Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

2 Pages V  1 2 >  
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
> Here is the story of the most rare/strange/intresting 914-6, Don't think this link has been posted here before.
URY914
post Oct 4 2007, 08:31 PM
Post #1


I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind.
****************************************************************************************************

Group: Members
Posts: 120,023
Joined: 3-February 03
From: Jacksonville, FL
Member No.: 222
Region Association: None
Read all about it here...

http://www.pietro-frua.de/1971_porsche.htm



Attached image(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
bcheney
post Oct 4 2007, 08:36 PM
Post #2


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,341
Joined: 16-November 03
From: Orlando, FL
Member No.: 1,348
Region Association: South East States
You are a sick man...where in the hell did you ever find this? Truly amazing!!
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
PeeGreen 914
post Oct 4 2007, 08:39 PM
Post #3


Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 10,219
Joined: 21-September 06
From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett
Member No.: 6,884
Region Association: Pacific Northwest
That's really cool. I am glad I know how to read pictures (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
swood
post Oct 4 2007, 09:39 PM
Post #4


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,839
Joined: 6-February 03
From: Strong Beach
Member No.: 251
Region Association: None
It's a funny read if you hit the translate button on the top right.

"In March 1970 the Spanish Porsche importer Werner Bernhard Heiderich (in the USA the Verne Ben bought heath-smell yourself called; almost exclusively the way of writing Heidrich indicated in the past literature is not correct) a Volkswagen Porsche 914/6 (Design: Gugelot Design GmbH, new Ulm; Design responsible person attorney: Hans's servant) with central engine. Since it was too ugly it, it wanted to leave it provided with a new body in Italy and transferred the vehicle directly during the collection from Stuttgart to Turin. He tried it first with Giorgetto Giugiaro, which was however too busy at this time. Therefore turned heath-smell to Pietro Frua, which karossierte again the cars according to its desires. The car should look as far as possible as the Mercedes Benz C111 with wankel engine, including its wing doors. Frua fulfilled Heiderichs of desires, omitted however the wing doors probably due to the technical difficulties, which heath-smell annoyed. In order to guarantee that the road performances the appearance corresponded, the engine in Turin of Heiderichs mechanics Antonio Santez was drilled out using other pistons and piston rods (among other things parts Porsche 906 Carrera 6) on 2,4-Liter and the achievement was increased to 225 HP (car engine and sport, number 7, 1971; Christophorus, number 110, 1971; Heath-smell, verbal report).

The vehicle was issued on that Geneva salon in March 1971. There saw the Porsche PR-boss and running leader Fritz Huschke of Hanstein the car and informed by telephone Ferry Porsche, which thereupon specially to Geneva drove, in order to regard it too. Since he pleased him much, he was correct a partial supply heath-smells on for the building of a limited small series in Madrid too (heath-smell, verbal report). In addition, seriousness Otto Filius, the managing director of the Volkswagen Porsche marketing company showed interest to let the cars of Porsche build in Stuttgart (Long 1997, Liechtenstein 2003)."
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
brer
post Oct 4 2007, 10:14 PM
Post #5


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,555
Joined: 10-March 05
From: san diego
Member No.: 3,736
Region Association: None
Guigiaro design.
its dead now. Burned.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
JeffBowlsby
post Oct 4 2007, 10:27 PM
Post #6


914 Wiring Harnesses
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 8,470
Joined: 7-January 03
From: San Ramon CA
Member No.: 104
Region Association: None
This is not the Tapiro car Brer....Tapiro shown below

QUOTE(brer @ Oct 4 2007, 09:14 PM) *

Guigiaro design.
its dead now. Burned.




Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
JeffBowlsby
post Oct 4 2007, 10:27 PM
Post #7


914 Wiring Harnesses
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 8,470
Joined: 7-January 03
From: San Ramon CA
Member No.: 104
Region Association: None
nuther


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Dr. Roger
post Oct 4 2007, 11:19 PM
Post #8


A bat out of hell.
****

Group: Members
Posts: 3,944
Joined: 31-January 05
From: Hercules, California
Member No.: 3,533
Region Association: Northern California
Hmmm,

my new wall paper.



Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
brer
post Oct 4 2007, 11:19 PM
Post #9


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,555
Joined: 10-March 05
From: san diego
Member No.: 3,736
Region Association: None
so it isn't!
from memory I thought for sure it was the same car.


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Dave_Darling
post Oct 5 2007, 09:56 AM
Post #10


914 Idiot
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 14,980
Joined: 9-January 03
From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona
Member No.: 121
Region Association: Northern California
I thought this one was the Goertz-redesigned one?

--DD
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
JeffBowlsby
post Oct 5 2007, 10:00 AM
Post #11


914 Wiring Harnesses
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 8,470
Joined: 7-January 03
From: San Ramon CA
Member No.: 104
Region Association: None
Here is the Goertz...


Attached image(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
brer
post Oct 5 2007, 11:28 AM
Post #12


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,555
Joined: 10-March 05
From: san diego
Member No.: 3,736
Region Association: None
Hmmmm.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
D1A3
post Oct 5 2007, 12:58 PM
Post #13


Gruppe Neun Vierzehn Südosten
**

Group: Members
Posts: 362
Joined: 3-June 04
From: Atlanta, GA
Member No.: 2,152
Region Association: South East States
Or how about the Corvette Prototype (1973 XP-897) with a Wankel engine that was built on a 914 chassis?

Attached Image

or

Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
JeffBowlsby
post Oct 5 2007, 02:29 PM
Post #14


914 Wiring Harnesses
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 8,470
Joined: 7-January 03
From: San Ramon CA
Member No.: 104
Region Association: None
What indication is there that this is a 914 chassis? Pininfarina built the chassis.


Attached image(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
pffft
post Oct 5 2007, 02:41 PM
Post #15


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 189
Joined: 18-January 05
From: sierra foothills
Member No.: 3,465
QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Oct 5 2007, 12:29 PM) *

What indication is there that this is a 914 chassis? Pininfarina built the chassis.


It was/is a shortended 914 chassis. It still exists in private ownership with a
mazda (I think 13b) engine. I've got some recent pictures someplace. What
originally caught my eye was the drivers seat, which looks for all the world
like a 914 seat with more padding.

Here it is
Classic and Sports Car magazine
April 2006 pg 108

and another

wankel vette

"THE DeLOREAN THAT NEVER WAS"
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
jtf914
post Oct 5 2007, 03:34 PM
Post #16


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 428
Joined: 31-December 02
From: Burlington, CT
Member No.: 58
Region Association: North East States
QUOTE

Styled by GM but hand-built by Pininfarina in six months, XP 978GT was based on a shortened and widened Porsche 914/6 chassis.


There goes another 914 VIN number (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
JeffBowlsby
post Oct 5 2007, 03:34 PM
Post #17


914 Wiring Harnesses
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 8,470
Joined: 7-January 03
From: San Ramon CA
Member No.: 104
Region Association: None
Wow what an interesting story. First time I have seen that in 10 years chasing 914s...cool. It looks to be more proto-vette than 914 though...I dont see any similarities. Those detroit geniuses outta be ashamed for cutting /6 though...a /4 would have worked for them just fine.

BTW, the first number given was wrong, and casued the faulty google search...The correct car number is XP978GT
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Chris Pincetich
post Oct 5 2007, 03:43 PM
Post #18


B-)
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,082
Joined: 3-October 05
From: Point Reyes Station, CA
Member No.: 4,907
Region Association: Northern California
Cool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Even in 1971-74 the 914 was the ultimate project car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Gustl
post Oct 5 2007, 04:34 PM
Post #19


914 enthusiast & historian
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 11,480
Joined: 16-June 04
From: TIROL / Austria
Member No.: 2,212
Region Association: Austria
QUOTE(URY914 @ Oct 5 2007, 03:31 AM) *

Read all about it here...

http://www.pietro-frua.de/1971_porsche.htm

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-222-1191551407.jpg)

I've 3 original press photos from STUDIO FRUA PIETRO
maybe I could post them tomorrow ...

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Gustl
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
echocanyons
post Oct 5 2007, 05:19 PM
Post #20


Advanced Member
****

Group: Benefactors
Posts: 2,094
Joined: 24-December 02
From: Bay Area, CA
Member No.: 7
Region Association: Central California
any idea of the vin numbers for those cars?
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · 914World Garage · Next Newest »
 

2 Pages V  1 2 >
Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 18th April 2024 - 12:49 AM
Invision Power Board v9.1.4 © 2024  IPS, Inc.
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community!
We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ...