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post Aug 7 2020, 05:38 PM
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This would have been a great car to have at last fall's Rare Shades event... though we did have Brutus and several other special 914's...
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post Aug 7 2020, 06:49 PM
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took a look at the RM pictures and it looks like it has a set of new leather seats in addition to the worn ones in the car.

how many 916's were made, was it 11 or 12?


11 & 1/2

I used to drive this 914-6 that was owned by a Porsche Employee and sent back through to 916 Specs. 35 Pages of Factory Documentation. Long Sad story, it still exists without any of it's important bits

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post Aug 7 2020, 07:07 PM
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Nice car. Glad they are offering it with the leather seats- the cloth seats, though original, are ugly. Let's see if I sold the house...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


So, your magnificent -6 has been done for 6 days and you already have wandering eyes? Seek help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 7 2020, 07:56 PM
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this is 011 grubers car, and has been meticulously restored, even went to the extreme of painting it white first (as they all were except for brutus. THAT is why it has the L80E tag in the door jamb. Notice that our 916 also has the L80E tag in the door jamb


George that's your silver car ? when was it painted last ?
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post Aug 7 2020, 09:07 PM
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Hello, forgive my ignorance what is the difference from a 916 and 914-6 ?
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post Aug 7 2020, 10:05 PM
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post Aug 7 2020, 10:06 PM
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Hello, forgive my ignorance what is the difference from a 916 and 914-6 ?

only 11 916 made , about 3300 914-6 made, they had a 2.0L 6, fiberglass removable top, etc, chrome bumpers .
the 916 had either a 2.4L or 2.7L motor, welded in place hard steel top and fiberglass formed front and rear bumpers and factory steel flares, fancy interior. 10 of those and one that was owned by Porsche family that had a 2.9L factory race motor, these were prototypes and it never went to production was made around the end of 1972
i think, whereas the 914/6 were made between end of ‘69 for the 1970MY and ran up to about 1972 if my information is correct, actual production car, but stopped due to low sales and cost over runs due to weak dollar. cost was getting too close to a 911. btw the 916 wirh the 2.7 motor was the fastest car made by Porsche at the time. lighter than a 911, faster quicker better handling, but would have cost close to $15,000 retail if they had gone into full production.
a quick google search will bring up some exact numbers dates and history but that’s what i’ve gleaned from reading here and a few other places.

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post Aug 8 2020, 06:57 AM
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Any shots of the integrated antenna?

My guess would be that it is a Hirschmann antenna.

The 916 is supposed to have the classic 1970's "integrated into the windshield antenna", which of all the 916 parts is the most impossible to find. Easier to fab up a steel roof & weld in than find a windshield with an integrated antenna (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Aug 8 2020, 08:18 AM
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well it made the national news!

https://apple.news/ArlPtAyG5RBO9iAbRsW38jQ
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post Aug 8 2020, 08:19 AM
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yes that is the 916. last painted about ten years ago now. The door jamb was not painted, as you can see Porsche slopped the paint around the L80E Karmann light ivory paint plate when they color changed it to silver


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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Aug 7 2020, 03:10 PM) *

this is 011 grubers car, and has been meticulously restored, even went to the extreme of painting it white first (as they all were except for brutus. THAT is why it has the L80E tag in the door jamb. Notice that our 916 also has the L80E tag in the door jamb


George that's your silver car ? when was it painted last ?
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Any shots of the integrated antenna?

My guess would be that it is a Hirschmann antenna.

The 916 is supposed to have the classic 1970's "integrated into the windshield antenna", which of all the 916 parts is the most impossible to find. Easier to fab up a steel roof & weld in than find a windshield with an integrated antenna (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


Integrated in the drivers side front fender. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)

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018 thanks ,,Armando..I saw it in 1998 for sale less than 200k..Beautiful.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


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post Aug 8 2020, 09:43 AM
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QUOTE(SKL1 @ Aug 7 2020, 04:38 PM) *

This would have been a great car to have at last fall's Rare Shades event... though we did have Brutus and several other special 914's...


It would have, but we requested Brutus from Canepa because the yellow car had just been seen at Luft. Nice to change things up. Ironically, it turns out that was the last time Brutus was seen in a color that was black. It'll return in a "rare shade."

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took a look at the RM pictures and it looks like it has a set of new leather seats in addition to the worn ones in the car.

how many 916's were made, was it 11 or 12?


11 & 1/2

I used to drive this 914-6 that was owned by a Porsche Employee and sent back through to 916 Specs. 35 Pages of Factory Documentation. Long Sad story, it still exists without any of it's important bits

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^ This is a cool car. Would love to see more pics/learn more.

And maybe it means the tally is 11.5 or even 12.0? There was a white "916" built by a Porsche employee at the factory (or near it) using factory resources (parts? tools?) detailed in a book. Clearly not a 916. Sort of. Pasha interior, iirc.

Seeing the pics of that in-glass antenna brings memories of driving that car back…it was the strangest thing, driving a car that was worth more than a brand-new Bentley that rolled by on 101 but looked for all the world like a 914 with a body kit. I dug that about it, and the full-leather interior, but what I loved most was the delicious balance of the 2.4 MFI with that chassis. It was really nice...
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post Aug 8 2020, 11:23 AM
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018 thanks ,,Armando..I saw it in 1998 for sale less than 200k..Beautiful.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

that's it! antenna integrated into the windshield a la 1970's
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post Aug 8 2020, 12:40 PM
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018 thanks ,,Armando..I saw it in 1998 for sale less than 200k..Beautiful.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

that's it! antenna integrated into the windshield a la 1970's


Johny,

Look very carefully at the windshield. I can see a red color line or wire in the windshield. This may be the antenna on the 916

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Johny,

Look very carefully at the windshield. I can see a red color line or wire in the windshield. This may be the antenna on the 916

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I believe your right Bob. I've never seen that windshield on another teener other than the 916, yet a couple of 916s have a regular antenna. The lack of consistency doesn't bother me since they're all prototypes.
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Hey Pete...Would you like more pictures of this one ?

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Hey Pete...Would you like more pictures of this one ?

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Hey Pete...Would you like more pictures of this one ?

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