914 Coupe, Interesting concept Options

[Britain Smith]

Saw this picture on Facebook this morning...thought I would share. It looks interesting with the Sheridan front end.


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[URY914]

My Flickr friend responded with this..........

"He bought this in, I think, 2008, from New Mexico. It was white, but with all the fibreglass body panels (minus the buttresses) in place. It started life as a regular 4cyl 914, but the previous owner had installed a 911 engine and had set it up for racing. My boss painted it silver, and I actually applied a large amount of the decals. Most of the parts have been replaced/upgraded since he bought it - new suspension, diff, etc. etc. The buttresses are the newest addition. They don't add much weight, just a few pounds, and it does make the often awkward 914 design rather more palatable. He decided to name it the 913, the car Porsche never made :-)

He used it for the past several years for racing at the nearest proper road course track, but since winning a chequered flag, he's concentrating more on slalom."

Actually, here's an in car video from this very event last Sunday:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPpJV_U7UOI&list= UUIAvuB4U_wC...

You can see some other in-car videos on his Youtube channel.

[dlkawashima]

The buttresses are the newest addition. They don't add much weight, just a few pounds, and it does make the often awkward 914 design rather more palatable.

So ...... buttresses like a Fiero GT ...... no rear glass (or is the 914 rear window still there)?