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50 Jahre - the book |
bbrock |
Oct 2 2019, 03:41 PM
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I'm about half way through reading my copy of 50 Jahre Porsche 914 by Jürgen Lewandowski. It's a fascinating read with a much more in depth discussion of the development and marketing than I have ever seen before. Anyone who says the 914 is a Porsche in name only has it completely backwards. I've always thought that, but this book makes it clear this car was Porsche's baby through and through. One interesting nugget is that the program committee recommended and then formally agreed that all models of 914 would bear the Porsche hood badge but the proposal was nixed when the cars were released as VW-Porsche. Anyone else read the book? I'm curious about other impressions.
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Superhawk996 |
Oct 3 2019, 03:30 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,904 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Never really worried about those that said NARP.
How then do you explain the fact that the whole front suspension from a 911 can be moved over to a 914? Try that on a Beetle! And then there is that whole 901 transmission thing. It wan't an accident that the transmission bolts right up to a Type 4 (introduced 1968) and a 911 case. VDO gauges that look more like 911 parts than VW parts? Semi Trailing arms? Wonder where those came from? VW suspiciously dumped swing axles in 1968. Did VW learn a thing or two about swing axle jacking from Porsche? Hard to say because Corvair was struggling with it around the same time too. We many never know completely who was helping who but I saw Porsche's fingerprints on it long ago. |
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