Old Porsche Assembly Videos Options

[Amphicar770]

Not 914 but still interesting ...

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2021/01/17...ction-processes

[wonkipop]

thanks for link.
liked the bit in 70s film where said being a test driver was the most highly coveted job.

(the story about beer bottles in the spray booth by roblav1 is interesting, bet that was to wash the taste of paint out of their mouths, the guys who used to do clear coat floor finishes in construction here were the same, wouldn't matter if its 8.00am in the morning - out came the beer).

my business partner's father was a test driver for mercedes in germany in the late 60s/early70s.
he has good tales from that time.
out on the banked loop circuit with C-111s. he was only in the saloons.
said you were expected to hold a strict steady speed for hours on end in the saloons around the loop and if you deviated you would get a stern talking to, or worse relieved of duties. whenever he comes into the office and sees the 914 parked he smiles, saying he remembered them on the autobahns. "we used to pass those cars all the time in the mercedes". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

i noticed this in the side bar of that hemmings page.
never knew about it.
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/07/08...ooked-like-this