Official COA just arrived in the mail

[kenikh]

Considering all of the complaints I have heard, I was quite impressed with my COA; it is very nicely printed and on great paper. Very frameable.

Now for the fun stuff:



Michelin Tires - I thought these were stock on all 'S' cars.

Leatherette interior, but has an additional option of "Headrest in Leather" - did normal seats have headrests? I thought they were one-piece high backs? My COA makes no mention of Sport Seats

High-Beam Headlights above Front Bumper - Long gone; I have established that these are driving lights which were most likely wired via relay into the high beam switch - COOL Yes, I am now in the market...

Tinted Glass All Around - Car still has it all...nice. Was a rear defroster an option? I see no mention of it on the COA, yet my car has a tinted rear defroster window.

Black Porsche Lettering - funny, mine are gold now

Electric Antenna - this is the most perplexing and potentially disconcerting. My car now has a manual antenna. Since electric antennas were on the right side, either someone did some nice body work or my fenders have been replaced. Perplexing indeed...

Blaupunkt Frankfurt - Becker Europa now for sale

Front Spring Strut - WTF is that?!?

BTW, would dealer installed options show up?

[CBRacerX]

The Front Spring Strut was an _option_ that used torsion bars instead of the "hyro-pneumatic" (or some such) strut that was available on some early 911's.

At least I think that is what it means

EDIT: Seems like it had the right idea but got the nomenclature backward...

[Early_S_Man]

Sorry, but I think that options list must have been prepared by a 'new hire' clerk just 'winging' the english translation! It doesn't even read like normal english terminology for Porsche options in the day ... specifically, the:

1. tires, which would have been Michelin XVR 185/70VR15

2. 'high-beam headlights' should be auxillary driving lights

3. 'front spring strut' would have been optional hydropneumatic struts for a 911S ... Konis with conventional torsion bars were standard for the 911S

4. special laquering ... should have been optional metallic paint, extra cost

[Scott Clarke]

Perhaps "Black Porsche Lettering" is the side stripes above the rocker trim and not the deck lid letters. I think the rear defroster would have been standard. I think only very early cars were available without defrosters.
-Scott