RDJHill
New member
Hi,
I'm hoping that another 1974 2.7 MFI Carrera RHD Targa owner can help me identify what type (metal or plastic) and colour (silver or black) engine lid grille would have originally been supplied with my car, which has a rear wiper that was fitted at the time of manufacture.
My chassis number is 9114610363 and the car was produced in May 1974 with a UK registration date of 18th June 1974
When I bought the car back in 1986, the previous owner had fitted a later whale-tail spoiler (first hand information) and the original grille did not come with the car. Over many years, I have been gradually restoring the car to its original condition with the majority of the restoration work being done by Canford Classics.
Since returning to the plain engine lid with rear wiper, I fitted a black plastic grille which I had to modify by cutting a notch in the plastic grille so that the rear wiper drive would not interfere with the plastic grille - the fact that I had to modify the plastic grille to fit around the rear wiper, put doubts in my mind that this was the correct type of original grille. This in turn suggests to me that I should have the black metal grille fitted (which looks slightly smaller in photos and doesn't foul the rear wiper hole), and this is the information that Guy White very recently kindly gave me, and which he has on his 1974 Carrera but without rear wiper.
Canford Classics tell me that a number of 1974 2.7 MFI Carreras that they have had through their workshop, all had the black plastic grille BUT they also said that all the cars were Coupes, and none had rear wipers.
With the very high price of the Porsche supplied metal, black engine lid grille, I need to be 100% sure that this is what my car would originally have been built with before I buy one ; so I would like to ask other 1974 2.7 MFI G-Series RHD Carrera (Targa) owners with rear wipers if they would be kind enough to let me know what grille type and colour they have fitted to their cars. If these owners would also be kind enough to let me know the chassis number of their car, this would help me place mine in chronological order. Photos of the grille, rear wiper and placement of the 2.7 badge would be an excellent bonus. My email address is richarddjhill@hotmail.com (note 2 x d's)
Thank you in advance,
Richard
I'm hoping that another 1974 2.7 MFI Carrera RHD Targa owner can help me identify what type (metal or plastic) and colour (silver or black) engine lid grille would have originally been supplied with my car, which has a rear wiper that was fitted at the time of manufacture.
My chassis number is 9114610363 and the car was produced in May 1974 with a UK registration date of 18th June 1974
When I bought the car back in 1986, the previous owner had fitted a later whale-tail spoiler (first hand information) and the original grille did not come with the car. Over many years, I have been gradually restoring the car to its original condition with the majority of the restoration work being done by Canford Classics.
Since returning to the plain engine lid with rear wiper, I fitted a black plastic grille which I had to modify by cutting a notch in the plastic grille so that the rear wiper drive would not interfere with the plastic grille - the fact that I had to modify the plastic grille to fit around the rear wiper, put doubts in my mind that this was the correct type of original grille. This in turn suggests to me that I should have the black metal grille fitted (which looks slightly smaller in photos and doesn't foul the rear wiper hole), and this is the information that Guy White very recently kindly gave me, and which he has on his 1974 Carrera but without rear wiper.
Canford Classics tell me that a number of 1974 2.7 MFI Carreras that they have had through their workshop, all had the black plastic grille BUT they also said that all the cars were Coupes, and none had rear wipers.
With the very high price of the Porsche supplied metal, black engine lid grille, I need to be 100% sure that this is what my car would originally have been built with before I buy one ; so I would like to ask other 1974 2.7 MFI G-Series RHD Carrera (Targa) owners with rear wipers if they would be kind enough to let me know what grille type and colour they have fitted to their cars. If these owners would also be kind enough to let me know the chassis number of their car, this would help me place mine in chronological order. Photos of the grille, rear wiper and placement of the 2.7 badge would be an excellent bonus. My email address is richarddjhill@hotmail.com (note 2 x d's)
Thank you in advance,
Richard
