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Thread: 1974 Carrera USA Info Thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by CurtEgerer View Post
    RE: Rubber Chin Spoiler

    There's discrepancy on this. Some sources say the chin spoiler was phased in at the end of the 74 Carrera production cycle. This doesn't make sense to me as the purpose was to balance out the larger 75 Carrera 'whale tail'.
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    Excellent write up. I've owned a 74 911S for almost 20 years and every time I drive it I'm reminded it is a kick ass car. I often think, there's no way this is a 7.5 sec 0-60 car, it just feels much faster. Good to see the c&d test agrees. Maybe I can get Ed to drag race me sometime!

    Differences S to Carrera were aluminum front cross member, alloy calipers, flares, ducktail. All else was the same on US models to my knowledge. And maybe the chassis reinforcement.
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    Cool write-up Curt, thanks!
    RE: Rubber Chin Spoiler. I have been told by an ex-dealership employee that he personally mounted the front spoilers on some '74 Carreras. Mine was supposedly delivered without one - but one was added at some point (by the ex-employee) - but it currently does not have one mounted.
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    #236....lime green. A nice clean California car.
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    My car is #89....originally Bitter Chocolate and will be again. The car is complete but a total pile.
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    Aaron, that's a really early car. Which brings up another area of discrepancy: bumper shocks. A few sources claim that some of the early USA cars did not have bumper shocks. Has anyone actually seen an original USA car without bumper shocks?

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    My US '74 911S with a 12/73 build date does not have bumper shocks. It has the deformation tubes.
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    My 74 production #63 built 9/73 does have them.

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    Intersting Curt...I'll check. The car seems to have the SC style rear flare too (pretty sure the left is original)...some say the RS style was used and I've seen a couple that way....probably a mix but you'd think the low number would make the RS flare more likely.

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    My #136, 11/73 build has the factory crush tubes.
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