 Under Heuliez’s Murene lies one of the first 914s, behind it, the demise of one coachbuilder and the rise of another |
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| pete000 |
 Apr 30 2018, 12:24 PM
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https://bringatrailer.com/2018/04/30/one-of...e-914-6-murene/
http://www.osenat.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=88...amp;aff=&r= Is it in the database? Attached image(s)     
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| Steve |
Apr 30 2018, 02:43 PM
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Curious how much of the original chassis is there? Looks like stock front hood and headlights. Is it just plastics add-ons? Looks like a 914 mated with a Peugeot
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| mb911 |
Apr 30 2018, 02:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,818 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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It sure is fugly.. For that kind of money I would be looking for a carrera GT.
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| mepstein |
Apr 30 2018, 03:06 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,247 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Apr 30 2018, 04:46 PM)  It sure is fugly.. For that kind of money I would be looking for a carrera GT. For some people, that's used miata money. |
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| pete000 |
Apr 30 2018, 03:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,885 Joined: 23-August 10 From: Bradenton Florida Member No.: 12,094 Region Association: South East States |
More pictures here, for sure a real 914-6 under there !
I would love to know the vin number being a 1969 build. https://www.artcurial.com/en/lot-1969-porsc...eserve-2138-213 |
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| burton73 |
Apr 30 2018, 04:03 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,510 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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Porsche serial number 1300005, showing that the base is one of the pre-series cars which came off the production line very early. It has a flat six 1,991cc engine, number 6191814
From the link you gave. Bob B |
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| SixerJ |
Apr 30 2018, 04:28 PM
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I wonder who from this design team was wandering around the Paris / whererever it was auto show.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) And saw the 914 lovechild prototype https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matra_Baghe...and_development
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| Retroracer |
Apr 30 2018, 04:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 7-July 13 From: Bend OR Member No.: 16,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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..and you thought engine access on a regular 914 was limited? Can you imagine (for instance) checking the timing on that thing.....
- Tony |
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| GeorgeRud |
Apr 30 2018, 05:02 PM
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Isn’t that the 914-6 designed by Count Goetz? There were several rebodies of the chassis, with the Tapiro being the most graceful, though not very Porsche-like, but much more Italian styled.
No, it is the Murene after all! |
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
Apr 30 2018, 06:53 PM
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From the January 1971 issue of R&T:"Heuliez's special VW-Porsche 914 "Murene" 2-place coupe (designer J. Cooper, but not the J. Cooper, we trust) looked better in photos than the metal"
The car was shown at the Paris Salon (car show) and the R&T article included 2 photos of the car. What a terrible waste of a 914 chassis. |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 30 2018, 07:27 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,608 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...3&hl=Murene
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...7&hl=Murene http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...3&hl=Murene http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...3&hl=Murene http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...4&hl=Murene http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...6&hl=Murene http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...2&hl=Murene The search does work, you know? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 30 2018, 07:29 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,608 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(pete000 @ Apr 30 2018, 11:24 AM) 1969 Prototype 914-6 Also, it wasn't build on a prototype chassis but rather on a very early production /6 chassis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| Johny Blackstain |
Apr 30 2018, 07:30 PM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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That dashboard caught my eye... I kinda like it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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| billh1963 |
May 1 2018, 09:22 AM
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| DRPHIL914 |
May 1 2018, 10:06 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,760 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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interesting but (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) NOT an improvement, AND the reference to the Gugelot car is after all false according to Ferry and Ferdinand Porsche - I get sick and tired of seeing that - lazy reporting - but interesting to see this is what happened to one of the first 914-6's - sad as it is IMHO
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| SirAndy |
May 1 2018, 10:53 AM
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QUOTE(billh1963 @ May 1 2018, 08:22 AM) Merged with the other topic on the front page about the same car ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 24 2020, 03:32 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,608 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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| fixer34 |
Mar 24 2020, 04:09 PM
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Anyone else notice the picture of the engine bay seems to be reversed? Battery on left side, oil tank on right, air horn pointing the wrong way...
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| IronHillRestorations |
Mar 24 2020, 05:47 PM
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Looks better monochromatic than two tone, which I think detracts from the (ahem) unique styling
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| gms |
Mar 24 2020, 06:24 PM
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QUOTE(fixer34 @ Mar 24 2020, 05:09 PM) Anyone else notice the picture of the engine bay seems to be reversed? Battery on left side, oil tank on right, air horn pointing the wrong way... Just a mirror image...fixed it  It is a normal left drive  |
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