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914 Design Study has surfaced, What do you make of this? |
JeffBowlsby |
Dec 2 2019, 11:35 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,489 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
What features do you see that never made it into the 914?
https://www.ebay.de/itm/303134676215?hash=i...utorefresh=true Attached thumbnail(s) |
Superhawk996 |
Dec 3 2019, 06:17 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,777 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
The Chalon body option! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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914Sixer |
Dec 3 2019, 07:27 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,874 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Slanted fenders and turn signal in bumper. Looks like the 924 set up.
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johnhora |
Dec 3 2019, 07:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Derby City KY Member No.: 107 Region Association: None |
Extended Sail Panel
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gereed75 |
Dec 3 2019, 08:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,241 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 15,674 Region Association: North East States |
Who can translate the german to determine exactly what this publication actually is?
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rhodyguy |
Dec 3 2019, 08:32 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,071 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
F&R valances.
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Chris H. |
Dec 3 2019, 08:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Who can translate the german to determine exactly what this publication actually is? @SirAndy knows a little German... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
JeffBowlsby |
Dec 3 2019, 09:00 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,489 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
How about the rear window and shelf behind the seats and is that a one piece rear trunk/engine bay lid and...
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DRPHIL914 |
Dec 3 2019, 09:15 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
any idea what year that was printed? was this a later change that was proposed for the 75-76 years? a small shelf behind seat and before window is very similar to the Boxster. kind of like the bumper ideas, and agree it looks like they did use this same thing on the 924 so it got applied somewere else that would have been so much better than what the 75-76 bumpers ended up being. still don't like the slant nose idea, but the signals on bumper not the warts was a good idea too.
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theer |
Dec 3 2019, 09:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States |
Who can translate the german to determine exactly what this publication actually is? It's "914-Improvement Suggestions". Each number corresponds to a change: 1 and 3; Bumpers - 1974 US-Standard 2; Turn signals in the bumpers quarter panel shape changed 2a; the slant of the roll bar stylistically changed [lower and rear edges] |
DickSteinkamp |
Dec 3 2019, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 27-February 17 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 20,876 Region Association: None |
Loose translation
On the right... 914 - Suggestions for Improvement On the left... Bumper - 1.9.74 US Standard Turn signals moved to the bumper - Formerly located in the fender ??? (describes storage behind the seats and modified style of roll bar) |
VaccaRabite |
Dec 3 2019, 10:52 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,437 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
A slant nose 914 will just never look right to me.
Zach |
Andyrew |
Dec 3 2019, 10:58 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Looks like continuing evolution of the 914 if they had kept it going.
IMHO Very Fiat X19 like. |
Krieger |
Dec 3 2019, 10:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,705 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I'm totally shocked! I wonder if this will raise the price of Chaloms? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Dec 3 2019, 11:11 AM
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JeffBowlsby |
Dec 3 2019, 11:55 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,489 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Say wha? That yellow car, to someone, was everything the 914 could have been. It has everything the factory should have done, the very definition of 914 perfection... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
PS I don't think the front bumper turn lights as shown in the design study above would have been legal in the US, which would still have required side lights (warts). And the way the bumpers are rendered they appear to have been intended as bright metal (maybe like the later VW bumpers?) that would telescope in and out, not dark rubber. |
burton73 |
Dec 3 2019, 12:17 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 |
Say wha? That yellow car, to someone, was everything the 914 could have been. It has everything the factory should have done, the very definition of 914 perfection... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) PS I don't think the front bumper turn lights as shown in the design study above would have been legal in the US, which would still have required side lights (warts). And the way the bumpers are rendered they appear to have been intended as bright metal (maybe like the later VW bumpers?) that would telescope in and out, not dark rubber. Picture of 1974 with new safety bumper on 911s. Turn signal in bumper so it could be and I think the date is 9-1-1974 on this? Bob B |
SirAndy |
Dec 3 2019, 12:20 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,614 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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73-914 |
Dec 3 2019, 12:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Albany UpstateNY Member No.: 11,651 Region Association: None |
A little steep at 750 Euro |
JeffBowlsby |
Dec 3 2019, 01:41 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,489 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Picture of 1974 with new safety bumper on 911s. Turn signal in bumper so it could be and I think the date is 9-1-1974 on this? Those wrap around lights would be legal if that's how they had developed, but the drawing above only shows the little bumper lights facing forward. Imagine a 914 with that bumper/light set-up and the accordion pleats. |
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