Did Karman save the tooling for the 914, Like the Brits did? |
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Did Karman save the tooling for the 914, Like the Brits did? |
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Mar 14 2021, 11:04 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,290 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I have a Triumph TR6 and my son has an MGB. British Heritage makes all of the body panels (I had to replace about half the sheet metal on my car) and reportedly obtained the dies by tracking them down after the collapse of British Leyland. What happened to the corresponding 914 dies after production ceased?
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Mar 14 2021, 12:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 31-January 19 From: UK Member No.: 22,846 Region Association: England |
I have a Triumph TR6 and my son has an MGB. British Heritage makes all of the body panels (I had to replace about half the sheet metal on my car) and reportedly obtained the dies by tracking them down after the collapse of British Leyland. What happened to the corresponding 914 dies after production ceased? I would very much doubt it - the 914 was just one of many, many projects. Their biggest customer was Ford, and the liaison between VW and Porsche didn't do Karmann many favours financially. Also, don't forget, Karmann went bust a while ago, and was bought out by VW – there is little remaining that ties in with the past other than the museum. I visited the archives back in 1992, or thereabouts, and they were a complete mess, with styling drawings, blueprints etc just piled on the floor, gathering dust. The museum at the time was tiny and 'secret' – the company had no interest in the past, even that far back. Dies were worth money as recyclable material... Shame. (PS - I hope I'm wrong and that some little old guy will open a door one day and discover a stash of panels and dies, but I won't hold my breath...). |
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