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> 1971 Lemans, the little Porsche that could...
LongARM
post Mar 18 2006, 10:08 AM
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this photo says it all , final 8 minutes of the race(in the movie) and the 914 is still going......

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post Mar 18 2006, 10:19 AM
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the "real" racing action in the movie was shot during the race of 1970
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post Mar 18 2006, 10:22 AM
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i counted 2 914's in the beginning of the race....
several 911's .....
...did Porsche 917 actually win the Lemans...????
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post Mar 18 2006, 10:24 AM
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a while ago I cut out the same scene of the movie, just a little moment before (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)


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post Mar 18 2006, 10:35 AM
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QUOTE (LongARM @ Mar 18 2006, 09:22 AM)
i counted 2 914's in the beginning of the race....
several 911's .....
...did Porsche 917 actually win the Lemans...????

Yes, the red and white 917 that is hardly shown at all in the movie. Driven by Attwood and Herrmann. It had a smaller 12 cylinder engine than the Gulf cars and the Long Tail driven by Vic Elford.
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post Mar 18 2006, 10:39 AM
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thanx..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Mar 18 2006, 02:08 PM
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White #40 won the GT class in 1970 at LeMans. Other GT class winners from the '60s include Ferrari GTOs and the 275 GTB as well as the Cobra Daytona coupe. That puts that 914/6 GT in fine company, even beating its 911 brethren across the finish line that year.
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post Mar 18 2006, 02:11 PM
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And it finished SIXTH overall! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Mar 19 2006, 12:33 AM
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And today its sitting over at Hergesheimers.
Every time I go over there I just stare at it and pay homage to the 914 King.
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post Mar 19 2006, 09:01 AM
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Ya know....Hergesheimer's has a good rep and is a 914 promoter....but when I bought an eBay car from a guy via them...they were less than helpful.
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post Mar 19 2006, 09:09 AM
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QUOTE ("*" @ Mar 19 2006, 10:01 AM)
Ya know....Hergesheimer's has a good rep and is a 914 promoter....but when I bought an eBay car from a guy via them...they were less than helpful.

You are strangly sick, yet extremely entertaining. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif)

My EX would be all over that an dshe could (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/KMA.gif) !
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post Mar 19 2006, 09:15 AM
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Scary part is....I'm the normal one in the family.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

Sorry for the hijack.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif)
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post Mar 19 2006, 09:21 AM
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I made a video from the "le mans" movie, including all the shots where the 914 can bee seen ( the original and the copy).
The original had a red trim surrounding the windshield and also had a licence plate at the front. The one youre showing is the copy.

You can download the video from this page

http://www.914garage.com/video.htm

Was already a post about that.

914/6 Sonauto Le mans 1970
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post Mar 19 2006, 09:24 AM
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If you check the books about this, they actually made the whole race without any mechanical malfunction. The only things changed on the car were brake pads and tires.

I have yet to see a current endurance racer do that.
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:39 PM
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QUOTE (johannes @ Mar 19 2006, 07:21 AM)
I made a video from the "le mans" movie, including all the shots where the 914 can bee seen ( the original and the copy).
The original had a red trim surrounding the windshield and also had a licence plate at the front. The one youre showing is the copy.

You can download the video from this page

http://www.914garage.com/video.htm

Was already a post about that.

914/6 Sonauto Le mans 1970

Great little short!!!! you guys gotta watch this.
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:47 PM
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even beating its 911 brethren across the finish line that year


So "THAT'S" why they stopped developing the 914. Talk about pissing the factory off (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

I always look back on that time and think about the cars that are winning the GT class now. One hell of a car... One HELL of a car. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:51 PM
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No....they stopped the 914 because of Federal bumper height and impact changes, smog changes, prices from VW/Karmann to Porsche increase because the VW president died, VW wanted to pull out, and a few other reasons......

All combined killed the car....no ONE reason did it.....

The LeMans win did keep the stock sixer HP below the 911 model though....
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:53 PM
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:58 PM
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No....the stopped the 914 because of Federal bumper height and impact changes, smog changes, prices from VW/Karmann to Porsche increase because the VW president died, VW wanted to pull out, and a few other reasons......

All combined killed the car....no ONE reason did it.....


Hey-Zeus-Christo... the guy gets an 'Admin' title and all the sudden starts giving out 'DD style' answers. I already knew all that shit. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

Go back ta drill'n out yur 'turbo' thingy... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Mar 19 2006, 02:11 PM
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Ohhhh, that stings.....

I knew you knew that....the answer was fer da noobs that read this drivel..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif)
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