VIN stamp in front trunk. Was it ORIGINALLY bare metal like on the 4's or was it painted over ? If it was painted, was it body colour or blacked out like on the 911's ? Pics of original ones would be great

Some appeared to be stamped after piant
http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/image/23371422

http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/image/75088566

some appeared to be masked and then brushed over, I have seen a few this way also
http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/image/148602061

http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/image/118326124

Excellent. I had only found one other pic of a white one, and it too was body colored.

Yes, its body color.

Body-in-white (painted, unfinished shells) shipped to Zuffenhausen.
Assembled into cars and assigned VINs by Porsche there.

The /6 shells were already painted when they arrived at Porsche ...

I actually like the idea of the VIN being painted over in the body color. The only thing I would add is that on my car I would like the VIN to be taped off neatly and only receive maybe 2 coats of body color so it is still clearly visible and not filled with paint. I see some and they are almost completely obscured by several coats of primer, paint and maybe clear.

I've got ya coverd

As In the second 2 samples ??? I posted that are all of factory paint 914-6's

Yes sir.

from VIN db:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...mp;viewid=12473