History question - 914/6 market in 1970, was there a frenzy to get one? Options

[larryM]

simple question

back in 1970 when the -6's were introduced, was there "market excitement" which caused the early adopters to throw down deposits & get onto wait-lists for the first cars?

was there a temporary frenzy to get one?
- if so, when did it abate?
- and did "flippers" get into the act?


did it happen in USA?

did it happen in Germany?

i know it happened in USA on cars like the 1990 Miata - but that was 20 yrs later

- & now-a-days, it is a marketing tactic to release limited production special editions at full-price plus additional dealer markup
(Porsche 918 Spyder, Carrera GT, 911 Speedster etc, - Tesla mania is similar)

[larryM]

excellent! - just what i was hoping to discover - not a "hot commodity"

why anyone at all b'ot 'em in 1970 is a different social question - was it the racing factor? (as documented in several recent books)


- interesting that "new" cars already showed rust problems at 16k Km

not unlike my experience with a '67 911 that was arguably rusted beyond rational salvation when i got it in 1971

[mb911]

excellent! - just what i was hoping to discover - not a "hot commodity"

why anyone at all b'ot 'em in 1970 is a different social question - was it the racing factor? (as documented in several recent books)


- interesting that "new" cars already showed rust problems at 16k Km

not unlike my experience with a '67 911 that was arguably rusted beyond rational salvation when i got it in 1971

Great point is that they all have rust just some has not reared its ugly head as of yet.. I consider mine as a seasoned 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)