not only are those exactly the flares the first GT prototype had, in this brochure, porsche offers them as a "factory option" for the 914-6 !!!




and here's a picture of the GT prototype car ...

very cool find andy.

That car looks amazing. Why doesn't someone remake these flares?

Um no

maybe with a little of this

Those flares are alot different... More like smooth gt flares....

Edit...

HA little sucker edited his post

HAHA thanx Andrew!!

they kind of resemble... 911 flares...

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Oct 19 2005, 05:45 AM)

and here's a picture of the GT prototype car ...

914.0.43.0019
irish green
test car - got converted later (don't know the current look )

date of registration: June 3, 1969

current owner: Graf Goertz (designer of the BMW 503, 507 and Datsun 240 Z)

Those pictures in Andys post are also in 914 FIA Homolog. papers. My current rears looks quite same .

Mika

QUOTE (slugmika @ Oct 19 2005, 12:09 PM)

Those pictures in Andys post are also in 914 FIA Homolog. papers. My current rears looks quite same . Mika

Mika, if you look at the upper part of Andys JPGs you'll see that these are the 914 FIA Homolog. papers

Gustl

doh

GT flares are much better looking

Check out the different flares here.

could you tell us more about this pic?
where is it?
when?
who?
...

meaney racing photo?

QUOTE (Mueller @ Oct 19 2005, 08:55 AM)

GT flares are much better looking

I agree!

QUOTE (Gustl @ Oct 19 2005, 11:03 AM)

could you tell us more about this pic? where is it? when? who? ...

IMSA race 1971 Bytzek (19), Gregg (59)

here's a pic from another GT prototype car

check out the lic.plate - you can find it on every 2nd of the early german mag ads and on various cars in sales brochures ...

whats with the fender on that last car, were they all molded up like that?

No rust in those days! The engine bay was the Heaven Hole.

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Oct 18 2005, 07:45 PM)

not only are those exactly the flares the first GT prototype had, in this brochure, porsche offers them as a "factory option" for the 914-6 !!! and here's a picture of the GT prototype car ...

are there no door handles on the prototype?
seems strange
anyway,,,,i'm back
VSG should be back soon
he says "high"

QUOTE (jd74914 @ Oct 19 2005, 10:54 PM)

whats with the fender on that last car, were they all molded up like that?

just got another pic - it's at a presentation at the "Hockenheimring" (Germany) raceway in 1969

QUOTE (Gustl @ Oct 19 2005, 09:37 PM)

just got another pic - it's at a presentation at the "Hockenheimring" (Germany) raceway in 1969

no headrest for the driver?

might have a special version of a racing seat?

unfortunately I've no inside view

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Oct 19 2005, 08:42 PM)

QUOTE (Gustl @ Oct 19 2005, 09:37 PM) just got another pic - it's at a presentation at the "Hockenheimring" (Germany) raceway in 1969 no headrest for the driver?

Good catch on the passenger head rest.
I think that the driver had a racing seat on his side.
And ye sit does have door handles, it's just hard to see since they seem to be painted flat black.
Here is another view of that car.

Quilmes

Possible inside type of seats.