914-6 “R”, Where does the R designation fit into the 914-6 history Options

[gereed75]

I have recently had a reason to look at the lineage of the factory 914-6 number 1543 owned by Tony Samojen and documented on Armando’s pbase 914-6 GT website. The original window sticker is shown there. It refers to this car in two places as a 914-6 “R”. No mention of GT

We talk about GT’s and M471 optioned cars, but it seems there is more significance to the R designation than the more commonly used GT designation.

This particular car was special ordered through a dealership and It seems that it was intended more as a street car. Kinda like the Cayman GT 4 RS. No GT roll bar.

I suspect vintage GT guru Glenn Staszak could provide more insight.

[Maltese Falcon]

Tony Samojen's yellow GT next to the red 911, at one of our past Hollywood Tacos & Cruise ins. Very well sorted car>> I've heard that he sold the GT last year.
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[davep]

Tony Samojen's yellow GT next to the red 911, at one our past Hollywood Tacos & Cruise ins. Very well sorted car

I agree, Tony's attention to detail, and dedicated reproduction of the GT parts, was exceptional.

BTW, I do remember a reference to the 914/6 R as a car owned by Miles Collier in Florida. Since this was about 45 years ago it is a bit hazy and will take some time to track down.