a 914 in Japan

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10238060209515818&set=pcb.10238060209875827

seen on today's walk...

This makes the 2nd 914 I've found in this neighborhood... but that's a flat front tire on the passenger side front.

what the hell is the deal with this license plate? Yellow on black would be right for this era, but this sequence isn't the 3 letters followed by 3 numbers that would be proper for this year. Must be one of the new re-issued plates, which are fine for new cars, but, it's all wrong for the cars in the 60s to have the right color plates, without the right alphanumeric sequence

first time I've seen a 80s/90s 1st generation Humvee in nearly 17 years. 

 

this car has been parked so long, the tire dry rotted and went flat, on BOTH SIDES on the back. I think it's a beemer

it's rare to find a 914 on the street. But this guy has a garage that must have something in it that won't ever come out, as the van has blocked the door for years. This 914 has been on this cul de sac for at least 11 years

a 914 convertible, something Porsche never offered during the early 70s when US legislators were getting serious about safety and automakers feared the country might ban convertibles altogether.

That concern had already led Porsche to introduce the 911 Targa in 1966, and the company held off on offering a real 911 convertible until 1983. The same logic shaped the 914, which came with a fixed rear roof section and a removable center panel.

https://www.carscoops.com/2026/01/porsche-914-convertible-roadster-flat-six-build

heck of a "off the radar" auction happening in 12 days, in northeastern New Mexico. Crazy wide variety of vehicles, from a 914 Porsche, a bug eye Sprite, a 240Z, a Maverick, Opel GTs, VW Bugs, Mustangs, Camaros, many Scouts, lots of trucks, about 500 vehicles in all

https://www.freedomcarauctions.com/auctions/29035-dorsey-mansion-hoard-collector-car-auction?pageSize=100

1970 Porsche 914/6 is on BAT ending in about 24 hours, 3pm west coast time tomorrow... with the optional 15″ Mahle “Gas Burner” mag rims from the factory

both the engine and trans have had recent overhauls, and the current owner bought it in 2021, put 150 miles on it, and now it's got 300 since the repaint, and a total of around 30,333 miles 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-porsche-914-6-100/

a 4x4 914 Safari, at the first American FAT Ice Race in Aspen, Colorado, last February, for an exhibition of their abilities on groomed ice

 

https://loveofdriving.mobil.com/voices/20

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-inaugural-north-american-fat-ice-race-driven-by-mobil-1-takes-over-aspen-co-with-50-specialty-rare-cars-and-expert-racers-302061183.html

You can get a really good look at one at https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHEEO82xttf/

there were a lot of 914's at the Steve McQueen car show, so there were plenty to compare the flat side 914s and the fender flared 914 -6s. The wide body 914-6 are much better looking

Here they are, you decide. My mind is made up that the widebody is better looking

 

It's been a while since I've seen a 914 with the full option list, a 914-6 GT Targa

very cool item to put in the car at car shows!

I don't remember ever seeing one with the VW symbol in the mix of the nameplate, but, I seriously can't recall the last time I was this close to a 914, it's easily been a decade. There aren't many around. 

this would be a cool 914 if they had gotten the headlights right. They stuffed an LS into the engine bay

one hell of a garage display

https://www.facebook.com/AirCooledClassicsPorsche/posts/pfbid0fuXmqrcisrCWtpvUUv6A6h6vBexhZP9XWyBqDefRGTVNCivzTkwMPzh4tKQgYWLsl

1957 Porsche Speedster being hoisted by a crane 58 stories in the air over Vancouver to get a new residence in a living room

most owners of these rare cars don’t drive them anymore anyway, so parking it in a luxury high-rise is not much different than storing it in a ground-level garage.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a60604805/vintage-porsche-speedsterhoisted-58-stories-for-move-into-luxury-high-rise

Mia Walsh, of the Porsche Club of America ... Her love affair with Porsche started with a “FOR SALE” sign on a ’72 914 that she saw while on her bicycle when she was 15. Somehow, she convinced the owner to let her take it for a spin. (duh, she's a girl)

Some 20 years later, she was recognized nationally as a top HPDE instructor in 2013, Mia worked her way up to the Potomac Region President in 2019. 

Walsh now serves as Porsche Club of America - National High Performance Driver Education Chair

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-3-episode-48-mia-walsh-porsche-club-of/id1559369027?i=1000563696763

unlike the disappointing turn out at El Cajon and La Mesa, Escondido's weekly Friday night cruise was at it's usual full turn out strength

interesting cars coming to auction in Paris, a 74 Pantera, a 66 GT 350R, a 70 914-6, a 68 Vette 427 fully race ready,

https://www.aguttes.com/lot/128535/20006916-1974-de-tomaso-panteracarte-gr

https://www.aguttes.com/lot/128535/20006917-1966-ford-mustang-shelby-gt-35

https://www.aguttes.com/lot/128535/20006918-1970-porsche-9146-fia-carte-gr

https://www.aguttes.com/lot/128535/20008595-1968-chevrolet-corvette-c3-car

https://www.aguttes.com/catalogue/128535-automobiles-de-collection-la-vente-dautomne?