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1970 jack has VW logo, correct?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 9:52 am
by RobFrost
A week or so back I picked up what I believe to be a correct 1970 911 jack as mine was missing. The original item has a VW logo, correct? I read that somewhere, possibly on early911sregistry but can anybody here corroborate?
Re: 1970 jack has VW logo, correct?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:00 pm
by matteo68
Dirk Schafer has told me that the DBP type jack (as supplied up to 12/71) did have the VW logo stamped on it but says the Samba-type base on the one in this link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224784307300 ... media=COPY
was only used for a short time period (don’t know when) but is not correct for early ‘72 MY VINs.
Re: 1970 jack has VW logo, correct?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:12 pm
by RobFrost
matteo68 wrote:Dirk Schafer has told me that the DBP type jack (as supplied up to 12/71) did have the VW logo stamped on it but says the Samba-type base on the one in this link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224784307300 ... media=COPY
was only used for a short time period (don’t know when) but is not correct for early ‘72 MY VINs.
cool, thanks for confirming.
Mine has the other base, like the ebay image you linked in your other post.
https://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewt ... 36#p653336
Also note the straight crossmember rather than cranked.
Re: 1970 jack has VW logo, correct?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:18 pm
by Lightweight_911
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As far as I'm aware there is no 100% certainty as to the cut-off dates when a particular jack (& exact toolkit contents) were supplied.
There are 'general' rules of thumb but typically when a particular car arrived at the supplying Dealer it was only just before being collected by the customer that a jack & toolkit were put into the car.
Hence there are always 'anomalies' ... & it doesn't only apply to jacks & tools - Porsche never expected owners to worry about such things 50 years in the future !
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Re: 1970 jack has VW logo, correct?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:31 pm
by matteo68
I’m always wrong on this forum!
Better shut up I think!
Re: 1970 jack has VW logo, correct?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:44 pm
by Lightweight_911
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What I was trying to convey is that there are instances when someone will tell you that such & such a part is incorrect for your car when, in fact, the only way to be 100% sure is that if you have owned a car from new.
Exceptions to the 'accepted wisdom' happened ... especially with 'separate' parts such as jacks, toolkits, spare wheels, etc.
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