Man-o-man! Hard to believe that the most significant 914-6 GT cars of all time continue to change hands in this celebratory year of the 914.

First off, kudos to Mike Hagen for his pursuit of this crown jewel of the 914 world and his long-time stewardship of what is arguably the most significant 914 on the planet.

So refreshing to see that Mike has passed the torch to someone offering more than deep pockets. Nicely done! Congratulations Marty & Matthew!

The Hagen history of the car is chronicled in the "Forgotten Hero" article from 911 and Porsche World, October 2000 posted at Armando's Pbase 9146 GT website. You can view the article here:
https://pbase.com/9146gt/9146gt_factory_rac...31020_sonauto40

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Hey guys, I hope you don't mind my budget narrow-body tribute to your beautiful car to be featured at the 24 Minutes of Le Mans 914 parade lap tribute at Mosport August 2, 2020 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the big win! Any PCA 914 owners able to bring their cars to participate please see our SIG914 Updates in the garage forum located here:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=341094

This is the raddest acquisition news ever! Congratulations Marty and Matt, can't think of better owners for this car!

Travis Skelton

How do you keep your tools from falling out of your toolbox?

Thx for the kind words Travis and
Seems like Renn6 was just yesterday ! Say hi to Lane and the gang
I was bugging Mike to bring #40 to our exhibit for that show....he was just too busy . Renn7 will be epic

Marty are you going to have the car out for LA Lit week?

This car couldn't have gone to a better guy in Marty!

Congratulations!

Glenn, the car is undergoing the Discovery phase for the moment ; then addressing all areas that need repair/ replacement. It's a time capsule, so due diligence strictly adhered to
So...no showing of the 914 for several months.
I will post up pics of what we are finding here , sure to be a few trick factory parts !
Marty

Thank you Lawrence ! ¡

Clearly my phone is way smarter than I am, didn't realize I posted the pic sideways.
LOL

Prototype gt hand shaped fender flares
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Front brakes are from 908
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GT exhaust system, in very good shape
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Trailing arm has additional sheet metal welded to it, and other areas of the suspension console also have been beefed with additional metal.
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Oil lines from and to tank, engine, 908 oil-stat and front cooler
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WOW!...very cool man.

Awesome!Thanks for sharing these details Marty. So very cool.

Great to see it getting some new appreciation...
no hand brake ? 911 rear calipers ? no pesky venting clearance...pit stop

a friend of mine was the previous owner for a long time, he still has the original fire extinguish systen in his garage.

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Wow. I hope that the current owner of that fire extinguisher system can reach out to Marty and those parts can be reunited with #40.

Yes...Mike and I are aware that the fire system was removed at some point. The actuator on the front cowl is missing and a small round chrome-cap has been placed over the empty hole.
A modern/ approved fire system will be onboard #40 shortly , but the unit that ran in the 24Hr would be a cool "Re-uniting " with the car.
Do let me know when you meet up with your friend if he's interested in selling off the part. Also if he is still has the 8 1/2 " x 15" rear Fuchs
Marty

ha ,, mike showed GMS and I the cut and narrowed or widened Fuch...I cant remember what it was originally ....It was a long time ago

Hello Marty,
Congratulations on the great deal, I would have loved to buy it back, unfortunately it was too expensive for me ...
Where does the information come from that there were 8 1/2 " x 15" rear Fuchs rims on the back?
At LM in rear was 7x15, later 9x15 Minilite and 10x15 Gotti was used.

I will think about the price for the fire system.
Thats my in the 80s, put on the sticker

914 & 6 wishes
Wolfram

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Hi Wolfram,
Welcome to the 914World...it will be cool to read some of your stories about this car during your stewardship of #40
I can't pin down the authenticity of info about the 8.5" Fuchs rear wheels, kind of like chatter among people that we have spoken with during the quest of this 914. Did you drive #40 on streets , or just take to special events/ track use/ etc. ¿?
Cool to have you on board the Forum here...and let me know if/ when you are ready to sell off the fire-bottle (use my PM) .
Marty

This could be the era in which the wider wheels (8.5") were on the car.
Late '80s, I built the 1/2 cage at the shop for the car to be entered into a PCA Parade.
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Can I have it if I say please?

Some race pix for you

1970 24 hrs of Lemans
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1970 Tour de France
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1970 Critérium des Cévennes
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Interesting it ran the rear sway bar, did all the factory GT cars run the rear bar? Seems that many 914 race cars don't always use them.

People often run without a swaybar for AX, but on the big track, it really helps keeping the rear planted in the corners corners.

Hey Glenn,
Thx for posting these Tour de France pics, see you this week !

Hey Marty,

Congratulations on the Stewardship of this historical car...
Best guy hands down... to see this to the future..!
See you soon..!

Harry

Great pics, Glen!!

You might like these – all from Porsche archives. They don't have many. Three more to follow...

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Last photo was shot at the practice/qualifying weekend – note lack of sponsorship decals:
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And from the day I shot the car for the 911 & Porsche World feature, as a 914/6 owner at the time, I couldn't resist. Well, I was young(er)...

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At the end of June 1970 Claude Ballot-Léna ran the car in La Ronde Cévenole in France. He did not finish due to an accident (probably what prompted the color change).
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I suspect the colour change was to bring the car in line with Sonauto's new livery of yellow with green, but I may be wrong. Their RS rally car was in the same colours (it looks blue in this photo, but is green in real life).
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Absolutely Cool pics Keith !
You should have grabbed a chair in the German8ter when you shot it at the VW Classic many moons ago
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Whats the story on the red tape around the windshield at Le Mans? Was it used as a graphic? leaking seal? hold the glass in at high speed? All of the above?

If I read the history correctly, it was used by the pit crews to identify the car coming into the pits. That's the same reason they painted the bumpers on some GTs half body color and half black.

Clay,
The story that I got from the prior ownership is that; in the event of windshield breakage/ windshield blowout on the high speed section of the track...pit stop replacement was hastened by the use of high-speed German duct tape ! There were a few extra red rolls that came along with our car purchase, cool spares.
And yes Betty can get up close and personal with #40 anytime we bring it out to events!
Marty

So they duct taped in the windshield instead of using butyl? Duct Tape can do ANYTHING!

Was there any windshield retaining tabs ever installed like most of the race cars ran?

I wonder if they forgot to install them and the tape got them through tech inspection?

Marty, I'm so happy you are the new caretaker of #40...such a historical 914-6 GT.

A couple of World members dropped in to check our progress on #40 today...Eric (Left) from PMB and Glenn Stazak (Right). Good meeting up with you guys , thank you for sharing your GT knowledge with us !¡
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Marty ( @Maltese Falcon ) thanks for giving us a peek at your wonderful GT!
I look forward to seeing it on the track again.

here it is
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My goodness... if that car could talk, imagine the stories it would tell.

So cool that it's new caretakers are so willing to share!

Let me add my congratulations to the ownership transition.
Now that is an interesting caliper. Very similar pin to that on the "908" caliper that I had, and Eric @PMB duplicated many years ago. This U-pin is backwards to the one I had and has holes for the retaining pins. I would like to see the other side of the caliper.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=85031
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Hey Dave,
I'll take some snaps of the other side of the Front Caliper later this week...I'll have the wheels off then.
Marty

We are honored to share the info on this 914 time-capsule with all of you guys & gals here on World

Clay...#40 even came stocked with spare rolls of red duct tape