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Posted by: Steve Oct 21 2016, 03:43 PM

The rare 914-S sighting. Does anyone know him?

Posted by: Steve Oct 21 2016, 03:44 PM

I will fix the picture tonight "dam iPhone"

Posted by: ndfrigi Oct 21 2016, 04:06 PM

Fixed it for you sir Steve!

Posted by: mb911 Oct 21 2016, 04:13 PM

Ok I am more of a 6 guy so tell me more about what makes a -4 s..

Posted by: rgalla9146 Oct 21 2016, 04:17 PM

On his way to Wells Fargo to check on a minor issue.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Oct 21 2016, 04:52 PM

A 914-6 badge and a bit of filing.

--DD

Posted by: Coondog Oct 21 2016, 04:56 PM

Looks like he is enjoying a drive on a perfect Orange County Fall day...

Posted by: theleschyouknow Oct 21 2016, 05:29 PM

The S came from the factory with sail vinyl, so if that is an S, he has severely decreased its value by removing it

wow kinda hard to type that with my tung (how the hell do you spell that) so firmly pressed in my cheek


cjl

Posted by: Cairo94507 Oct 21 2016, 05:38 PM

There is no actual 914 "S". It was a advertising campaign and little else. Sorry. Oh, but I love that car and the color.

Posted by: Mueller Oct 21 2016, 05:42 PM

Not that rare if "S" stands for: sitting, storage , static...you know other words for not running , lots of us have one!

Posted by: ndfrigi Oct 21 2016, 05:52 PM

I believed he is Thomas who bought my 72 roller 3 years ago to replace his autox 914. His car is very clean and the interior is very nice.

Posted by: Steve Oct 21 2016, 05:59 PM

I just thought it was funny, because it actually had a 914-S badge in the back.

Posted by: colingreene Oct 21 2016, 11:20 PM

Thats Thomas.
And it is a S badge, he is a member here.
his car is very nice.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Oct 22 2016, 06:40 AM

Man, his car is beautiful and clean.

Posted by: db9146 Oct 22 2016, 07:10 AM

I spoke to someone at the Okteenerfest who has researched the "S" designation because his COA included "914S" on the document. It was essentially a USA-only marketing package that included a lot of individual options - a "doll'ed up" 914 2.0L, for that one year, 1974, IIRC.

Posted by: theleschyouknow Oct 22 2016, 07:51 AM

74 was Can-Am, 73 was the S

I've got a fully optioned 73 US 2.0 so if anybody's pulling for the S, it's me. The COA is neat and there's a full article about it in the summer fourteener magazine but I tend to agree with the marketing strat camp. I would like to see Tom?s badge tho


cjl

Posted by: John Galt Oct 22 2016, 09:15 AM

Seems like every time someone posts a picture of my car there is a discussion about the S. A member here used to make various badges. I chose the S to signify that the car is a restomod, it is no longer a 2.0 liter but it is not a 6, plus a number of other changes (many common some not).

Posted by: dlkawashima Oct 22 2016, 09:31 AM

So, the first "real" evidence of a 914S and it turns out to be a late '73 model. Someone has some 'splainin to do.

Posted by: Steve Oct 22 2016, 09:37 AM

Love the color!! Which blue is that?

Posted by: Blue6 Oct 22 2016, 10:06 AM

Steve, it looks like Alaska Blue Metallic...

Posted by: colingreene Oct 22 2016, 10:25 AM

Pretty sure its Alaska Blue

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 22 2016, 10:59 AM

A short lived PCNA marketing campaign that wasn't sanctioned by Porsche and got canned.

Posted by: whitetwinturbo Oct 22 2016, 08:26 PM

...............and who can forget the Ford Mustang "California Special"?

Love marketing hype

Posted by: plays with cars Oct 23 2016, 11:09 PM

Here are a couple pages out of a period brochure I have. This is how Porsche explained the model...

Posted by: RobW Oct 24 2016, 06:48 PM

Nice color!