 History question - 914/6 market in 1970, was there a frenzy to get one? |
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| larryM |
  Jul 27 2017, 12:11 PM
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emoze  Group: Members Posts: 891 Joined: 1-January 03 From: mid- California Member No.: 65 Region Association: Northern California 
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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) |
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| gandalf_025 |
Jul 29 2017, 11:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,456 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
Any 914, 6 or not was considered undesirable back then.
The arrogant 911 owners wouldn't even talk to you. Going to a PCA Meeting was a joke.. Took many years to be recognized as a Porsche.. I bought my 6 in early 73..... will never forget the way we were treated. |
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| larryM |
Jul 29 2017, 10:03 PM
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emoze Group: Members Posts: 891 Joined: 1-January 03 From: mid- California Member No.: 65 Region Association: Northern California
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quite true
QUOTE(gandalf_025 @ Jul 29 2017, 10:34 AM)  Any 914, 6 or not was considered undesirable back then. The arrogant 911 owners wouldn't even talk to you. I bought my 6 in early 73..... will never forget the way we were treated. |
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| KELTY360 |
Jul 29 2017, 10:12 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(larryM @ Jul 29 2017, 09:03 PM) quite true QUOTE(gandalf_025 @ Jul 29 2017, 10:34 AM) Any 914, 6 or not was considered undesirable back then. The arrogant 911 owners wouldn't even talk to you. I bought my 6 in early 73..... will never forget the way we were treated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) That's why I consider myself a 914 guy, not a Porsche guy. NARP is a badge of honor. |
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| RickS |
Jul 29 2017, 10:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Jul 29 2017, 09:12 PM) QUOTE(larryM @ Jul 29 2017, 09:03 PM) quite true QUOTE(gandalf_025 @ Jul 29 2017, 10:34 AM) Any 914, 6 or not was considered undesirable back then. The arrogant 911 owners wouldn't even talk to you. I bought my 6 in early 73..... will never forget the way we were treated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) That's why I consider myself a 914 guy, not a Porsche guy. NARP is a badge of honor. About 4 years ago I ran my 6 conversion in a rather spirited PCA "tour" and had no issues keeping up with the new cars in the twisties. When we stopped for coffee a handful of new car owners came over and asked how keeping up was possible. I told them that 914 GTs actually put the higher priced 911s to shame in several races and a result were pulled from future races as to not tarnish the more expensive 911s. They were rather dumbfounded. I then told them I peddled like hell to keep up, and then they laughed. I thought they would be dicks, but they were rather impressed by what a humble 914 can do. Some might still be dicks, but a few are more shrunken. |
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larryM History question - 914/6 market in 1970 Jul 27 2017, 12:11 PM
toolguy They languished on the dealers inventory, common f... Jul 27 2017, 03:08 PM Racer I would agree. Although, apples to oranges, the ba... Jul 27 2017, 03:38 PM csdilligaf A friend of mine was in the car business in 1970 a... Jul 27 2017, 04:52 PM SKL1 And because they sat so long I was lucky when I go... Jul 28 2017, 12:23 AM oldie914 I lived in Stuttgart in 1970 and in December bough... Jul 28 2017, 05:07 AM maxwelj I had a frenzy about buying mine! <<grin... Jul 28 2017, 11:41 AM larryM excellent! - just what i was hoping to discove... Jul 28 2017, 08:00 PM
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excellent! - just what i was hoping to discov... Jul 29 2017, 08:10 AM pete000 When I was a kid back around 1980 I had a friend w... Jul 28 2017, 11:22 PM burton73 Larry,
Why the “excellent! - Just what I wa... Jul 29 2017, 11:01 AM gandalf_025
[quote name='larryM' post='2511583' date='Jul 29... Jul 30 2017, 05:56 AM Lucky9146
Any 914, 6 or not was considered undesirable back... Jul 30 2017, 08:26 AM GregAmy Clearly they were not desired at the time. If the ... Jul 30 2017, 07:53 AM |
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