I was just browsing google and I cam across this German website... perhaps you have seen it already, but it's new to me. Many pics of that awesome factory 914/8. I just love the styling details.

http://home.planet.nl/~fagan000/Porsche/image1.html

Yep, seen it. They had to push the car around for these shots as the factory wouldn't let them drive it I heard.

Are these the guys that did the 914 book titled , Caught by Camera ?

I don't know but maybe Jacco or Jeroen knows as they are from NL.

this is the homepage from Dave Fagan - he owns 914.0.43.0059 (the very first 914 in England)

I like the clean look of the front bumper. It would be nice to see the car up it close.

I like the ft fender flairs the way the are round and not overpowering

Bernie

What are the white canisters in the front trunk?

Also looks longer than a normal 914... is it?

IIRC the white canisters are a plumbed in fire system. Shame there are no shots of the 908 motor.

QUOTE (sixnotfour @ Jun 16 2005, 08:47 PM)

Are these the guys that did the 914 book titled , Caught by Camera ?

Yes, that is the group.

they did so many things great on that car:
the bumpers are cleaned up, the light flares, the tach is ultra-cool, 907 style multi gauge, the exterior mirror... it's just a great look!

why the cheap looking labels on the center console though?

QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Jun 17 2005, 08:17 AM)

why the cheap looking labels on the center console though?

Maybe they were only supposed to be temporary, but never got removed

The only couple of 914-8's that were built were from prototype 914's, not productions ones I thought? Look at the lower part of the windshiled, the cowel/fender line, door handles ect. All scream prototype 914 to me.

Cool web site, thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen this one before.

They need to crank those torsion bars down and get that thing level.

Paul

The traditional door locks sticking up on each door at the top is something I never noticed before either. I wonder if the car even runs.

yep, dave fagan's site
nice guy! he's english but lives in the netherlands
(it's a DUTCH site, not german )

I still need to go check out his super, better than new recently finished resto on his /6
Jacco, maybe we can go visit him together?

QUOTE (skline @ Jun 17 2005, 07:06 AM)

I wonder if the car even runs.

Do you think the tach is stuck on 2K or is it running when they took this shot? Inquiring minds want to know...

Way cool car

Hey

I think there used to be more shots of the 914/8 on his site, not sure though

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I still need to go check out his super, better than new recently finished resto on his /6 Jacco, maybe we can go visit him together?

Jeroen, I'm game would love to meet him, been thinking about contacting him for a while.
Whenever your thinking about going please let me know.

greets
Jacco

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I wonder if the car even runs.

check my avatar, it runs

Too bad they didn't get any shots of the engine.

QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Jun 17 2005, 06:17 AM)

they did so many things great on that car: the bumpers are cleaned up, the light flares, the tach is ultra-cool, 907 style multi gauge, the exterior mirror... it's just a great look!

how about the "dual headlights" ...

Andy

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Jun 17 2005, 12:20 PM)

QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Jun 17 2005, 06:17 AM) they did so many things great on that car: the bumpers are cleaned up, the light flares, the tach is ultra-cool, 907 style multi gauge, the exterior mirror... it's just a great look! how about the "dual headlights" ... Andy

just plain cool!

QUOTE (Jacco @ Jun 17 2005, 08:54 AM)

QUOTE I wonder if the car even runs. check my avatar, it runs

I was looking for that picture when I read that...if only i could see/hear a video of that, WOW. Nothing better than a drift with the dual headlights up

QUOTE (Jeroen @ Jun 17 2005, 05:49 PM)

I still need to go check out his super, better than new recently finished resto on his /6 Jacco, maybe we can go visit him together?

well, it's a little late but there's a good chance to see Dave's /6 this weekend
there's the big european Porsche 914 meeting in Essen, Germany
Dave told me that he will join it with his super nice signal orange 914-6 (9140430059)
he asked me if I would come too, but unfortunately it's an 8 hour trip (only one direction) for me and I don't have the time ...
but I'm pretty sure that this will be a nice event with lots of teeners joining

here's the event info (english)

Gustl