Saturday, February 19, 2022

I've liked the looks of the 914 for a long time, BECAUSE it's more VW than 911/356. Here's a rare one, a street version of the 914/6 race car

I think these racing stripes are perfect, carrying the black bars from the front bumper along the car longitudinally to equalize the lateral black pieces, but inverted from the side stripe design.


one of  23 factory-produced with the M471 special equipment package, effectively making it a street version of the 914/6 GT race car. 

Modifications for the M471-equipped cars included wide steel fender flares, a steel flared front valance, 21-millimeter wheel spacers, flared fiberglass rocker panels, and 6x15 Fuchs alloy wheels

This car then received Koni front struts, 911 S brakes, and a staggered set of wider, and GT-specific 15-inch Fuchs alloys in order to be a camera car for a 1973 Porsche commercial

What makes this particular 914/6 even more special is that it was owned for a decade and a half by Erich Strenger, the first art director for Porsche’s official magazine, Christophorus


I've never seen headlights up on one! What a weird visual impact.... but the photographer perfectly aligned the top of the left light with the top of the fender, and didn't allow the alignment of the drivers side to intrude into the red center section of the hood. Well done.

2 comments:

  1. Nice. My 914 is the only car I regret selling.

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  2. Jeff Zwart, photographer and commercial director, has a 914-6 M471 and he drives it year-round in Colorado, where he lives. He has photos on his Instagram page.

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