 Porsche Press-Information ... about the 914, 40th anniversary |
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| johannes |
 Apr 8 2009, 01:57 PM
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Club Porsche 914 France President  Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France  |
This is an official Porsche press information I came across.
They provide a few pictures that I will post. Press-Information 07/04/2009 VW-Porsche Sales Company established Forty Years Ago VW-Porsche 914 Celebrates Anniversary Stuttgart. Everything remained very quiet when today’s Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG established VW-Porsche-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbh, the VW-Porsche Sales Company, together with Volkswagenwerk AG, as it was called at the time, in April 1969. Holding stock capital of DM 5 million, the new company launched the strategy of success for two sports cars still carefully held back from the public pending their final presentation: the VW-Porsche 914 and 914/6. The establishment of the VW-Porsche Sales Company marked the beginning of a true story of success – and the fortunate end of a dramatic development. Back in the mid-60s VW was looking for a successor to its then rather outdated Type 34 sports coupe, better known as the “Karmann Ghia”. At the same time Porsche was striving to expand its position in the market with a sports car in the promising segment beneath the 911. Facing this challenge Ferry Porsche and VW’s CEO Heinrich Nordhoff agreed in spring 1966 on a joint venture destined to benefit both parties: Porsche was given the assignment by Volkswagen to develop a low-cost mid-engined sports car intended to enter the market as a Volkswagen with four cylinders and as a Porsche with a six-cylinder boxer engine. With the development process continuing at a good pace, the Board of Management of VW was suddenly confronted with a tragic change: Heinrich Nordhoff died unexpectedly in 1968 and Kurt Lotz was appointed the new Chief Executive Officer. Lotz rescinded the contract agreed verbally and insisted on Volkswagen receiving the sole and exclusive sales rights for the car being developed by Porsche. After long and tough struggles bringing the 914 to the brink of failure more than once, the two companies agreed in a compromise to call the new car the “VW-Porsche” and to market this new model through a joint sales network. The VW-Porsche 914 was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 11 September 1969 as the first mid-engined sports car built in Germany in series production. The combination of the two brand names Volkswagen and Porsche nevertheless turned out to be an image problem for the new model series commonly referred to by the press as the “Volksporsche” or “People’s Porsche”. This was a particular disadvantage for the 914/6 powered by the two-litre flat-six carried over from the 911 T 2.0. For despite its outstanding performance, the 914/6 was hardly accepted by most of Porsche’s existing customers. The four-cylinder VW-Porsche 914, on the other hand, became a genuine success in the market, accounting for a production volume of 115,631 units until the series ceased production in spring 1976, and thus becoming the best-selling sports car of its time. Most of the cars built were exported to the United States, where the 914 was marketed as a genuine, fully-fledged Porsche without the VW prefix. Today the VW-Porsche 914 is acknowledged as a popular classic supported by numerous 914 clubs the world over. Particularly the 914/6 built only 3,338 times is one of the most sought-after collector cars from Porsche. The Porsche Museum is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 914 model series with a rare special exhibit on display from 9 April – 10 May 2009: the Porsche 914/8 with its 300-bhp eight-cylinder racing engine once owned by Ferry Porsche himself. With only two of these cars ever being built, one was presented to Ferry Porsche in 1969 as a special gift for his 60th birthday. GO Attached image(s) 
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| johannes |
Apr 8 2009, 02:10 PM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
More pictures
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| johannes |
Apr 8 2009, 02:11 PM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
Even more ...
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| johannes |
Apr 8 2009, 02:13 PM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
want some more ?
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| SirAndy |
Apr 8 2009, 02:19 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(johannes @ Apr 8 2009, 12:57 PM)  The VW-Porsche 914 was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 11 September 1969 as the first mid-engined sports car built in Germany in series production. And i have the picture to prove it! IAA in Franfurt, September '69. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy PS: I wonder if anyone out there still has the TV footage? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
Apr 8 2009, 02:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
I really enjoy this archival stuff. Thanks Johannes and Andy for your posts. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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| 6freak |
Apr 8 2009, 03:07 PM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
..good work fella`s ...But if the first car in the pix has euro LP would it have euro lenses??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)...second look makes me wonder if they are ..Im thinking yes ...slight color change ...maybe just the way the light hits it ...anywho good work
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| Gustl |
Apr 8 2009, 03:13 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,503 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria  |
really cool stuff + wonderful pictures (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
many thanks for sharing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) |
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| Gustl |
Apr 8 2009, 03:14 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,503 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 8 2009, 09:19 PM) And i have the picture to prove it! hey Andi, everybody who owns the DGVWPB has this picture (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Gustl |
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| McMark |
Apr 8 2009, 03:21 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Super cool! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
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| jsayre914 |
Apr 8 2009, 03:37 PM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Wow fourty years...
porsche should issue commerative jackstands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| jc914 |
Apr 8 2009, 05:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Miami, Florida Member No.: 9,548 Region Association: South East States |
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| carr914 |
Apr 8 2009, 05:19 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 118,648 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(jsayre914 @ Apr 8 2009, 05:37 PM) Wow fourty years... porsche should issue commerative jackstands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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| markb |
Apr 8 2009, 05:21 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California 
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QUOTE(jsayre914 @ Apr 8 2009, 02:37 PM) Wow fourty years... porsche should issue commerative jackstands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Thanks! I really needed that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| lotus_65 |
Apr 8 2009, 05:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,608 Joined: 21-March 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,795 Region Association: Northstar Region |
great images, nice text.
hilarious comment about the jack stands. thanks! |
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| rick 918-S |
Apr 8 2009, 07:09 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,458 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region
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| bandjoey |
Apr 8 2009, 10:28 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
FRONT HOOD PORSCHE CREST! Look at the B&W pix with the engineer types hanging out...SOMETHIN' ON THE HOOD!
HAPPY B'DAY 914. Sept 11. Let's schedule a nationwide party in say, Kansas...somewhere in the middle of the country. Someone at Porsche could pay the bill for publicity for the new mid engine VW/Porsche coming out soon. Anyone Listening, Porsche??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| Gustl |
Apr 9 2009, 05:43 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,503 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
QUOTE(bandjoey @ Apr 9 2009, 05:28 AM) FRONT HOOD PORSCHE CREST! Look at the B&W pix with the engineer types hanging out...SOMETHIN' ON THE HOOD! cool down ... that's the silver 914-8 from Ferry Porsche the photo was taken in Zell am See / Austira (where the Porsche family lived), just at the time when they gave Ferry the present I've been at exactly this place in 2003 it still belongs to the Porsche family (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Gustl |
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| 6freak |
Apr 9 2009, 07:44 AM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
all do respect sir! But that is nothing more then a very new 914-6 ..the 914-8 had double headlight buckets and no fog lights (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| KELTY360 |
Apr 9 2009, 08:34 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(6freak @ Apr 9 2009, 05:44 AM) all do respect sir! But that is nothing more then a very new 914-6 ..the 914-8 had double headlight buckets and no fog lights (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Doesn't look like just a new 914-6. The top looks to be body color and fixed in place. Maybe steel? Also, check out the oval shaped bumper/valence cutout. Definitely not a normal production car. But in the immortal words of Artie Gibson......velly interesting. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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