The rare 914-S sighting. Does anyone know him?
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I will fix the picture tonight "dam iPhone"

Fixed it for you sir Steve!

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Ok I am more of a 6 guy so tell me more about what makes a -4 s..

On his way to Wells Fargo to check on a minor issue.

A 914-6 badge and a bit of filing.

--DD

Looks like he is enjoying a drive on a perfect Orange County Fall day...

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The S came from the factory with sail vinyl, so if that is an S, he has severely decreased its value by removing it

wow kinda hard to type that with my tung (how the hell do you spell that) so firmly pressed in my cheek


cjl

There is no actual 914 "S". It was a advertising campaign and little else. Sorry. Oh, but I love that car and the color.

Not that rare if "S" stands for: sitting, storage , static...you know other words for not running , lots of us have one!

I believed he is Thomas who bought my 72 roller 3 years ago to replace his autox 914. His car is very clean and the interior is very nice.

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I just thought it was funny, because it actually had a 914-S badge in the back.

Thats Thomas.
And it is a S badge, he is a member here.
his car is very nice.

Man, his car is beautiful and clean.

I spoke to someone at the Okteenerfest who has researched the "S" designation because his COA included "914S" on the document. It was essentially a USA-only marketing package that included a lot of individual options - a "doll'ed up" 914 2.0L, for that one year, 1974, IIRC.

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74 was Can-Am, 73 was the S

I've got a fully optioned 73 US 2.0 so if anybody's pulling for the S, it's me. The COA is neat and there's a full article about it in the summer fourteener magazine but I tend to agree with the marketing strat camp. I would like to see Tom?s badge tho


cjl

Seems like every time someone posts a picture of my car there is a discussion about the S. A member here used to make various badges. I chose the S to signify that the car is a restomod, it is no longer a 2.0 liter but it is not a 6, plus a number of other changes (many common some not).

So, the first "real" evidence of a 914S and it turns out to be a late '73 model. Someone has some 'splainin to do.
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Love the color!! Which blue is that?

Steve, it looks like Alaska Blue Metallic...

Pretty sure its Alaska Blue

A short lived PCNA marketing campaign that wasn't sanctioned by Porsche and got canned.

...............and who can forget the Ford Mustang "California Special"?

Love marketing hype

Here are a couple pages out of a period brochure I have. This is how Porsche explained the model...

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Nice color!