Little confusion on my part surrounding "M-471", Paging Dr. 914 Options

[Lavanaut]

I've been wondering about this for a long time and was reminded about it last night as I was flipping through the AA catalog and came across pics of George's blue M-471 GT. It's my understanding that the true factory GT race cars did not have the "M-471" designation, that it was technically the designation for the "GT-look" package that one could order from the factory on a /6...?

I guess at the center of my uncertainty is this: when I see "M-471" I immediately think "not a factory GT", but a factory GT look-a-like...just like the wide body "turbo look" 911s.

Can someone help clear this up for me?

Thanks

edit: forgot to say that adding to the confusion is the verbiage in the AA catalog about the "M-471 GT" and its racing history.

[Lavanaut]

Put another way, perhaps more succinctly, I believe this or any factory GT race car is not an M471. I'm wondering if that is correct or not.

[SirAndy]

Put another way, perhaps more succinctly, I believe this or any factory GT race car is not an M471. I'm wondering if that is correct or not.

Yes. The m471 Kit and the GT racing kit are two different animals.

Basically, there were 3 different types:

1. Factory build GT racecars
2. GT racecars build by a 3rd party using the factory GT Kit
3. m471 street cars build by a 3rd party using the factory m471 Kit


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[Gustl]

Basically, there were 3 different types:

1. Factory build GT racecars
2. GT racecars build by a 3rd party using the factory GT Kit
3. m471 street cars build by a 3rd party using the factory m471 Kit

you forgot the factory built M-471 !!!!!!

Steve's M-471 is factory built - and there are about 20 more

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