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[wonkipop]

the 67 prototype car ran a space saver spare under the drivers seat.
(as would the final production car be intended to have).

unless i am mistaken the first use of a space saver spare was in the 917 of 1969.
in part to comply with le mans regulations.

the tech for that particular design of foldable space saver spare was invented and formally patented in 1968 by B F Goodrich.



porsche were straight on to this before anyone else. they must have been directly connected to the jugular at Goodrich.

it ended up in production 911s first of any road car?
had not VW cancelled the project it would have been line ball which car came out with it first. VW EA266 in production form, the replacement 914 or the 911 as was the case.

you can see a few other little 914 touches in the interior of the 67 prototype.
gear lever boot. asymmetrical door cards and handles. big storage bin on passenger side, flat card on drivers side (opposite to 914 but the same kind of thinking). also its clear the front end was a central diagonally splayed steering shaft to probably a 911/914 porsche steering rack. would have had fantastic steering feel for an economy car.

[PCH]

Interesting that the VW factory museum 914 carries a Porsche hood badge.

[wonkipop]

Interesting that the VW factory museum 914 carries a Porsche hood badge.

think that car got tarted/"restored" somewhere along the way over the years.
older photos of what looks to have been the same car in VW collection show it without a badge.

they also changed the wheels on it. didn't even get those right if you look close, they are actually VW sport wheels, you can tell by the offset and the little hexagonal plastic hub centres that were made to look like bolts (fake). the post 74 914 steelies had a slightly different offset and you can spot the difference.

i dunno exactly what happened but it must have been given a freshen up for some event back in the mists of time and someone decided to bring it up to date? or they dragged it out of a dusty corner where it had been lying and did a "restoration" before they put it on permanent public display.

[cholland_]

if the photos are to be trusted, its been chrome, then black, then chrome again.
or its just always been chrome and some of the images make it look black.

Just to add to it, here it is in May 2009 with chrome windshield trim, but body-matched targa trim.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-7029-1669839737.1.jpg)
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-7029-1669839737.2.jpg)