Would love to see the teal interior SWB bag. Post some photos here.
Thanks
Anthony
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Anything for my buddy Anthony :) Hope all is well.
Look what I have in Picture #4, took me 2 years but I found one. You are the only other person that I know that has one. Had to buy a lot of tools and bags just to get it.
Do we know when the change to the HAPEWE pliers in 1971 had been.
These two late 71 toolbags (https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...=1#post1136669) (https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...=1#post1139372) show both the HAPEWE version.
I haven’t read all 44 pages of this but my take on swb bag progression is this, smooth with rivet clasps and pull tags then same without pull tags then fine linen, then ribbed with either horizontal or vertical prominent rib orientation then back to smooth and the infamous 68 elephant hide. There are exceptions of course for whatever reasons. Linen texture is not ribbed texture.
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The color (if any)on the buttons seems to vary over the years. Is that a correct observation and if so what is the evolution?
Richard
I agree with Allen on those Hapewe pliers. I am 100% sure that specific type was in 1973.5 tool kits, also 1974-75 tool kits. I have seen them in very late LWB tool kits but I wouldn't call them LWB pliers. There is another type of Hapewe pliers that pre-date those in the pictures, I have seen them in earlier tool kits.
Allen, I actually just saw this and thought I would respond, sorry for the 5 year delay, we had another boy and girl during this time which keeps me on my toes.=)
I can't be 100% sure these DIN Wrenches were original to the kit however I can be 98%. I found a 72 911S Targa under a tarp on a driveway in Miami. The car was in quite poor shape but luckily the owner for some reason put the toolkit in his garage saving it from the weather. The Serial number was 9112310962, the gentleman was the original owner and an attorney. He did NOT work on his own cars and this was his only Porsche. He drove as a daily driver until it broke at which point he put a tarp over it and left it in the driveway. I cannot see anyway this guy would have changed the wrenches, though not impossible, I'd say it is insanely improbable.
I purchased the kit, added the towel and fuses to complete and sent to a friend with a 72 911S coupe Serial 9112300148 as he was missing his.
"Soterik" makes a funny comment a few posts down from yours which likely is exactly what happened. They ran out of wrenches during assembly of the kits and had to substitute. I've always been fascinated by the variations which can occur during manufacturing. It all comes down to "Don't stop the line". This is a huge point that judges miss when judging a hand assembled car. The possibility of anomalies must be factored in because the line could have made a quick on the fly variation to keep the line moving.
Even during assembly in very defined processes, when you add a human you will get variations.
I'd also like to take the opportunity to thank you for putting together this guideline. I've found it so helpful as I'm certain many others have. I'll continue to provide photos of kits from cars I believe to be original with the respective serial numbers for your reference.
All the best!
Ben
www.901motorsports.com
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Please identify what this bag goes to. Thanks!