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> Anyone for an amazing 914 story??, This one will blow you away...
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post Aug 17 2003, 07:49 PM
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I got into 914 around 6 years ago when i was in highschool, an exchange student from germany and i got to be close friends and he was very into porsches, especially 914's. before he came here for school, he actually worked at the porsche plant in leipzig (?). his job, to me, seemed great. any time they had mulitple complaints about a part of a model, he would have to take that model out and test it to see if a recall was needed. i would have thought that was a great job, however he said while it was alot of fun to do it, most of the time it was little things and he was forced to minimally use the vehicle, i.e. it was like being given a ferrari and being told to only use 1st gear. all car companies keep a certian amout of models for testing and since they have to make sure the cars havent been tampered with, they keep the models in storage until needed. even today, they still test 914's, and marco (friend) claims that he knows of 4 914's they have on site, 2 of them having less than 1000 original miles. pretty amazing in itself. anyhow, one model on the 914 has always interested me, that being the 914-8, since there was supposedly only 2 made. when i asked him about that car, he said that he had been to the porsche museum and seen the 914-8 they have on display there, but then went on to tell me something more. according to marco, many people who have worked at the site for years claim that there actually 4 914-8's made. 2 of them have known history, the other two dont. he told me that after they made the first two and decided to discontinue making them, several months after stopping, a "friend" of the porsche family wanted one, but the original 2 were already accounted for, but they produced one for him. who this friend is neither i nor marco have any clue, but the story for this 914-8 could be believeable. the last 914-8 is quite different. it seems that one of the engineers who helped design the 914-8 wanted a souviner of his accomplishment and since he could not buy one, he had an unauthorized one produced for himself. whether or not any of this is true is up to you since the cars are not accounted for, but it certianly is interesting and makes you think a bit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 17 2003, 08:00 PM
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While it is true that some things get done off the books or in a
way that is hidden, or get lost (see the recent 901 story in
Pano?), I would think that somebody would know if a 908 Motor!
went missing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) Then you might have some
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post Aug 17 2003, 08:01 PM
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With all due respect-I don't believe it.
I'm not saying it is not true, just saying I don't think it is.

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post Aug 17 2003, 09:17 PM
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There was some talk a while back about some guy who knew some girl who had a 914-8 (cousins,sisters,uncle's friend).

The story went her dad bought it for her and had it shipped over from Germany. It was suppost to been the NE USA.

Time to start looking in barns. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 17 2003, 09:20 PM
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post Aug 17 2003, 09:24 PM
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i went to an artsy fartsy hairy armpitted women type party last night. oak and chestnut beamed house and the nutso owner lived in a tree for two years while he built the house.

he had not one , but two bugeye sprites stashed in the barn. cool.
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post Aug 17 2003, 09:28 PM
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QUOTE(tryan @ Aug 17 2003, 07:24 PM)
i went to an artsy fartsy hairy armpitted women type party last night. oak and chestnut beamed house and the nutso owner lived in a tree for two years while he built the house.

he had not one , but two bugeye sprites stashed in the barn. cool.

And that's probably where they'll stay. Tough to keep those British things running. I heard that the reason the British drink warm beer is because they have Lucas refridgerators. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Aug 17 2003, 10:10 PM
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like i said, i can neither confirm nor deny, could have been some bored mechanics filling their days...
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post Aug 17 2003, 10:15 PM
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Thanks for the story.. and welcome to the BBS. It wouldnt surprise me if something escaped the factory back then. Their record keeping was close to worthless back then.


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post Aug 17 2003, 10:29 PM
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Anyone got any pictures of the two 914-8's engine comprtments?

I want to know how the were fitted in there.
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post Aug 17 2003, 10:31 PM
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Woman found a $1M Spanish parade helmet in the rafters in Rhode Island, A guy in Penn. pulled a '55 D-Type Jag out of a barn just a couple years ago.

Guitars used to be cheap.

I don't know if I believe the story, but then again I don't really care, the reality of it rocks enough for me..

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post Aug 17 2003, 10:37 PM
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QUOTE(Curvie Roadlover @ Aug 17 2003, 08:28 PM)

And that's probably where they'll stay. Tough to keep those British things running. I heard that the reason the British drink warm beer is because they have Lucas refridgerators.  :lol:

Hey, be nice to Lucas.

After all, they *did* invent the intermittent windshield wiper.

(OK, it probably wasn't originally intended to be intermittent, but still.....)
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post Aug 17 2003, 10:50 PM
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QUOTE(biosurfer1 @ Aug 17 2003, 05:49 PM)
it seems that one of the engineers who helped design the 914-8 wanted a souviner of his accomplishment and since he could not buy one, he had an unauthorized one produced for himself.

It's rumored the mechanic had the 914-8 built with a Sportomatic, for in place of his right hand was.....

...... A METAL CLAW!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)



Sorry, couldn't resist.
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post Aug 17 2003, 11:04 PM
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A 914-8.

Well that would be the Holy Grail.


Even a Conversion car with a 908 engine in it would be something special.

I'm not certain I'm a believer in your story, but, I do like to think there is a 914-8 out there, somewhere, hopefully in a dry spot. Waiting for the someone who understands to come along.
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post Aug 17 2003, 11:42 PM
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QUOTE(jonwatts @ Aug 18 2003, 12:50 AM)

It's rumored the mechanic had the 914-8 built with a Sportomatic, for in place of his right hand was.....

...... A METAL CLAW!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

I am taking down your name.

lol

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post Aug 18 2003, 05:45 AM
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There was also a flat 12 out of a 917 installed in a 914. The owner was a midget and he moved the seats forward and cut the firewall out. The wheelbase was left stock. You couldn't tell from the outside until he opened the door and got out.

He is now running for Gov in Calf. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Aug 18 2003, 07:04 AM
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It's rumored the mechanic had the 914-8 built with a Sportomatic, for in place of his right hand was.....

...... A METAL CLAW!!!!!  


No, no, no....

It's rumored the mechanic had the 914-8 built with a Sportomatic, for in place of his right hand was.... A PIECE OF CELERY!

And for it's left leg there was.... PATRICK DUFFY!!

It was named... Project Scuzzlebutt.

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post Aug 18 2003, 08:30 AM
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I think the story teller has added two cylinders and its the last six he is talking about


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post Aug 18 2003, 08:31 AM
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