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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ 1969 road & track magazine
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 08:16 AM
while at the 24 hrs of daytona i bought a few old r & t magazines with 914 content.
in the summer of '69 the author visited zuffenhausen where he was shown what he desrcibed as a "prototype" 914-6.
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 08:17 AM
pg. 1
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 08:18 AM
pg. 2
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 08:19 AM
pg. 3
Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Feb 12 2005, 08:23 AM
Doug, thanks for scanning and posting. Pretty cool. 
Posted by: 0396 Feb 12 2005, 08:27 AM
Thank you 
Posted by: rick 918-S Feb 12 2005, 08:41 AM
Do you think this is our beloved #4? 
Posted by: skline Feb 12 2005, 08:43 AM
Yeah, that was pretty cool, The article was not quite as accurate as history took the car, but good insight though on what they had originally planned.
Posted by: JohnnyX Feb 12 2005, 08:49 AM
Great find. Thanks for sharing. John
Posted by: maf914 Feb 12 2005, 09:08 AM
Doug,
Thanks for posting the article. I have that magazine stored away in a box somewhere, with all of the other valuable stuff! 
I was at the Daytona 24 last weekend also. I spent all day Friday in the infield and paddock. Did most of my race viewing Saturday and Sunday from the grandstand. I didn't see you or your car this time. 
The renovation of the infield was kind of interesting. Years ago in my younger days I used to camp in the infield. Now it looks like they want to turn the infield into a giant mega-buck RV park and squeeze the traditional camper/party people out. They call it the Fan Zone, but I think it's really intended for the million dollar RV owners. Oh well, there's money out there to be taken I guess.
Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 12 2005, 09:09 AM
Nope it not #4.
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 09:11 AM
this is from a '69 car & driver. it's at the '69 frankfurt auto show.
check out the funky wheels, they look like hub caps on steel wheels.
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 09:13 AM
anybody know where i can get the license plate mount?
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 09:13 AM
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Posted by: Gustl Feb 12 2005, 09:51 AM
| QUOTE (ein 6er @ Feb 12 2005, 04:11 PM) |
| check out the funky wheels, they look like hub caps on steel wheels. |
these are steel wheels with fuchs-lookalike-hubcabs
look at the Brian Long book:
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| This pre-production four cylinder car tried some Fuchs-style hubcaps. Unfortunately, the idea was not carried over to the production vehicles, presumably on the grounds of added expense. |
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Posted by: ejm Feb 12 2005, 10:04 AM
These are the steel wheels they used 
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Posted by: Gustl Feb 12 2005, 10:07 AM
| QUOTE (ejm @ Feb 12 2005, 05:04 PM) |
| These are the steel wheels they used |
so, if anybody has a set of these steel wheels laying around, I'd be interested
Posted by: jd74914 Feb 12 2005, 10:22 AM
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| look at the Brian Long book: This pre-production four cylinder car tried some Fuchs-style hubcaps. Unfortunately, the idea was not carried over to the production vehicles, presumably on the grounds of added expense. |
My dad's 914 in the '70s had the fuchs hubcaps
, and he got them for free because someguy didn't like how they looked and wanted the original hub caps
Posted by: Gint Feb 12 2005, 12:20 PM
Thanks Doug!
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 12 2005, 07:19 PM
mike,
i was only there sat., sorry i missed you. yeah, they make more $ from rv parking so they will try to get as many as those in there as they can!! interesting with the showers, now all the drunks can take cold showers and sober up!!
Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut Feb 13 2005, 01:26 AM
Here's a book I highly recommend if you're into magazine reviews:
Front cover...
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Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut Feb 13 2005, 01:26 AM
...and back cover:
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Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut Feb 13 2005, 01:29 AM
The back cover is a copy of the table of contents. The ISBN number is on the lower right corner if one wanted to search for a copy. I got mine at a VW show/swap meet from a local guy who sells vintage automobile, uh, documents and books.
Posted by: ein 6er Feb 13 2005, 06:43 AM
cool!! thanks toby!!
that looks like #4 on the cover!!
Posted by: Sammy Feb 13 2005, 09:28 AM
Hay, that's my car! The author of that book stole it from me and I want it back! 
Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 13 2005, 09:38 AM
Thats what #4 looked like before Andy drove it....
Posted by: brownaar Feb 14 2005, 09:57 AM
Those "steel" wheels in EJM's post. Aren't those actually the Mahle "gasburner" alloys?
Posted by: xitspd Feb 14 2005, 10:02 AM
Thank you very much for the post! Excellent....
Posted by: Root_Werks Feb 14 2005, 10:23 AM
What a great way to start a Monday. Thanks for sharing the magizine articles folks! I love the history.
Posted by: mikey Feb 14 2005, 10:52 PM
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| Those "steel" wheels in EJM's post. Aren't those actually the Mahle "gasburner" alloys? |
Yep, those are Mahle Gas-Burners. I have a set that I plan on using on my 914-6. They're magnesium I think and they are the lightest wheels Porsche ever used.
Posted by: Gustl Feb 14 2005, 11:44 PM
| QUOTE (mikey @ Feb 15 2005, 05:52 AM) |
| They're magnesium I think and they are the lightest wheels Porsche ever used. |
Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 14 2005, 11:48 PM
how does a minilite compare to a gas burner in weight?
Posted by: Gustl Feb 15 2005, 02:52 AM
don't know, but the gasburners were factory option - the minilite aftermarket
Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 15 2005, 06:44 AM
I think gas burners are 11lbs each.
Posted by: URY914 Feb 15 2005, 07:35 AM
| QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 14 2005, 09:48 PM) |
| how does a minilite compare to a gas burner in weight? |
Minilights are light in name only. They are cast aluminum and not really all that light compared to the gas burners. People used the Minilights because they came in a bunch of different offsets.
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