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Posted by: gms Jun 3 2013, 09:58 PM

After hearing people go on and on about 914.043.0001 being the first production 914/6 I decided to contact Marc at Porsche who has access to the Kardexs
and here is what he wrote:




So that Make PCNA and now Porsche in Germany who have said #11 was the first.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jun 3 2013, 11:36 PM

Hey, Glenn! Have you seen any of the old articles about #17? One of the vendors at the Partsheaven swap evidently used to own it, and mentioned that it was covered in a Panorama issue many years ago...

--DD

Posted by: Joe Sharp Jun 4 2013, 09:42 AM

#11 shows up at the G and R. Tony is a great guy and has a 914-GT also.

Posted by: Gustl Jun 4 2013, 09:53 AM

here's the artice and a little additional text, that I saved in my files

"I got one of the 1st 914/6s in the USA. 9140430017. This was the car, that the Panorama featured in their 1st road test.
The car was Yellow, and soon after the road test, the car was painted Black, and a 2.4 Motor W/airport gears was installed."



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Posted by: Dave_Darling Jun 4 2013, 12:36 PM

I should have known that someone here would have the article.

--DD

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 4 2013, 01:09 PM

Until somebody finds 914.043.0001 sitting in a storage unit somewhere in SoCal ...

Posted by: KELTY360 Jun 4 2013, 02:07 PM

Where's the rest of the article? It was just getting good.

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 4 2013, 02:14 PM

Is #11 the same as #4?

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 4 2013, 02:44 PM

Not even close ...

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jun 4 2013, 05:26 PM

#4 was a prototype. #11 is (apparently) the first production 914-6. Two very different things.

--DD

Posted by: gms Jun 4 2013, 05:45 PM

Why did I know you were going to say that

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jun 4 2013, 05:51 PM

I found it in a field. The guy wasn't doing anything with it so I had it towed to my shop.

Stay tuned.

Posted by: ConeDodger Jun 4 2013, 05:52 PM

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 4 2013, 05:55 PM

Hey.....that was mine!!!

Posted by: gms Jun 4 2013, 06:41 PM

I think he had #70

March 1972
914.043.0070 - 2.5 liter, 250 HP engine. Transmission w/close ratio gears & LSD, Ginther suspension, 9 mags w/ 3 sets of tires. Special body & paint. Concour winner at Sun Valley. Looks, performance & handling are unmatched $9K complete w/ all spares Peter Sandholdt

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 4 2013, 09:30 PM

Now that's funny.

Posted by: KELTY360 Jun 5 2013, 08:28 AM

Convert it to a Grasshopper. That will make it really rare!

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jun 5 2013, 11:18 AM

From the paint on the wheels it looks like it already was a grasshopper. I FOUND IT!!

Posted by: MDG Jun 5 2013, 03:58 PM

Stop making stuff up, Eric.

Posted by: racerbvd Jun 5 2013, 04:56 PM

actually, I owned

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 5 2013, 05:13 PM

Well, Porsche also told us that all 914 prototype cars were crushed when production began.

And we all know how that story ended ...

Posted by: pcar916 Jun 6 2013, 07:12 AM

All of us don't! How many known prototypes are out there?

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jun 6 2013, 12:34 PM

At least four that we know of still existing. Was it five?

The Porsche (silver) and Piech 914-8 cars were built from prototypes.

The Sportomatic prototype is sitting in Germany right now and is either awaiting or currently under restoration.

And there's the infamous "Number Four" that was sold in the US and driven as a road car before being left to rot. And be the subject of Way Too Much Drama ™.

--DD

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 6 2013, 01:19 PM

http://www.914world.com/specs/prototypes.php

Posted by: pcar916 Jun 6 2013, 01:58 PM

Excellent thanks. Does the documentation in this thread mean that VIN #11 will be removed from the prototype list?

Posted by: Gustl Jun 6 2013, 02:28 PM

#11 is known as the first production 914-6

Posted by: 914_teener Jun 6 2013, 02:46 PM

So like Joe said..... Tony's car.

I took a pic of the story board for that car. I try and post it later.


Thanks Gustl

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 6 2013, 03:44 PM

914.043.0011 is not on the prototype list ...

Posted by: pcar916 Jun 6 2013, 04:22 PM

Thanks, apparently I don't read anymore!

Posted by: 914_teener Jun 6 2013, 06:26 PM

Here is the story board shot.....sorry there are no shade trees at the G and R

Posted by: 914_teener Jun 6 2013, 06:34 PM

Ha.......pretty sure that was Jim Hoyland shadow there and my lovely wife on the left

Posted by: Joe Sharp Jun 6 2013, 06:43 PM

Yes, that is one of Tony's cars.

Posted by: gms Jun 6 2013, 09:59 PM

Please post this document, I have never seen it before. It would be ridiculous seeing how they have 2 high profile prototypes in their museum collection.

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 6 2013, 11:48 PM

I'm pretty sure they weren't planning on crushing those two but all other prototype cars were supposed to be recycled.


I'll have to dig through my stuff ...

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 11 2015, 10:45 AM

As luck would have it, 914.043.0017 is one of the VIN numbers i recovered last week and apparently it's current owner is a member here:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=13683

He signed up two years ago but has never posted ...

Posted by: gms Mar 11 2015, 11:02 AM

I vaguely remember that the VIN was #70 and not #17, something to check on
also i played a april fools joke about #13, should be revised in the database

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 11 2015, 11:20 AM

I know #13 was a joke which is why i linked your thread in the description.


Either way, someone out here in CA claims to have #17 which is a pretty early car and of some interest as such ...

Posted by: gms Mar 11 2015, 11:43 AM

I would be very interested in seeing if it has all the pre-production stuff like 11&12 do.
can you contact them?

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 11 2015, 11:54 AM

PM sent ...

Posted by: sixnotfour Mar 11 2015, 02:44 PM

I have the tag somewhere ,,I got it off a 914-6 in the junkyard years ago...
0001 when I find it (moving sucks) I will post a pic...914 was slid into a pole ..I doubt if the driver survived.. I have the wiring..and column parts off it..

Posted by: walterolin Mar 11 2015, 06:57 PM

You gonna part it out?

Posted by: Gustl Jan 9 2016, 11:33 AM

Glenn, I got the info, that car #0017 was converted to a race car (don't know when), so I doubt that there remained much of the pre-production stuff

Posted by: larryM Jan 9 2016, 06:57 PM

Stoddard will sell a new blank VIN plate to anyone http://www.stoddard.com/00070110118.html

- we may yet discover several "0001"s are out there - maybe on eBay

Posted by: Gustl Jan 10 2016, 12:53 AM

but the blank VIN plate from Stoddard is the later style, so it will be easy to spot the fake