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| samuelpena22 |
 Aug 8 2023, 09:56 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 8-August 23 From: Colombia Member No.: 27,513 Region Association: South America  |
Hey there, everyone. Hope you're doing well.
I literally just registered to be able to post this, so I hope something good comes out of it. The following are the only pictures I have of my father's 914/6, of which I don't have a VIN number or any information regarding its whereabouts since he sold it in the late 70s (around Houston). I'm not particularly close to my dad anymore, and I don't intend to ask him about it, but I do remember him telling me that his 914/6 had probably been the rarest car he'd come to own, because, according to him, it was an original GT. He raced it regularly on a number of tracks around the US, specially in Laguna Seca (seen in photo no. 1), and sold it after some short years of ownership seeking funds to cover new business opportunities. I don't know what happened to the car, who bought it, if it remains covered in dust in a farm somewhere or if it really was a museum-worthy piece. I'd appreciate any info on where it ended up or if there is any certainty that it was, in fact, an original GT. Happy to hear your thoughts on this one!   |
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| Shivers |
Aug 9 2023, 07:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,789 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
 Hi, just a couple things I can see are no fuel cap access thru the hood, no hood pins, I do not see a role bar and the interiors were spartan on the GTs. I can see high back seats and standard seatbelts, something I would not expect to see in a GT. Maybe it was an m471 equipped 914-6. |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 9 2023, 08:46 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,903 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Shivers @ Aug 9 2023, 06:56 AM)  Hi, just a couple things I can see are no fuel cap access thru the hood, no hood pins, I do not see a role bar and the interiors were spartan on the GTs. I can see high back seats and standard seatbelts, something I would not expect to see in a GT. Maybe it was an m471 equipped 914-6. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) At first glance, it doesn't look like a real GT. The 916 front bumper also doesn't look like the real deal, although it looks much better than most newer reproductions. Anyways, i hope you get some more info on the car ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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Posts in this topic
samuelpena22 Do you know where my father's car ended up? Aug 8 2023, 09:56 PM
r_towle The VIN number will be important to try and track ... Aug 8 2023, 09:58 PM BillJ Did you have a sister? And was your dad into judo... Aug 8 2023, 10:27 PM Rusty I hope you can find your car... but a word of advi... Aug 9 2023, 08:35 AM Bullethead Good luck with your search, although you could sim... Aug 9 2023, 09:10 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com it is certainly not a GT and has aftermarket front... Aug 9 2023, 10:10 AM
mate914 Agreed.
Matt.
it is certainly not a GT... Aug 9 2023, 10:21 AM JeffBowlsby This is one resource, perhaps of limited value to ... Aug 9 2023, 10:23 AM NARP74 Don't know anything about your situation and t... Aug 9 2023, 11:09 AM tpines I don't know your situation with your Dad but ... Aug 9 2023, 07:38 PM Van B
The following are the only pictures I have of my... Aug 9 2023, 11:24 PM |
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