg) Zul. Achslast vorn kg 650 = Zulässige Achslast vorne in kg = maximum allowed weight on front axle (in kg) hinten kg = maximum allowed weight on rear axle (in kg) |
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| SirAndy |
May 25 2009, 11:13 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,625 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ericread @ May 24 2009, 07:54 PM) Unknown String: 4/255A Unknown String: PQUITZ~~~596 Unknown String: 1270 650 650 Sorry, but you will have to be able to read German to make sense of those "Unknown Strings" ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) EDIT: I was going to translate, but Gustl beat me to it ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Andy PS: Fahrgest.-Nr. = Fahrgestell Nummer = VIN |
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| ericread |
May 25 2009, 12:06 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
You guys are awesome!!! Thanks!!!
And Gustl, where did you learn to read German so well? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol3.gif) Eric |
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| SirAndy |
May 25 2009, 12:43 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,625 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ericread @ May 25 2009, 10:06 AM) And Gustl, where did you learn to read German so well? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol3.gif) Speaking of Tirol, the GF and i enjoyed a nice bottle of Gewürztraminer last night ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) Andy |
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| Gustl |
May 25 2009, 01:15 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
QUOTE(ericread @ May 25 2009, 07:06 PM) what could I say ... I'm very talented (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| charliew |
May 26 2009, 11:02 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
People say I speak mississippi but I'm from east tx. So there!
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