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Posted by: naro914 Sep 11 2014, 02:01 PM

At the Frankfurt Auto Show

https://www.stuttcars.com/porsche-models/914/

Posted by: SKL1 Sep 11 2014, 02:27 PM

Makes me feel old- the new Porsche dealer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the time (Gruber Porsche+Audi) needed to get a 914 from Minneapolis to CR for their grand opening. It was a European model, blue, with the VW portion of the VW-Porsche emblem on the back panel covered up and a Wolfsburg symbol on the steering wheel instead of a Porsche crest. One of my best friends (also a gearhead and future 914 owner as well) and I offered to drive it down from Minnesota- drove up in a Audi 100LS (remember those??) Was in the winter and must have been 1969... ah, memories...



Great synopsis above BTW...

Posted by: Phoenix914 Sep 11 2014, 02:33 PM

Today is my birthday. I'm 45. Wow!

Posted by: Cuda911 Sep 11 2014, 02:50 PM

Thanks for the link, Naro, great article!

Posted by: Chris Pincetich Sep 11 2014, 04:11 PM

Posted by: Dave_Darling Sep 11 2014, 04:14 PM

Yaaaaay!! Happy birthday 914!!



--DD

Posted by: poorsche914 Sep 11 2014, 04:20 PM

I find it interesting the Cayman 987 has a birthday on the 14th of September

Posted by: naro914 Sep 11 2014, 04:20 PM

I was just thinking...couldn't they have waited 3 days and had the premier on 9-14 instead of 9-11?

Posted by: 7TPorsh Sep 11 2014, 04:43 PM

Whoa! My 914 poster is in the article...

Posted by: lonewolfe Sep 11 2014, 05:04 PM

you are meant to own a 914! It is written!

Posted by: Cairo94507 Sep 11 2014, 05:18 PM

A day that changed all of our lives for the better

Posted by: Phoenix914 Sep 11 2014, 05:38 PM

Thanks! Any previous doubts have been vanquished.

Posted by: JawjaPorsche Sep 11 2014, 05:42 PM

I remember the premier of the 914 well! I was a junior at the University of Georgia. I thought the 914 design was beautiful and I wanted one badly. The 914 became my carrot. When I graduated from UGA, I got a brand new Bahia Red 73 which I still have today! I had to get a red one because UGA's colors are red and black. A traded in my 68 VW Fastback for my 914!

Note: I got married on 9-16-69! That marriage only last 362 days! But my love affair with the 914 has lasted 16,425 days and counting!

http://76.162.11.251/tuck/bicycling/914.htm


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Posted by: wes Sep 11 2014, 06:00 PM

thank you papa Porsche for the great addiction!

Posted by: Johny Blackstain Sep 11 2014, 06:15 PM

Wow, 45 yrs ago I was starting 1st grade, was still recovering over the moon landing just 3 weeks back, had no idea what a 914 was & the only thing I knew about Porsches is that his green 917 kept beating my purple Ferrari every time my Dad & I raced with my original hot wheels

Posted by: Krieger Sep 11 2014, 06:32 PM

In that first post, the arch for the front wheel well is a little rounder than usual...

Posted by: SKL1 Sep 11 2014, 07:59 PM

That's because that car has a 908 engine in it and was built for Dr. Piech...

Posted by: type47fan Sep 11 2014, 11:37 PM

Great reference material! The 1.7 type 4 engine shown in the article is from a different application. Type 2 or type 41, 42, or 46 (411/412). As we know, type 47 is the 914.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Sep 11 2014, 11:51 PM

I'm amused that they think all US-bound 914s had L-jetronic FI...

--DD

Posted by: RobW Sep 12 2014, 05:49 AM

I was conceived right around that date.

Posted by: Phoenix914 Sep 12 2014, 05:54 AM

Watch the 'race practice' video. He almost ran over a guy trying to cross the street!