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Posted by: erwindv Mar 4 2017, 12:39 AM

Just out of curiosity: anybody any idea how many there are still out there, running?
Estimation?

Posted by: dlkawashima Mar 4 2017, 03:19 AM

I can't answer your question, but check out the thread linked below ...

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=263481

Posted by: lalee914 Mar 4 2017, 10:50 AM

I keep track of 914/6 advertisements and I currently have information on over 1650 of the approximately 3360 914/6s that were built. There are very few cars in my database that are listed as being destroyed. Every year I find information on somewhere between 50 and 150 new VIN numbers. My best guess right now is that there are over 2000 914/6s surviving around the world. It might be as high as 2500.

I would expect the percentage of 914/4s surviving to be quite a bit less.

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Mar 5 2017, 09:39 AM

Hi Larry, do you know how many 914/6 came to the USA?

Posted by: toolguy Mar 5 2017, 12:52 PM

Jeff, as I remember it was 1788 to USA officially. . That number is from the book, Excellence was Expected.

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Mar 5 2017, 08:26 PM

Interesting. So only about 56% of the /6s came to the US.

Information from the USA recall campaign indicates that 83,000 914/4s made it to the US, or about 72%.

Posted by: lalee914 Mar 6 2017, 02:01 PM

It would be interesting to know how many /4s are still registered for road use. My guess is that the mortality rate for the 4 cylinder cars is much higher than for the 6 cylinder cars. I'm not sure how you could find that out but I'm sure there is a way if you know the right person or have access to the right system.

Posted by: ndfrigi Mar 6 2017, 02:08 PM

Just in SoCal local saturday morning meet last Sept. 2016. More than 20 914s.

Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Mar 7 2017, 08:48 PM

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=78138&st=0

Here is an interesting thread from a few years ago.

Paul

Posted by: SKL1 Mar 9 2017, 01:20 PM

Nice to see that many 914's in one place. Even at the big C&C in Scottsdale every month there may be 3-4 914's in total. Must admit I don't take mine every time though.
Smaller C&C at Penske Musuem every month only 1-2 914's...