QUOTE(7TPorsh @ Nov 3 2016, 11:02 AM)
Ha, i remember going to swap meets and auto shows in the 70s and 80s and guys were selling tons of these knobs at $5 each. Always displayed in egg cartons....good ole days....
5 bucks was all that AMCO charged for them by mail, at dealers & parts stores back in the day. .... well some dealers like Gyp Iverson in Newport Beach CA marked them up to $7.50 for extra profit!
The hard thing today is finding an excellent used one or NOS without the cloisonne (the baked enamel paint) at the crest being all chipped.
AMCO had a deal with all of the manufacturers to make them, so they also sold them with MG, Triumph, Jaguar,, etc. crests - & all for $5 - a great deal back then!
I've had one on my 914 since I got it, but need to get a better one for my resto, cuz the leather has a shifting-wear hole & the cloisonne has chips.
So I agree that they both make your 914 look better & go faster - at least a 3-5 HP gain with it!
Tom
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