Do people really think the 914 is ugly? I never thought so. |
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Do people really think the 914 is ugly? I never thought so. |
scottsilvertt |
Oct 2 2022, 10:13 AM
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scottsilvertt Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 17-May 06 From: South East USA Member No.: 6,019 Region Association: South East States |
Do people really think the 914 is ugly? I never thought so.
I have seen far uglier cars...many of them. Even most cars today are not worth a second look. I remember it coming out as a kid. So many had poor things to say about the 914. My older brother was Chalon crazy. (he liked the car on his own with no outside influences) Sadly, I listened to friends and the press...and was too young to form my own opinion. What had people not liking the car? what's not to like: the pop up headlights...about as cool as it can get the trick removable roof. the two storage spaces the engine in the middle? who does that, its amazing. the simple, never out of style interior. the lightest seats in the world. the Italian style door handles. flush and wonderful. I think of it as another little 904. a good red one looks like a Ferrari to me. a friend of mine had a gold, low mileage second gen , angled shaped, Dino (from around 1976). yes, it was neat, but I like the 914 better. I cannot get enough of the car. I'm more fascinated with it more today than any earlier decade. I mean the car was incredible at Le Mans. I knew a guy who said he had over 20 of the cars...and could look at them all day. what an amazing car that was 50 years ahead of its time. I can't think of a single high production car, in all history that was more unique, and stayed unique for decades. spending time with an airplane, and what color is this?? 4x4 in the mountains of Europe |
Alain V. |
Oct 2 2022, 04:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 15-March 13 From: Kansas Member No.: 15,655 Region Association: None |
I’ve never thought of the 914 as ugly,,,,,,,except for the USA version front side marker lights. Whoever was responsible for those should have been beaten with a rubber hose.
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KELTY360 |
Oct 2 2022, 04:29 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,034 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I’ve never thought of the 914 as ugly,,,,,,,except for the USA version front side marker lights. Whoever was responsible for those should have been beaten with a rubber hose. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) That would be the USDOT that was mandating safety measures. They were right about seat belts…except most people refused to use them. |
bbrock |
Oct 2 2022, 06:34 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I’ve never thought of the 914 as ugly,,,,,,,except for the USA version front side marker lights. Whoever was responsible for those should have been beaten with a rubber hose. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) That would be the USDOT that was mandating safety measures. They were right about seat belts…except most people refused to use them. I tend to think they were right about side markers too, especially given how the average size of passenger vehicles has escalated. But there are right ways and wrong ways to do them. What Porsche did to the 914 was the wrong way. |
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