With
1973 came the introduction of the VW®
assembled 2.0L four-cylinder 914 model,
replacing the Porsche® assembled 914/6 which was discontinued after the 1972
model year due to poor sales. This second engine size resulted in the addition
of a second rear emblem on U.S.
specification 914 models to denote engine displacement in liters:
"1.7" or "2.0" in 1973, "1.8" or "2.0"
for 1974-1976 model year vehicles. The European specification cars
continued with the single "914 VW Porsche" emblem as described on the "Euro Badges" page.
The
"1.7" badges are all exactly 60mm long by 20mm high. They are 3mm thick and
attached to the vehicles by two 10mm rear prongs that fit through holes in
the chassis and are subsequently secured via speed nuts. These prongs are
spaced 51mm center to center, with a 4mm offset (higher on the right).
This mounting post spacing is uniform across all three engine size designation
emblems (1.7, 1.8 & 2.0) permitting chassis production consistency.
Four-cylinder
U.S. specification Porsche 914 automobiles produced for model
years 1970-1972 were all 1.7L cars and had no engine
size rear emblem.
"1.7"
rear emblems exist only on 1973 Porsche
914 U.S. specification 1.7L model year vehicles.
They are black-anodized aluminum which varied in shade and tends to fade to a
purple-tinted gray or even a grayish-silver hue. Moreover,
the "914" and engine-size badges were anodized separately, so the two
generally do not match. Such rear emblem
"set" color variation is pictured in the
top-most right pictures. Unlike the "2.0" emblems,
it does not appear that the factory "1.7" emblems
ever changed to black-painted aluminum or plastic. If you
have a 1973 914 with a factory black-painted or plastic
"1.7" emblem, please ContactUs@P914.com
P914
is currently offering an original black-anodized
aluminum "1.7" rear emblem
for sale. Details are available in the SALES
section.
