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post Aug 20 2020, 07:03 PM
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https://drivetribe.com/p/the-914-8-is-porsc...gSOyB4loLz4mUHg
Who owns these 2 cars ?
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post Aug 20 2020, 07:16 PM
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They're both at the museum
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post Aug 20 2020, 08:37 PM
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One was driven by Piech, the other a gift to Ferry.
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post Aug 20 2020, 09:29 PM
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In '97 I exchanged about three emails with the Porsche museum trying to check out either one, no dice.
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post Aug 20 2020, 09:55 PM
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QUOTE(SKL1 @ Aug 21 2020, 02:37 PM) *

One was driven by Piech, the other a gift to Ferry.


My reading suggests the good doctor wasn't that impressed with his car,I'am thinking a GP based motor wasn't a great street drive (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) .
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post Aug 20 2020, 09:59 PM
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QUOTE(brcacti @ Aug 20 2020, 06:03 PM) *
914-8, only 2 made 1969

And your point is?
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http://www.914world.com/specs/prototypes.php

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post Aug 20 2020, 10:35 PM
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Been interested in these cars for a long time, and finally met the man who built both. Was fortunate to spend an afternoon with him as part of a research project for "Issue 0" of 000, which was the first time he had seen the cars in 50~ years. Pretty neat.
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post Aug 21 2020, 05:29 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Aug 20 2020, 08:59 PM) *

QUOTE(brcacti @ Aug 20 2020, 06:03 PM) *
914-8, only 2 made 1969

And your point is?
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http://www.914world.com/specs/prototypes.php

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The link you provided was quite interesting, the point was to find out more about them. You helped a lot with that
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post Aug 21 2020, 05:49 AM
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QUOTE(porschetub @ Aug 20 2020, 07:55 PM) *

QUOTE(SKL1 @ Aug 21 2020, 02:37 PM) *

One was driven by Piech, the other a gift to Ferry.


My reading suggests the good doctor wasn't that impressed with his car,I'am thinking a GP based motor wasn't a great street drive (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) .


The engine for the Dr's car was de-tuned, and I want to say that he put quite a few KM's on it
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post Aug 21 2020, 06:38 AM
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There's always been just enough lore around 914s that despite Porsche giving up on them, they really were great cars.

I mean, c'mon, did they stuff a 917 motor in a 924 and give one to their cousin Dieter for his 9th birthday? Maybe, but you get the point...


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post Aug 21 2020, 06:49 AM
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The silver 914-8 is the ultimate 914.
End of story.
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post Aug 21 2020, 09:28 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Aug 20 2020, 08:59 PM) *

QUOTE(brcacti @ Aug 20 2020, 06:03 PM) *
914-8, only 2 made 1969

And your point is?
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http://www.914world.com/specs/prototypes.php

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I hadn't seen that write up before, thanks for sharing the link. Very well done.
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post Aug 21 2020, 09:35 AM
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The engine for the Dr's car was de-tuned, and I want to say that he put quite a few KM's on it


It was, and he did.

The orange 914S didn't get a lot of use. Apparently more powerful but not so tractable or nice to drive on the street. The silver 914S with Weber carbs instead of race MFI ended up with a lot more km on it, though it's hard to know what the split looked like between Ferry driving and Ferry riding in the passenger seat. I get the sense he did a fair bit of that. It's also said he was a really smooth driver and nice to be with as a passenger, where one family member said riding with Ferry's sister (who had a reputation for driving through the alps very quickly) was, ahem, "inconvenient."

I too think this pair of 914Ss are among the ultimate 914s, alongside the Le Mans winner, the Daytona winner, the IMSA winner(s), the Marathon cars, and maybe a handful of interesting privateer 914 race cars.
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post Aug 21 2020, 10:35 AM
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Some good pics here.
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post Aug 21 2020, 01:01 PM
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^ To my surprise, I am actually in that last pic. That was when we shot the Piëch car for Panorama. Michael Alan Ross with the camera.

I have no doubt Ferry's was the better car, but I still love the orange one.
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post Aug 21 2020, 03:45 PM
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^ To my surprise, I am actually in that last pic. That was when we shot the Piëch car for Panorama. Michael Alan Ross with the camera.

I have no doubt Ferry's was the better car, but I still love the orange one.

YOU are the camera guy ? or one of the others?
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post Aug 21 2020, 06:22 PM
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Are ou forgetting brutis ?
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post Aug 21 2020, 07:00 PM
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