Porsche Logic, Who made this decision? Options

[bbrock]

And the gas tank is in the front??? YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IN A CRASH UP IN FLAMES!

Said the Pinto owner (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

OH, I've told my wife many times that if that happens, just have a big loader pick up the wreck with my charred remains in it and drop it all in the 6ft hole.

Bear in mind that I was nineteen and stupid (even more than now!) when I bought my first 914. In my first week of ownership, I rear ended a pickup truck just being a dumbass. Two years later I got it out of the shop and hit a patch of black ice on bald tires that sent me right into a fire hydrant. Both incidents folded the front of the car quite nicely. I can tell you the crush zones on these cars are remarkable and the spare tire in the front the way it is is not by accident. I don't worry much about the fuel tank in the front.

[rbzymek]

So back in 1972 I had a 1970 914. I think I paid $2200 which was a lot for a kid working in a grocery store and paying for engineering school. A driver in Rambler station wagon ran a stop sign and I T-boned him at about 40 mph. No injuries except my knees were knocking together for a while. The P dealer did the repair but the car did not track well at all. Later my dad took it for a drive and he was moderately rear ended. (Really good brakes!) I sold the car and missed it greatly. Fast forward 47 years. I bought my 1975 914 (same color) in April of 2019 and finally have it well sorted. It's been a great retirement/covid diversion. The best part is all of the helpful members on this site. Here are pictures of the first car.

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[sixnotfour]

Man Willow Green , Fuchs Hub Caps,,,,you were Cool !!

[sixnotfour]

Porsches better mouse trap...version 1.. The in car release is probably in the glovebox..

[rbzymek]

Man Willow Green , Fuchs Hub Caps,,,,you were Cool !!

Ahem, I know........

[Grelber]

The first time I had a state inspection done on my Teener, a young kid was doing the inspection. He pointed, and had me open the frunk. After frowning at the lack of engine, he went around and had me open the trunk. A longer frown. I told him "Didn't you see me push it in??"

An older guy came up, pointed to the engine grill, and walked off.

[brcacti]

Many mentioned the negatives of having to go under the hood to fuel up. Some mentioned the security of the gas locked under the hood, me I think of it as being sort of UNIQUE. I pull into a station and get many looks from that, they probably think it is part of history.

[GregAmy]

Fast forward to the Essen show last year and on the Porsche stand was Ferry's silver -8.
So nothing ventured etc I asked one of the attendants if I could look under the lid so I could satisfy my long term curiousity - yes he said - I'll get the keys from the cleaner (!) and I took some pics for posterity.

The scupper design in my car makes a HELL of a lot more sense in the context of that third photo. TOTALLY explains that design.

So it was intended that all cars get a door through the hood, and that scupper is a legacy of that original design. #TheThingsYouLearn

[r_towle]

Having owned I think most all makes of German cars, I am totally convinced there are two old engineers, who I call Hanz and Franz, that have worked for all the major manufacturing firms in Germany and they are both slightly twisted, and have an uncanny ability to create some of the most stupid engineering ever.

Now, the Interns in Germany are always tasked to see if they can reduce the costs of some insignificant part of the interior, and we all know those parts because every single one of them has broken over the years.

Rich