Owners of Original 914/6's, need some info please Options

[davep]

Carl,

Thanks for the info. This is the latest 70 model in the list. It sure is a pretty car as Kim says.
Anyone have a 71 model to help me out?

DaveP

[mskala]

BTW, I found a 914-8 photo that shows the one-piece
fender/cowl. That's the only place I've ever seen it.
Will post pic from home later.

[Gint]

QUOTE (davep @ Nov 13 2003, 06:58 AM)
Anyone know of any '72 cars around?  

contact John McClure at SportHaus in Reno. he's got a '72 M471 car ...

I have copies of DD's pics of the 72 914/6 from the 2002 WCR. To my knowledge, he didn't get any pics of the chassis number. Maybe he did and will pipe up...

I need to email Larry Lee so he can update the info on mine. He provided me with info prior to my purchase.

I'll update this tonight with my VIN and chassis # when I get home.

[silver six]

DaveP

Model Year: 1970 914-6
Vin: 9140432362
Chasis No.: 132 425

My Karmann plate in the driver's door jam is blank but my car is and was silver metallic, a fact supported by the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity: silver metallic / 8010.

Douglas

[silver six]

DaveP,

Also, you may have seen this already but the pca website has a list of 914-6 owners and their e-mail addresses. You might be able to contact these people for more information. Some of them are 1971 owners. One person is even a 1974 owner (I'm not quite sure how that happened). Try this link:

http://www.pca.org/914/SIGsiteRegisters6.html

Douglas

[Brad Roberts]

Kind of a short list...

I think I know that many people with sixes in the bay area...

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[davep]

Okay Brad, you're on. Lets see the data you can collect from them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Any data you can collect will be appreciated. I'd be particularly interested in 9140430004 since that will definitely be a 69 chassis, and there are not many of them. Now, I'm not asking you to run out just to check that out for me. Just remember me the next time you get the chance.

DaveP

[Brad Roberts]

Number 4 is about 6 hours south of me right now..

What would you like to know about it ??


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[davep]

Just the usual Brad. VIN, chassis #, paint code, DOT decal data, and eventually the engine and trans data. No hurry, that would take a whole day round trip. In fact, that car may have a long list of differences from regular production that would be interesting to document. I'm itching to learn more, but have learned to be patient and not to push my luck.

DaveP

[Brad Roberts]

I documented 80% of the car in a thread here when I first shot pics detailing the major differences between it and a regular 9146.

Mike Mueller started the thread for me... I posted pics when I returned. Its a full blown prototype.


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[Brad Roberts]

Here you go Dave..

9146 004

I plan to bring it to NorCal when I find a new shop.


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[Gint]

Info removed for security reasons. I'd be happy to provide it again to Dave directly if necessary.

This post has been edited by Gint: Oct 31 2005, 08:55 PM

[Jeffs9146]

That looks like #356 not #256? Am I missing something? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Jeff

[Gint]

That looks like #356 not #256? Am I missing something?  

Jeff

No, you didn't miss something, I did. It's been corrected.

[Brad Roberts]

Here is another one I found buried behind a house...

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[davep]

Brad, can you get the chassis number from 2617 or any other sixes that pass through please.
Doug, the paint code should be on the Karmann plate and it should be "80".
The 914 SIG list is by 6 cylinders, so they include conversions there as well, hence the 74's.
I'll try to email a few more people, I just hate to bug anyone on this.

Okay, the results so far seem to suggest that the chassis number for 1970 began with 13 followed by are sequence number that roughly follows the VIN. Both the chassis number and the VIN have a 4 digit sequence number, so it seems reasonable. What the 13 stands for I cannot guess. I have only one very old data point for 71, and I wrote down 31 as the starting digits. Unlike the /4 chassis that had daily sequence numbers it appears the /6 used an annual sequence number. There sure is a lot of bouncing around though; i.e. they do not track closely.

Thanks to everyone that has supplied data. Please keep it coming so that we can learn more. I'd like to write this up for the INFO section so that everyone can benefit.

DaveP

[ArtechnikA]

I'll try to email a few more people, I just hate to bug anyone on this.

Hi Dave -

i haven't forgotten you!

i have to go to the storage unit this weekend to cannibalise the alternator pulley for the 911. i'll pull enough stuff off and out of the trunk so i can have a look for the chassis number.

[davep]

Okay Rich, I'll forgive your tardiness if you share your secret of tequila and lime juice marinade. I just happen to have some Mexican tequila waiting to be put into action. That bottle has a story of its own to tell.

DaveP

[ArtechnikA]

Okay Rich, I'll forgive your tardiness if you share your secret of tequila and lime juice marinade. I just happen to have some Mexican tequila waiting to be put into action.

at least overnight but as much as 24 hrs before, mix the juice of a dozen limes and one bottle (750 ml to 1 liter) of 'generic' tequila. i prefer Sauza... (a little for the cook, a little for the bird, a little for the cook, a little for the bird ...) if you've got a bunch of cilantro, chop that fine and toss it in too. put the bird and the liquid into a just-big-enough stockpot, add just enough water to cover.

cook per normal.

the citrus does a little bit of that 'ceviche' thing, tenderizing the meat; many flavors are alcohol-soluble and this really lets them penetrate. wonderful texture and flavor, keeps things nice and moist.

BTW - 'Mexican Tequila" is redundant - by law, "Tequila" is grown only in the Mexican government-designated region and is 100% blue agave. anything grown outside the region, or containing other products, or prepared in variance to any of the other strict production requirements (aging, storage, etc...) can be called "Mezcal" (the generic) but the word "Tequila" is very tightly regulated.

(spent 30 years in SoCal learning about Tequila..)

so far my favorite 'drinking' Tequila is Cabo Wabo, but we have an unopened bottle of Cazadores that has got good reviews. J says she likes Patron Silver a bit better than Cabo Wabo, to each one's own ... my standard "everyday" (nonpremium) Tequila is Sauza Hornitos.

Cuervo gets the ad budget this side of the border, but Sauza is the best-selling brand in Mexico. (just as Bacaardi gets the ink here, but Ron Rico is the best selling rum in Puerto Rico.)

[silver six]

Doug, the paint code should be on the Karmann plate and it should be "80".

Dave,

No visable code on the Karmann plate. Like I said, the Certificate of Authenticity signed by the President of Porsche North America, says that my car (with my vin) was originally painted silver metallic, code 8010, by the Porsche factory.

Douglas