Interesting 914 Article I just found, Jan 04 Classic Motorsports Options

[Tom_T]

This is an interesting older 914 article from 2004, which I just found perusing the website of "Classic Motorsports" that I recently subscribed to for the halibut!

http://classicmotorsports.net/articles/porsche-914/

Enjoy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)

[Tom_T]

Hey Dave,

I just found where I'd seen that picture of the 914 design studies in the Porsche Design Studio, but unfortunately it's not an online source that I can just post here.

It's in the #191 May 2011 issue of Excellence magazine, in the "Who really designed the 914?" article on pages 95-99, with the pic in question at the bottom of pg. 96 - note the sketch behind & between the 2nd & 3rd from left guys in that pic.

Due to copyright laws I won't photo/scan & post it on here, but you can get that issue from them at: http://www.excellence-mag.com/back-issues

... or just borrow one from a P-car local in your area. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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[dlkawashima]

I just found where I'd seen that picture of the 914 design studies in the Porsche Design Studio, but unfortunately it's not an online source that I can just post here.

It's in the #191 May 2011 issue of Excellence magazine, in the "Who really designed the 914?" article on pages 95-99, with the pic in question at the bottom of pg. 96 - note the sketch behind & between the 2nd & 3rd from left guys in that pic.

I have that issue of Excellence. The caption on the picture says those are drawings of the 901 (911) and the 904, not the 914. The drawing between the second & third designers ..... are you saying it's not a rear view of the 911 but a rear (or is it a frontal) view of the 914?

[Tom_T]

I just found where I'd seen that picture of the 914 design studies in the Porsche Design Studio, but unfortunately it's not an online source that I can just post here.

It's in the #191 May 2011 issue of Excellence magazine, in the "Who really designed the 914?" article on pages 95-99, with the pic in question at the bottom of pg. 96 - note the sketch behind & between the 2nd & 3rd from left guys in that pic.

I have that issue of Excellence. The caption on the picture says those are drawings of the 901 (911) and the 904, not the 914. The drawing between the second & third designers ..... are you saying it's not a rear view of the 911 but a rear (or is it a frontal) view of the 914?

Dave, in my copy the caption reads: "...in Porsche's design studio with models and drawings of two contemporary 914 projects, the 901/902 [911/912] and 904."

As well as I can make out with my old eyes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) , the clay model is the 901/902~911/912, the drawings behind L-R are the 904, not sure (maybe 914 or 911 side), 914 (frontal I think), then the white line or old time blueprint (blue background) maybe the other 914 study referenced in the caption. I wish I had a bigger clearer pic of it.

As the article said, the Gugelot design may have had some influence, but it's been refuted by Klie (who was there for the entire 914 design process) that they did any design work on the 914 under contract to Porsche. IIRC Gugelot maybe did later do some additional design studies for a 914 redesign as an after-the-fact design exercise.