914 history lesson, Part II, how about "custom" factory flares !!! |
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914 history lesson, Part II, how about "custom" factory flares !!! |
SirAndy |
Oct 18 2005, 09:45 PM
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not only are those exactly the flares the first GT prototype had, in this brochure, porsche offers them as a "factory option" for the 914-6 !!!
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-11-1129693332.jpg) and here's a picture of the GT prototype car ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-11-1129693467.jpg) |
Aaron Cox |
Oct 18 2005, 09:48 PM
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very cool find andy.
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jgiroux67 |
Oct 19 2005, 12:24 AM
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Guitar Shredder Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Turlock, CA Member No.: 2,157 |
That car looks amazing. Why doesn't someone remake these flares?
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DrifterJay |
Oct 19 2005, 12:36 AM
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DrifterJay |
Oct 19 2005, 12:37 AM
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I break stuff... Group: Members Posts: 1,034 Joined: 25-May 03 From: Oceanside, California Member No.: 737 Region Association: None |
maybe with a little of this (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif)
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Andyrew |
Oct 19 2005, 12:38 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Those flares are alot different... More like smooth gt flares....
Edit... HA little sucker edited his post (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
DrifterJay |
Oct 19 2005, 12:43 AM
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I break stuff... Group: Members Posts: 1,034 Joined: 25-May 03 From: Oceanside, California Member No.: 737 Region Association: None |
HAHA thanx Andrew!!
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Brando |
Oct 19 2005, 12:53 AM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
they kind of resemble... 911 flares... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
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Gustl |
Oct 19 2005, 02:03 AM
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914.0.43.0019 irish green test car - got converted later (don't know the current look (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) ) date of registration: June 3, 1969 current owner: Graf Goertz (designer of the BMW 503, 507 and Datsun 240 Z) |
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slugmika |
Oct 19 2005, 04:09 AM
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Those pictures in Andys post are also in 914 FIA Homolog. papers. My current rears looks quite same (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) .
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Gustl |
Oct 19 2005, 04:18 AM
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Mika, if you look at the upper part of Andys JPGs you'll see that these are the 914 FIA Homolog. papers (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Gustl |
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slugmika |
Oct 19 2005, 10:48 AM
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Mueller |
Oct 19 2005, 10:55 AM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif)
GT flares are much better looking (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
davep |
Oct 19 2005, 11:15 AM
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Check out the different flares here.
Attached thumbnail(s) |
Gustl |
Oct 19 2005, 01:03 PM
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could you tell us more about this pic?
where is it? when? who? ... |
Aaron Cox |
Oct 19 2005, 01:14 PM
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meaney racing photo?
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nomore9one4 |
Oct 19 2005, 01:26 PM
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I agree! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) |
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davep |
Oct 19 2005, 01:44 PM
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IMSA race 1971 Bytzek (19), Gregg (59) |
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Gustl |
Oct 19 2005, 02:03 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,523 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
here's a pic from another GT prototype car
check out the lic.plate - you can find it on every 2nd of the early german mag ads and on various cars in sales brochures ... Attached thumbnail(s) |
jd74914 |
Oct 19 2005, 02:54 PM
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whats with the fender on that last car, were they all molded up like that?
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