Just found a Road & Track at the antique store for $2.

This one is a treasure trove of 914 and near-914 stuff.

Here is a 30-mph crash test.

They used a 6! from looking at the wheels

wow, I need to get the magazine. I was always wondering where the crash tests pics went.

Hopefully these are not all already posted, didn't see them.

Cover with both cars in color:

Alternate views:

Interiors:

Also they have the full-page ad of all the 1st-place finishes of 914-6
which is cool.

Full-page beetle ad showing pics and improvements of every model year.

Tests and data for Super Beetle, Lotus Europa, and Volvo 142E (with what
looks like Bosch D-Jet).

looks like the radiator broke in that 1st picture judging by all the water on the floor...

I'm guessing that's gas

Thats scary!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

Did the dummy make it? It appears to be reclining, sort of a strange position. Strangled by the seatbelt?

The liquid looks like oil. Front mounted oil cooler?

I wonder where the other two "variations" of the 914 ended up...???

the Tapiro was a victiom of a bomb attak against its owner - in Spain, IIRC

the other car was donated to the "Deutsches Automuseum in Langenburg" (German car museum) in 1994 by Graf Goertz himself

Jeez! That guy must have made someone mad. Call me crazy, but the Goertz car is actually pretty cool looking. Especially in that color. Thanks Wolfgang!

somewhen within the last 2 years I heared a rumor that the Tapiro will undergo a completely restoration

maybe it will look as good as in its best days:

Something happened to that car

Went from 5-lug to 4-lug, unless he made more than 1.

not really - these special rims played a trick on your eyes
I tried to zoom it out for you

btw - the studio pics show the car after its presentation