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| Lavanaut |
  Mar 4 2009, 11:28 AM
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Hungry Mind : Thirsty Gullet  Group: Members Posts: 916 Joined: 20-June 06 From: Bend, OR Member No.: 6,265 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
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. |
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| Lavanaut |
Mar 4 2009, 04:56 PM
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Hungry Mind : Thirsty Gullet Group: Members Posts: 916 Joined: 20-June 06 From: Bend, OR Member No.: 6,265 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
By the way, what's driving all this is the epiphany I had last night that calling a car an "M-471 GT" is a misnomer, that such a car didn't exist - it's either one or the other. To that end I liked when Wolfgang carefully said, "the 914-6 M-471"...but then the homologation angle threw me, perhaps "M-471 GT" really is a technically valid designation. I'm not just trying to be a nitpicking PITA, even if I'm succeeding.
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Lavanaut Little confusion on my part surrounding "M-471" Mar 4 2009, 11:28 AM
sixnotfour Factory 84 and up carrera's with turbo look th... Mar 4 2009, 11:58 AM
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914-6GT were ordered as 914-6R or ren.
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