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Date code wheels
I am restoring my 1970 Porsche 911T and was wondering what everyone thinks about having the proper date coded Fuchs wheels. Want to make it as period correct but deep 6 wheels with and without hearts are off the charts $$. I have deep sixes on it but from different years. No one is going to know but I'm thinking long term when I sell it .Or I already know the answer some will care some will not. Wrong year less sale price -correct year more money. Anyway let me know what you all think. Thanks
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Depends of the rest of the car. 20 foot driver? No mater. Pebble beach trailer queen? Matters.
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Just some random thoughts:
- There are many reasons why date codes wouldn't match each other or the chassis right from the factory. Wheels would get made and sit around for some period of time - especially in the 60s/70s when inventories were larger. (Obvs the wheels can't have later manufacture dates than the chassis.) Example - one wheel of a set gets damaged while on the assembly line - they are just going to find another wheel to replace it, and it would be unlikely that they would replace all 4. - You couldn't even prove a set of wheels came on the car from the factory unless Porsche documentation is that anal (which is a possibility for sure). - Seems to me that "period correct" is a small step down from "factory original", especially if it is consistent with the verified date code ranges in actual production (if such data even exists.) ed
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And there goes Ed again, inserting common sense!
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