FUN! Because it's a '72...

[Jack Olsen]

Originally posted by Early_S_Man
I tend to think the oil tank relocation for '73 was a pure case of the cost accountants, and time & efficiency experts noticing extra assembly-line time required to install the '72 engine and transaxle ... extra hoses and hardware for the oil filter, front cooler thermostat, etc.

Could be. It's always bugged me that the engineers couldn't at least have gone to the old parts bin and put the forward-mounted tank on the Carrera RS models the following year.

[Randy Webb]

I have always been a skeptic as to the value of moving the oil tank -- but... I saw a factory ad while perusing some 1972 Pano's: The factory said the oil tank reloaction moved the center of gravity forward 6 inches!

That's a lot - and I have no reason to disbelieve PAG (even their ad writers). So does seem to be a valuable item. Unfortunately, I have a '73 -- but maybe some day I can modifiy the car to move the oil tank forward...

[Randy Webb]

Thanks Paul. I'm familiar with the blue with gold letters plates -- had one on my VW bus. Had the reverse color scheme on my old BMW 2002...

Interesting info on the 911S plate - it was on my nice '75 Gulf Blue car when I bought it from a guy her in town named "Lee G." He must have gotten it when it went up for grabs or paid the PO of the plate for it. I just sold that car to a guy in Denver and transferred the plate to my '73 (which is not an S, but an outlaw... guess Waylon would be proud, tho not sure what Ferry would say...). I like my salmon background and the extra $$ goes to a good cause. I also like the Doug. Fir plates if the characters are symmetrical around the tree.

BTW, California 911S plates were ona silver '73 that a guy in Wash. state bought. Not sure what happened to them after he retitled it.