We've got an early '70 914-4 in the shop right now with a VIN of 4702901418. Way back when I started into 914's my first one was a '70 with VIN 4702901992. Ya, I still remember the VIN! I don't know if that car still exists, but I got to wondering what the earliest known, existing 914-4 is.....

according to our 914info section (which you can reach by clicking on the link on top of each page on this website)

4702900036 bumble

followed by

4702900304 mikez


Andy

4702900610 just went for a thousand dollars on eBay yesterday.

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I heard that number 4 was out there... but someone musta stole it.

-Rusty

We had a thread on this along long time ago... in a galaxy far away...
never mind.

Well you said production but this car owned by Les Handly is a preproduction car that was taken to autoshows here in the states

Sorry, the first picture

really ??? you don't happen to know the VIN# of that car, do you?

Andy

i had an early 914 (RIP) I'd like to know if others noticed differences on the early cars, such as

Muffler heat shield is screwed on, not welded.
No Gas Evap system installed.


dave

Yup lots of differences. I don't have a muffeler heat shield But that doesn't mean it didn't come with one.
Nearly no seam sealer anywhere. The big round plug in thew back trunk has seam sealer that looked like somone did it with a spatchula. I guess my car is #945 Something like 3rd or 4th oldest here. Stolen cars don't count