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Originally Posted by 911Freak
Are you referring to the metal latch? You seem to be if memory serves me cataloging all tail documentation?
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Yes , the metal latch support (but the latch fastening holes would be elongated , the photo I posted is of an earlier alloy piece. Getting deeper into the supposed referance by Ludvigsen (I have not seen it myself)....I would guess he was mistaken. Whaletails were in existance by late 74MY , but I doubt highly that any were delivered on any customer production cars (i'm not refering to RS 3.0). I would have to see some factory doc. to believe that. A special car for a factory insider , or some other factory purpose ...possible. But not for any customer delivered production cars. Someone can prove me wrong with documentation , but that is my stance until . I am always ready to learn.
I believe the only issue is DE home market delivery 1974MY cars . I have heard thay had problems in late 73MY with TUV in DE regarding ducktails . From what I remember , DE home market 1974MY , m473 optioned carreras were delivered with the Ducktail off the car (and this might have happened with late 1973MY carreras also....?).
I have seem a bunch of ROW 74's , none an original owner m473 ordered car (or original paint if not original owner) ...claiming to have been delivered with a whaletail. Or any factory documentation regarding this issue. Anyone have a 1973 (or very early 1974) dated 74MY parts book ? That would probably tell the story.
And to your 2nd question . I've been examing them pretty closely (only pre-81MY GfK units).
Anyone have a june built (or a july if any were built , there was in 1973) 74MY car that has original paint ? I would be curious to examine it . Decal or metal badge for instance.