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> Are 914's really little 917's?, Epiphany last night driving home....
second wind
post Nov 20 2016, 02:21 PM
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Just a hint but I went to college in the seventies and live in Topanga, Calif. Out adjusting my headlights last night and saw a friend's truck at the local mountain bar. Stopped in for just a minute and on the way home it hit me! 914's are really little baby 917's!! Lights came out great and boy do these cars handle!! Anyone else feelin' it? gg
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post Nov 24 2016, 05:41 PM
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I think they look the same... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)


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post Mar 16 2017, 10:56 PM
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post Mar 16 2017, 11:37 PM
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post Mar 16 2017, 11:42 PM
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Would be awsome to have the number on the side read 916½ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 16 2017, 11:51 PM
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That's the Lemons race car from EASY in Emeryville.
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post Mar 17 2017, 05:21 AM
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I'm glad you posted this ad, even Porsche thought there were similarities.
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post Mar 17 2017, 07:37 AM
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I'm glad you posted this ad, even Porsche thought there were similarities.


Wish I had a time machine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 17 2017, 08:31 AM
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I love 914s, but I love the car on the left even more (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 17 2017, 09:43 AM
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Being a teenager in the early seventies I lived in Hermosa Beach around the corner from Vasek Polak Porsche on Pacific Coast Highway. My first exposure to a 914 was to see it sitting on the showroom floor right next to an single seat racer. The similarities were striking, engine in the middle, wheels out on the corners, the size and dimensions being pretty close. Having them side by side like that was a treat and sold me on the 914 forever.




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post Mar 17 2017, 11:45 PM
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I remember when I first got my first 914 "Speedy" running, in a Walter Mitty sort of way, closing my eyes momentarily, that fine-tuned 1.7 liter fuel injected engine sitting just inches behind me, pushing me ahead of that Camry in the lane next to me, dreaming of bigger and better things to come.......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Can't a guy fantasize a little?
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post Mar 18 2017, 08:46 AM
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QUOTE(second wind @ Nov 20 2016, 03:21 PM) *

914's are really little baby 917's!!


I agree 100%. We all know that the '60s were the awakening to the benefits of mid-engine race cars. People laughed at Colin Chapman when he brought his little mid-engine car to Indy...until he had success. Then nobody was laughing and all were designing mid-engined race cars.

The 914 was designed in the '60s and I think was a direct result of the mid-engine philosophy sweeping the racing world at that time.

And for those who astute enough to tell an orange from a tangerine, the 914 isn't a 917. However, the same basic layout was applied to the 914 as done in the 917; mid-engine; 2 seats, sleek front end, and a party in the rear. Although the 917 has 12 cylinders to the 914's 4, the 914 does have 4 lugs to a wheel to the 917's one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

The 930 was mentioned previously. Having both a 914 and 930, I'll say the 914 is much more fun to drive than the 930 if for no other reason as that fat ass end of the 930 always wants to race the front end around the curves. My 914 even without any suspension tuning handles so much better than the 930.

The 930 however can plant you in your seat when you hit the throttle. As my daughter said, it feels like riding on a roller coaster.
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